Match Thread Everton v Manchester City, Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Steve EFC]

I had little hope for this fixture beforehand and the performance was better than I expected.
I’m actually more confident we’ll stay up after watching that.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Leeds and Brentford aren’t getting 1 point per game from their remaining games.

Leeds have conceded 20 goals in 5 games and have 1 point from their last 6.

Brentford have 1 point from their last eight…

Leeds are an unknown if they change manager. Brentford look in freefall but will still win a couple more.

We need 34 or 35 points to have a good chance of staying up.

 

[optatom154]

Can’t fault much there, first half good, second half we restricted them to a fluke goal.
I enjoyed the effort, just a shame we got robbed.
Please keep the effort up though, be arsed with us folding away at Spurs next week which we obviously will. The players are better than they think they are and can win away from home

 

[JammyP]

Not enough evidence mate, VAR needs some satellite images obviously

Positives from this though is that we would have drawn with the best team in the league had we not been cheated out of a penno

We might have missed the penalty. But it stinks to be denied the chance

 

[Drico]

If you get relegated (or win a trophy for that matter) by a fine margin, then fine margins matter.

The point is that a club of our size should not be anywhere near the margin of error for those margins to relegate us.

If a club the size of Everton is relegated, it's because of deep dysfunction and the incessant accumulation of systemic mismanagement - not because of a bent ref. The big picture here is that if, after 37 games, we find ourselves in the margin of error and vulnerable to a referee's decision after spending half a billion pounds, then we have been mismanaged to oblivion. We have huge financial advantages over Norwich, Watford, Leeds, Burnley and Brentford - so if any of those benefit from any bad refereeing decision that, in the end, can be seen, in isolation, to relegate us, then those that ran this club can have few complaints.

 

[Mashtray]

I had little hope for this fixture beforehand and the performance was better than I expected.
I’m actually more confident we’ll stay up after watching that.

My worry is that Everton tend to show up to the so called big six. But we need to step up the intensity against those around us.

Decade long symptom

 

[Lobster Johnson]

What did he say?

It's either incompetence or he needs an explanation

 

[Lobster Johnson]

I can't worry about fine margins like that when we have had 38 games not to be in the margin of error. Let's stop playing the victim and actually win some football games.

We've had 3 league matches with this manager.

 

[steven]

We might have missed the penalty. But it stinks to be denied the chance

Oh we 100% miss it! ?

 

[andy4efc]

DVB Alan Gordon
Ali
Gray Richarlison

So Ali would be part of a front three effectively.

Alli in one of the two CM's positions wouldn't work. Not with this bunch.

 

[Daytripper]

What gets me with these officials, not just their arrogance but how they made out to be doing something so difficult that any criticism results in fines and suspensions. There are many tougher jobs than refereeing professional football matches particularly if you use sense and lose the ego.

 

[Gibbo1976]

Still seething

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

The point is that a club of our size should not be anywhere near the margin of error for those margins to relegate us.

If a club the size of Everton is relegated, it's because of deep dysfunction and the incessant accumulation of systemic mismanagement - not because of a bent ref. The big picture here is that if, after 37 games, we find ourselves in the margin of error and vulnerable to a referee's decision after spending half a billion pounds, then we have been mismanaged to oblivion. We have huge financial advantages over Norwich, Watford, Leeds, Burnley and Brentford - so if any of those benefit from any bad refereeing decision that, in the end, can be seen, in isolation, to relegate us, then those that ran this club can have few complaints.

You’re talking like they’re mutually exclusive. They’re not.

 

[Daytripper]

My worry is that Everton tend to show up to the so called big six. But we need to step up the intensity against those around us.

Decade long symptom

I thought we did against Leeds mate imo

 

[peteblue]

VAR…@rseholes…..