Everton v Leicester City. 22nd Feb at 14.05.

[deipnosophist]

Always makes me smile when I see someone [Poor language removed] this guy. Works his 4ss off every game and take away hid goal-scoring contribution this season -and we'd be up to our necks in the sh1te. Not just our waists.

......it's the other things as well, he got his head to a couple of their corners when they were a real threat. I bet his team mates love him to bits.[/QUOTE]
spot on Eggs. Naisy is a remarkable footballer

 

[toffeejack]

Burnley have fight. They got a draw at Chelsea yesterday

we would have too if it wasn't for that bearded idiot

 

[Toffeelover]

[Qthroggyted, post: 3374485, member: 11130"]Very, very disappointing eh? We do a lot of good work in midfield but really lack quality upfront; Lukaku puts a lot of work in but not technically good enough to be our main striker, a supporting striker at best, or maybe we should offload him to a 'bigger' team. Our league position reflects exactly where we should be, we are no better than a mid table team this season, far too many easy points squandered on top of the two today. It's all a bit of a surprise to me because we actually have a decent squad imo, I think we just need a bit of real quality injected into one or two positions to be vying for top 6 again, but I guess it's all down to lack of funds.

Never mind though, I heard through the grapevine recently that Kenwright has three potential buyers talking to him.

HAHA grapevine, seems to me more like Jack and the Beanstalk, fairy story. Not going to happen you know that, I know that all on here I think know that.

 

[Pettifogger]

We scored TWO - he is dog crap open your eyes he makes a good defence look like a bag of nerves in so many ways - TH cost us today end off!

Sadly I doubt we score the second if not put in the position by Howard. As I said, Howard is a liability but acting like he's the difference between a good team and this is laughable.

 

[By god I'm blue]

Frank Worthington, Gary Glitter, Duncan Ferguson, Stan Collymore and Ian Marshall...there's enough work there for a whole team of social workers.

2-2

Ahem

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

Taxì for Howard.

Roberto is great against more expansive, slower paced European football.
Cannot do the roll your sleeves up fight of the Premiership.

We are looking over our shoulders here.

 

[Del]

Burnley have fight. They got a draw at Chelsea yesterday

So did we

Beaten by Sunderland, Palace, Spurs, Utd and drew with West Brom and Chelsea in there last 6 games

Loads of fight

 

[deipnosophist]

I think a lot of posters are forgetting Tim's performance in the World Cup (v Belgium). He got a phone call from President Obama and was called the US Secretary of Defence.

 

[Toffeelover]

Wasn't unhappy with certain aspects of that performance. Thought that the result coloured the way we played in that second half.
Coleman looked much more like his old self thanks to his link up with Lennon.
Gibson and Atsu's early substitution was when it needed to be. Atsu showed good movement and created space for us. Much improved showing from him.
Gibson came on and controlled the game. Showed great vision on the ball and created opportunities and space for players with incisive forward passing.
On another day could have been 3/4/5-0.
Howard was atrocious. He has cost us plenty of points this season and continued in that vein today. Should have held both of those balls into the box and was directly at fault for both goals. If he can't hold the second one, tip it over the bar instead of to their striker behind him. Rather concede a corner than have a scrappy ball inside the box.
Lukaku let himself down with his finishing. Should have had a hat-trick. Positive hold up play with his assist and his ball control and hold up has improved considerably since the beginning of the season.
Can only blame Martinez for the reselection of Howard. Felt his subs brought change and made us tick and a better side as a result. Created chances and should have taken them.

Key to the tactics we use working is players moving off players and making runs, which allows us to play through their midfield quicker and as such create space and opportunities to score. Saw a bit more of that today, but urgency is still an issue.

Well said Kiwi, Howard must carry the can for this as you say. The defence nay the team has to have a GK they can rely on and know their backs are covered.

 

[deipnosophist]

I'm just glad that we are now sailing out of turbulent relegation waters. Twelfth on the table and hopefully heading towards 7th or 8th

 

[Woolly Blue]

Back to reality after Thursday. Basic defensive mistakes and poor goalkeeping let us down again.

FFS Everton.

Lennon looks decent though.

 

[Wat Tyler]

I totally agree with this, Naismith is a 100%er every time and has lots of ability to go with it. I don't understand most of the flak he gets on here. He is contender for player of the season at the moment imo.

Player of the season, lol, not one of them deserve it. An abortion of a season.

 

[COYB]

literally just woke up ... see a post saying martinez out
and taxi for howard did try to check evertons site but it didnt say the result
cba clicking hungover. dont know how i didnt wake up for the game ashamed of myself
but ffs everton guess we lost i dont know

wtf is this post? COYB

 

[tonyhorne]

SHAMBOLIC

 

[MrGrumpy]

I think a lot of posters are forgetting Tim's performance in the World Cup (v Belgium). He got a phone call from President Obama and was called the US Secretary of Defence.

He did yes but your forgetting one key thing.......Lukaku was up front