Everton v Crystal Palace. 16th April at 19.45.

[ijjysmith]

It wasn't us 9 years ago at all. Palace were the single most negative side I have seen in the past 40 odd years at Goodison.

And still scored 3 times past us.

 

[roydo]

It wasn't us 9 years ago at all. Palace were the single most negative side I have seen in the past 40 odd years at Goodison.

And scored 3 and hit the post. They played well I thought.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

It wasn't us 9 years ago at all. Palace were the single most negative side I have seen in the past 40 odd years at Goodison.

Villa this season were much more negative. Palace played well, fair play to them.

 

[deipnosophist]

@Steve Wigan...I would have you as a battlemate any day of the week. Your post was spot on

 

[deipnosophist]

It wasn't us 9 years ago at all. Palace were the single most negative side I have seen in the past 40 odd years at Goodison.

the three goals on their score-card confers a disconnect with your comment

 

[Coach]

And still scored 3 times past us.

And scored 3 and hit the post. They played well I thought.

This is what I saw at Goodison:

They got out of their half 4 times and scored in three of them.

They played a 9-1-0 which occasionally became a 9-0-1 formation. Not only that but 5 or 6 of the 9 were based in the D most of the time

They were good at what they came to do but were shockingly negative. Truly awful.

 

[ijjysmith]

They got out of their half 4 times and scored in three of them.

They played a 9-0-1 formation. Not only that but 5 or 6 of the 9 were based in the D most of the time

They were good at what they came to do but were shockingly negative. Truly awful.

They did what they need to do to win. Wish we had.

 

[Maxwell]

URGH. So this actually happened did it.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

It wasn't us 9 years ago at all. Palace were the single most negative side I have seen in the past 40 odd years at Goodison.

I disagree. Going forward they actually looked a lot more dangerous than we did. Puncheon and Bolasie were superb.

 

[Coach]

They simply weren't.

 

[zandvoort blue]

My one complaint about our play this season is the way corners have just become a waste of possession 99% of the times.

they're just depressing to watch...
dangerous even. The amount of times the opposition's first man clears easily, and starts a counter

 

[deipnosophist]

Puncheon scored a replica of the goal of the goal he scored the last game.

If a team can set up a defence (negative or otherwise) that thwarts the opposition, and on a counter, can score 3 goals per match, I call that team : the winner

 

[Khalekan]

I disagree. Going forward they actually looked a lot more dangerous than we did. Puncheon and Bolasie were superb.

They weren't even the most defensive team we have seen at Goodison in 2014.

That was Villa.

 

[ijjysmith]

They simply weren't.

Weren't what?

Good enough to beat us?

Well they did.

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

Hoped it was all a bad dream. Thought I would check to see that we had won 2-0.

No infact last night we did lose to a pathetic negative pile of southern garbage.
One thing worth noting though. We did not benefit from playing Di Canio's Sunderland or Holloways Palace. We have dropped points against both at home. This will ultimately cost us what we, as a club have deserved this season.

I am super angry at the moment, in some ways I wish I was in work today to take my mind off it.