Match Thread Everton v Leicester City - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[gianthogweed]

Leicester are a good side but so are we we showed them way too much respect in that 2nd half should of took the game to them
the equalizer was inevitable

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Lets face it, as much as I disagree with the tactics tonight from Ancelotti, his timing of subs and the way we sat deep and let them have the ball, but.

That game was won with a clean sheet if Pickford doesnt blunder there.

Or we take one of the chances at the end. Considering we didn't have the ball in the second half, we still should have got something after they equalised.

 

[the golden visionary]

Leicester are probably the best counter attacking team in the league . It made sense to try an nulify that by dropping off once we had the lead . And it worked to a point.

Clearly this was a tactic as once we actually attacked them we looked alot better.

People are talking like we should have went all out attack. Chelsea did that and lost 4 nil.

Still a transition season. still 6th with 2 games in hand. Still in the mix

Still dre

 

[hallamblue]

Lets face it, as much as I disagree with the tactics tonight from Ancelotti, his timing of subs and the way we sat deep and let them have the ball, but.

That game was won with a clean sheet if Pickford doesnt blunder there.

Carlo could have played Olsen so it's still on him. It's a tricky one, Pickford's distribution is much better but we know he has a mistake in him.

 

[Tipp blue]

Hummm 2 very different opinions side by side from 2 people with the same profile picture.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

We stole a point. Against Leicester. At home. Pathetic. One moment of brilliance from James and the rest was crap. Proof yet again that when we’re missing one or two players we are mediocre. Anyone thinking this team will make top 4 needs their eyes examined. I expect us to carry on struggling against the barcodes.

Disagree; its been a strange season and all teams have had their poor matches and a string of good ones.

Carlo had us defensing like lions and if Pickford does his job we win and we are 4th with games in hand over the teams above us. We had our best centre mids out today and we still should have won.

Ancelotti insistence on playing Pickford could cost us 4th.

 

[andy4efc]

....I thought he put a real shift in and he still looks the most likely to get a goal.

Agree. He was shocking on the ball but defensively put a shift in. Couldn’t fault the effort

 

[Paul Rideout]

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Didn't feel as close as that.

I see effective possession and shooting from one team and profligacy from the other.

 

[yakublue]

Good result, their goal was flukey and we probably should have nicked it at the end. The narrative the commentators were pushing seemed to imply that they played us off the park but that isn’t what I saw.

 

[bebo86]

Lads not a bad point, top six with two games in hand, if we best Newcastle be a good week.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Games and Davies. Not for me.

Richie??????

 

[ArtetaMagic]

I'd bite your arm off for some of those Leicester midfielders

 

[Fansince1988]

Seems churlish to even think abot criticisng a world class manaer but the one person on the benchj who could have changed that second half was Iwobi and Carlo left it far too late bringin him on....Iwobi could have relieved a lot of the pressure because for all the problems he has with the crossed ball he at least will run with the ball and has the pace and skill to put opposing players on the back foot

TBH if fit he should have started, he does give us that something extra.

 

[ford_uk]

I like the way everyone dismisses Leicester, who had won 7 of their 9 away games this season, and should have made Champions League last season. As I've said before they are at least a year ahead of us. If we'd had Allan and Doucoure it might have been a different story, as it was at their place.

Definitely this.

 

[mahermi1]

until the Titanic sunk it was a fine ship.

Haha and the band played on. Does tend to cost us at the wrong time like, but I felt that goal had been coming, we dropped far too deep, but credit to Leicester for pushing us back. Just dreading Shark faces after match interview.