Azza
Player Valuation: £80m
Just pointless.
We had them on the racks in the first half, they were all over the place at the back, they had a Agger at LB for god sake! Once again we didn't press high up the pitch in the second half, just let them pick it up and come froward 20 yards before coming to any of our players. First half was good, we contained them, forced the mistake and took advantage. Why didn't we just play like we did against City & Chelsea for the whole game... it's the semi-final of the FA Cup against Liverpool!! There shouldn't be any extra motivation needed. No one remember second placers, no one cares or remembers semi-finalists. No one gives a **** about the 2009 final, it counts for nothing, this cup and the League Cup are the biggest chances for our players to win silverware during their times at Everton and probably in their entire careers and they perform like this.
Absolutely no energy in the second half, it's a disgrace. You run and run, you run your heart out and kick a football, it's going to hurt for 10 seconds once you stop to catch your breath it's not going to ****ing kill you. Spineless ****s! Complete lack of urgency in the second half, so slow and drab. 4 or 5 'shots' on goals with their 3rd choice keeper just isn't good enough. Complete lack of service to Jelavic, Baines might have put in 2 or 3 crosses if that! Cahill was pretty ineffective once again and some of his passing was just woeful. And swapping him and Fellaini... whaaa?! One of the best DM in the league and Moyes pushes him up to seemingly stop him from bossing the midfield. Gueye was anonymous, as much as Henderson but I think that's because we just didn't get him on the ball a lot. Ossie was good with the ball at his feet but final pass was poor, had a great chance to slip Jelavic in during the first half but just jabbed at the ball.
I'm just amazed at the no show in the second half, what did Moyes expect to happen just sit back and think everything will be okay, when we have no one on the bench and they have the likes of Maxi and Bellamy. He must have just said "go out and enjoy the sunshine lads, think about having a barbie tomorrow." The backpass was just unbelievable, so many times we just hoof the ball up the pitch in any situation, when there is some pressure like that Distin does that and on his weaker foot... inexcusable. That's kid **** he should know better.
I'm not sure who I'm more angry with the players or Moyes. The mentality comes from Moyes, after all he is a negative, dour ****, but the players have to take so much responsibility for rolling over in the second half and just letting the game pass so many of them by. It's just the same every time... why should I even look forward to the start of next season when it's a fact that we will get off to a **** start end up having to go on a cup run and perform like this when it matters the most.
And of course the most important question of the day where is Drenthe?!?
We had them on the racks in the first half, they were all over the place at the back, they had a Agger at LB for god sake! Once again we didn't press high up the pitch in the second half, just let them pick it up and come froward 20 yards before coming to any of our players. First half was good, we contained them, forced the mistake and took advantage. Why didn't we just play like we did against City & Chelsea for the whole game... it's the semi-final of the FA Cup against Liverpool!! There shouldn't be any extra motivation needed. No one remember second placers, no one cares or remembers semi-finalists. No one gives a **** about the 2009 final, it counts for nothing, this cup and the League Cup are the biggest chances for our players to win silverware during their times at Everton and probably in their entire careers and they perform like this.
Absolutely no energy in the second half, it's a disgrace. You run and run, you run your heart out and kick a football, it's going to hurt for 10 seconds once you stop to catch your breath it's not going to ****ing kill you. Spineless ****s! Complete lack of urgency in the second half, so slow and drab. 4 or 5 'shots' on goals with their 3rd choice keeper just isn't good enough. Complete lack of service to Jelavic, Baines might have put in 2 or 3 crosses if that! Cahill was pretty ineffective once again and some of his passing was just woeful. And swapping him and Fellaini... whaaa?! One of the best DM in the league and Moyes pushes him up to seemingly stop him from bossing the midfield. Gueye was anonymous, as much as Henderson but I think that's because we just didn't get him on the ball a lot. Ossie was good with the ball at his feet but final pass was poor, had a great chance to slip Jelavic in during the first half but just jabbed at the ball.
I'm just amazed at the no show in the second half, what did Moyes expect to happen just sit back and think everything will be okay, when we have no one on the bench and they have the likes of Maxi and Bellamy. He must have just said "go out and enjoy the sunshine lads, think about having a barbie tomorrow." The backpass was just unbelievable, so many times we just hoof the ball up the pitch in any situation, when there is some pressure like that Distin does that and on his weaker foot... inexcusable. That's kid **** he should know better.
I'm not sure who I'm more angry with the players or Moyes. The mentality comes from Moyes, after all he is a negative, dour ****, but the players have to take so much responsibility for rolling over in the second half and just letting the game pass so many of them by. It's just the same every time... why should I even look forward to the start of next season when it's a fact that we will get off to a **** start end up having to go on a cup run and perform like this when it matters the most.
And of course the most important question of the day where is Drenthe?!?
