Match Thread Everton V Manchester City - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[diggerdestroyer]

Look we are a mid table team. Siggy, iwobi, coleman, holgate, pickford. Until all these players arent near the team we will remain a mid table team. Dont think we were shocking tonight. Just immobile, slow players that will show that again v liverpool. No suprise to me. We have some decent players but not wnligh. City make it look so easy and are a very good side.

 

[Sheedy's right knee.]

They didn't get out of first gear. They didn't even play well and beat us comfortably on our own patch. These players are a disgraceful bunch.

Thats rubbish, they are playing well. I think we paid them to much respect before we scored the goal then we pushed up and had more of a go. You make it sound like they were there for the taking. They scored 2 goals outside the box. We stayed in the game until that worldie from Mahrez. Pickford probably should have saved the 3rd. C

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

We are absolute miles away from a decent team
We are so average. City didn’t get out of 2nd gear. Midfield doesn’t close down. James was more involved in 2 minutes than Siggy did all game and still gets picked.
Fed up with this team tbh

I think that's the problem mate, some were getting carried away at spells in the season (especially with our start) when the reality is we're not actually that good.

 

[Stan Lee Park]

I really can't get upset about losing tonight, but I'm still seething about the Fulham "performance".

 

[lungo]

We'll finish 9th while Leicester get Champions League, Moyes takes West Ham into the Europa League and Southampton win the FA Cup.

9th would be good. Not sure we will get that. I'm saying 11th to 13th

 

[overkill]

Losing. I have different spelling standards.

I'm typing really fast with fat fingers on my phone with aggressive auto correct.

Once someone moves on to critize spelling and grammar, it's normally because they have lost the argument.

 

[Fansince1988]

Mate they have brushed all aside since november.
Whats that. 17 consecutive wins.

Yes but we still gave them the second half, we did nothing they totally controlled us. But I can take that to a degree from City it’s Fulham no Newcastle I struggle with. We have gone backwards lately, each game in reminding me more and more of Silvas final games here, thats I terrible as we do have one of the worlds best managers.

 

[leslad]

Tough game that

 

[Dwight K Schrute]

we know mate. It’s going to take time

But we have been beat by the best team in the land

I know it's going to take time. I'm just glad we've got Carlo tbh (although some of the defeats have been down to his tactics/selections - but hey, that happens).

Don't really appreciate people giving me sarcastic comments and 'middle fingers' for saying so though. It's hard to see the club getting into the top half on current trends and everyone also said there's no way we finish bottom half last year after Carlo's start - but we did. They are such cowards that when it is clear we can't get into Europe (which will come sooner rather than later) I bet they just down tools again like last season.

Hope I'm wrong but I'm amazed that people think there are positives from that performance. We were awful and City didn't even have to try. If they really had something to play for that would be a cricket score.

 

[ToffeeTim]

City are on a different level to us.
And to almost every one else..
The other losses were disappointing.
We aren't close to them.

Its another loss, fairly abject. Second half was a proper rollover.

The game was there to get something and we didn't turn up after the break. The season will unravel unless we find some actual determination very soon.

 

[Sheedy's right knee.]

Im gutted about getting beat that doesn't change, but is this a forum for people to vent their anger?

 

[T LEAFE]

Bitcoin is doing very well.

Whats your forecast?

 

[Fansince1988]

Yep season could be over in a few weeks.

My motto is expect the worst and hope for the best, imo that’s a perfect way of thinking being an Everton fan.

 

[leslad]

They are mentally so far ahead, city. Every time they lose the ball it's like they anticipate exactly where the opposition is gonna go, meaning they win it back so quickly. Then impeccable touch to keep the ball when they have it again. Masterful stuff and extremely frustrating to play against

 

[Jebus_lives]

I'm surprisingly optimistic about the Derby and the cup. Hope Carlo and the lads can pull it off for the fans.

I don't share your optimism sadly.