Match Thread Everton v Brighton - Preview, Match Report and MotM poll

[ProZ]

Moyes is out of our reach you absolute flannels

 

[Mase]

Surely 30 minutes in, you see we’re down 2 and it’s not working. Doucoure and Allan getting in each other’s way. No attacking cm to link up play. Kenny off for dobbin or Gomes…it seems so simple and obvious though so expecting DCL to go off for gbamin and to hold what we’ve got haha

 

[Ghost Rider]

Our biggest problem is that we don't look unlucky.

We are better than what we currently are, obviously limitations there but better than where we are form wise.

But watching us we aren't even unlucky, there is no rub of the Green moments that even Silva had before he was sacked. There is no unlucky defections, var against us, wrong side of the post etc.

We aren't winning because we are simply not good enough, as is most weeks. That's what you say about a side that will be in danger of going down.

 

[Zezti]

Basic failings come straight from the training ground. Whatever Fatman has had them doing, its wrong.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Are people actually trying to blame Pickford for that first goal? Amazing lol

 

[Parker]

Bambi taking pens has always been a bad idea! Plus playing 5 at the back with Coleman on the wrong side .... Crazy stuff. Holgate , Keane and Godfrey have a competition of who is the most useless!

Isn't this the first one he's missed?

Genuine question

 

[rochdaleblue]

Pickford

Holgate Godfrey Keane Digne

Doucouré Allan Gomes

Gordon DCL Gray

This but I’d put Coleman at RB. As bad as he’s been LWB, he’s still better than Holgate RB.

 

[Mr PEN86]

No left footed players on the pitch whilst Digne sits on the bench smh. I want RB to do well, I really do but I just feel it'll never work long term. Poor decisions will be magnified 10-fold because of his history with them lot. Would love to get Potter but he'll be potty to leave what he has there for this.

 

[Bluerover]

Ok. I'm off for a drive in my 1978 Rover SD1 V8. Sick of this shower of wasters. Talk later.

Right, the car is driving beautifully - first run since September.

Stopped for a refreshment and we are still 2 down. Back to my beloved car so. I don't remember following Everton being so depressing in over 50 years.

 

[Verbal Kint]

JJ Kenny social experiment needs to end now.

 

[bluelife]

Knee jerking from the masses in here... getting rid of Benitez achieves nothing...

 

[Mase]

Rafael. Gotta put your pride aside and switch this system ASAP. 4 at the back with Digne on and get another bod in midfield probably Gomes or something. Bissouma, Lallana & Co are running tings.

Don’t worry he’ll surprise you and go 4 at the back…with 5 minutes to go

 

[only_sleeping]

What style of play are we actually aiming for here? What even is the theoretical plan?

 

[ForeverEverton]

I just think lining up the same way against an opponent puts you at a disadvantage, we play this way 4 or 5 times a season, they do it every week of every season and understand it far far better than us.

We know what works, we`ve seen it, we need to build that not copy inferior teams.

Giving Brighton way way way too much respect

We dont know what we are doing tactically, I wonder why this could be? Or did I call it an hour ago?

 

[TheBigIguana]

He's taken 3 this season and scored 2. What are you on about? Who else in this side takes a pen today?

Really weird thing to pick out. It was a bad miss. Players who have been out for 4 months are going to take time to come back to sharpness but no excuse, bad miss.

The rest is all on the manager.

I like the way Gray takes them but there is also no reason to take DCL off them before today.