Match Thread Everton v Leeds United - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Dario Terracotta]

Game gone exactly as we expected, just without the goals. Would think Leeds were 4-0 up the way Carragher has gone on

Beglin the same on bein sports!!

 

[ForeverEverton]

2 offside goals

James unlucky, that was tight. Godfrey, a brain dead tit, what is he doing in there!

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

He's off. That's the rules this season, lets not forget the derby.

This formation ain't working, we have no width at all and are getting butchered through the middle.

Stuff the derby, thats just poetic justice.

 

[TheBigIguana]

433 for me with davies in the middle, Holgate at RB and Delph on for Iwobi.

Delph will do no better at LB without a bit more from Richarlison to stop the overlaps.

 

[kenada_blue]

Weirdly Richarlison has been as much of a liability down the other side. He's usually much more defensively solid than this.

True but he's playing closer to DCL at times in the middle. Giving Iwobi the space.

Problem is Allan or Doucoure not being switched on to fill the defensive gaps. It happened when Holgate went on a run...left us 2v2 at the back cos no one dropped in.

 

[Jim Hopper]

Does any other goalkeeper hesitate coming out to claim a ball as much as Pickford does? Genuine question? It must be terrifying playing in front of him as a defender. He shouts for them to leave it and then changes his mind and runs back on to his line, it’s ridiculous.

 

[PITA]

Why does Sourness keep getting Everton matches. Terrible. They should get a Leeds representative on to balance Tim. Peter Reid maybe

Souness, Carragher and Dalglish. Propaganda.

 

[Joey66]

Is this the first time this season in the league we have got to half time with a clean sheet?

No Spurs away won 1-0.....

 

[the golden visionary]

We've had the ball in the net twice. Both times a fraction from being actual goals. Yet Carragher is going on as if we should be fifty goals down.

Doucoure is having a poor game. Too many misplaced passes and not quick enough to close down at times. Iwobi's lack of left peg is a problem as well. Holgate seems to be a bit all over the place positionally again, too.

Not the worst performance generally. Great performance by Allan who's trying his best to drag the team forward. Baffled that Carlo hasn't put Nkounkou on the bench at least. We could do with a bit more down that side.

im not even surprised anymore. they said about 15 minutes in Phillips is running the show but he had only touched the ball 3 times all sideways passes.

the agenda is clear

 

[JammyP]

Jamie Carragher's commentary is a model of balance and neutrality. COYB!

 

[atypicalusername]

Not sure if we are watching the same game. Pickford had a couple of nice safe, but had a couple of mistakes as well. Allan is playing well with the ball, but they are still moving the ball in the middle. Davies did well at the beginning, but he is getting lost in there as they are continually coming through his side. James has to get more involved.

Pickford has made some great saves, Allan has tried to push forward with the ball in the middle and Davies has made some good contributions attacking and interceptions defending.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

I’ve aged about 4 years in 45 mins

 

[Eggs]

....well we’ve kept a clean sheet but I have no idea how. As I said pre-match, when we play a back three it invariably ends up a back 5.

Leeds are gung-ho breaking and we can’t match them or counter with pace. Surely Ancelotti has to change things, we can’t be as lucky 2nd half.

Revert to a flat back four for me, but there is absolutely no pace on the bench which is a strange oversight.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

I dont get that offside rule - if Godfrey got a touch fair enough but he's not even effected the ball was going in regardless.

VAR is fine its the laws that are astoundingly bad and need common sense tweaking.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Let’s see Carlo earn his money at half time. F...big joke of a set up - a good first half against a piss poor Fulham not a good barometer to pin our hopes on 3 at the back. Such a bizarre selection, reminds me of the equally strange Newcastle line up. Games we could win but don’t know if Carlo’s trying to be too clever for his own good. Frustrating.

He wont, it will be exactly the same for the same half, I cant get my head around play 5-4-1 at home, WTF