Match Thread Everton v Man City. 23rd August at 16.00.

[kenada_blue]

Del and Kev will change this

 

[julian_w]

Timmys saves in the first half absolutely fantastic! Slow start but hopefully we go in with some momentum in the second half!

 

[lungo]

Is rice Browning. The art of the no nonsense clearance.

Thamk god Galloway is off. Man City ripped him a new arsehole. Have to say Kone wasnt a big help

 

[blue4eva77]

I can't decide whether it's because we allow them to play with our ridiculous tactics off the ball, or that City are just superb going forward.

Nothing will convince me that standing off is great tactics. It's suicidal football.

 

[DualityNSNO]

We should be running at them a lot more this half, what with yellow cards and all. Plus we seem to have pacier players than theirs at the back/midfield!

 

[Eggs]

Ash

Yo_Sir_Name

#bbcfootball Dear Everton, would you like to swap Stones for Lovren, Sakho, Enrique and Borini? Come on. Won't be the first Blue to turn Red

3:36 p.m. - 23 August 2015

 

[Hibbertinho]

Browning is more of a pure defender and that's all we need as we are creating chances at the other end.

Apart from a few speculative shots and dead ball situations, I couldn't see us getting behind their defence.

 

[sageyefc]

Good half that, give it 15 miutes then unleash the wingers.

Barry and clevz both having really good games

 

[Norwegian Cow]

galloway and browning not a fan of eachother? barely looked at eacother when making the sub.

 

[bluelife]

No chance City aren't scoring today but hopefully Everton can match em....come on the blues.....

 

[II McColl II]

Felt like a John Stones v Liverpool at Anfield moment for Galloway today. Did what he could but showed that his undoubted talent is long term more suited to a central position.

Did the best he could with the little help he got from Kone but was fed to the wolves so to speak around Silva and Navas.

Would like to see Deulofeu or Mirallas 2nd half for Kone, offering little defensively and drifting far too much for a game like this, get a proper winger out there and add a bit more balance for when we have the ball.

 

[samZ]

The players are really working hard, Kone and Cleverly doing we'll to support our full backs and Barry covering a lot of ground. It's quite an even game at the moment.

 

[The Equaliser]

We have this. One of these free kicks will go in or we'll get a pen.

Terrible about Galloway though. The LB position seems to be jinxed atm.

 

[Joey66]

Good half showing to much respect - Tim Howard has made some good saves, our goal was a pure guess as he was so close to see one foot slightly in front a bit of a delay before he flagged!

 

[Norwegian Cow]

Seems like its a bit more of a drive when Barkley gets the ball this season compared to last.