Match Thread Everton v Southampton 1/3/21 - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Verbal Kint]

9 wins of our 13 have been by 1 goal, that's a real positive, resilience is hard to come by and a major positive. Prefer we coast games but still nice to know.

 

[Bluepablo]

Glad of the 3 points but can’t say there is a lot of pleasure in watching these games.

Successful teams are built on a sound defence & we are certainly getting in some practice.

Hopefully we get into Europe & can attract a bit more quality in the middle & at right Back.

 

[hallamblue]

He was off the pace in first half

Got caught in possession a few times

He grew into the game

Surprised he lasted the 90 tho

No choice with the bench we had. Ancelotti took a risk given he's just come back from a long absence.

 

[Fansince1988]

We should have put that game to bed with a second goal, we hardly moved out of first gear, ultimately it was enough but we need to drive on much more to try and get the second goal, we could easily have thrown that win away and only come away with a draw.

 

[kingduncan]

Could you imagine calling one our CBs who won us a European Cup mediocore because he said something we didn't like on commentary/punditry duty?

I know Kevin Ratcliffe comes across as a bit of a (sorry for bad word) these days but would any Evertonian not consider him a legend?

 

[Sassy Colombian]

ive just fired off a complaint to Sky sports, sick of the sycophancy towards them

Thanks for the inspiration, I just fired off a tweet to NBCSportsSoccer complaining about their bias commentators.

 

[Paul_1878]

Jim Beglin is one biased Mother Lover

 

[hallamblue]

Could you imagine calling one our CBs who won us a European Cup mediocore because he said something we didn't like on commentary/punditry duty?

I know Kevin Ratcliffe comes across as a bit of a (sorry for bad word) these days but would any Evertonian not consider him a legend?

Rubbish manager, rubbish pundit, legend of a centre half.

 

[croatian blues]

Finaly good home spirit, throwing bodies in front of the ball. Feel amazed how much running Richarlison make, although Gomes was outstanding today. Vote for Richy because of hitting the target, third game in the row.

 

[kingduncan]

Thanks for the inspiration, I just fired off a tweet to NBCSportsSoccer complaining about their bias commentators.

Much as I love your Colombian enthusiasm Do you even get sky in america?

 

[kingduncan]

Rubbish manager, rubbish pundit, legend of a centre half.

Exactly, we still sing about him and he is a legend at centre half! Even if he a miserable sod

Do you think Evertonians would ever turn on him cos he said something we dont like?

 

[Swerty]

One of the very first Everton games I ever remember watching properly (was on here in Ireland) was the 1-0 Southampton match Kendall resigned after.

I know times and our away form now are very different now, but to actually just somehow grimly win the match at Goodison had something of that same feeling of relief when I was seven, Everton being on and winning a match made Saturdays at my granddads even more special, and afterwards I remember thinking what could possibly be wrong with everyone, why this guy had to go (he seemed alright, but maybe we could get Brian Horton now) and everyone was still all angry and complaining.

If you told me Everton had played [Poor language removed] (as I'm guessing they did), I'd have pointed at the score again like you were a bit slow. Playing [Poor language removed] didn't exist. 90% of football was essentially interchangeable to me, everything was about the sick feeling of watching a coin on its side, (I really thought all goalkeepers were as good as each other until I was about ten, well past Santa), and once it had landed on your side that was all that mattered. A win is a win is a win.

So this is a good night to get in touch with my inner child. And eat 20 kitkats.

 

[hallamblue]

Finaly good home spirit, throwing bodies in front of the ball. Feel amazed how much running Richarlison make, although Gomes was outstanding today. Vote for Richy because of hitting the target, third game in the row.

Gomes has to run twice as far because he's so slow!!

 

[Ring master]

 

[kingduncan]

My hero has always been big Nev. and I hate how he has been shut out since retiring