Match Thread Everton v Southampton - Preview, Match Report and MotM poll

[Frenk]

Seems a bit unfair we've got five first team players out because of Covid pings... What's the cut off? Is there even a number? What if all the squad get pinged? Which is possible given they're all in the same changing room together...

Knowing Everton they probably never even mentioned anything about it.

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Only prem home team being beaten ATM ....

Don't worry, that'll change at Carrow Road later on.

 

[MikeH72]

That four across the midfield - Townsend, Doucoure, Allan, Gray - that absolutely stinks of 15th in the Premier League, it is ghastly.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Mina is not the solution. He's definitely the best of our central defenders, but he's a "personality" player rather than the top class stopper we need. I'd like to see less of the silly dancing nonsense and more quality defending from Yerri. I watched him in a recent international and he did a great Colossus of Rhodes impression as an attacker simply danced around him to net.

Everton need to start signing good players, not "personalities" who failed at a low-ebb Barcelona.

I never said Mina was the solution. My point was that it is very poor of a new manager to not take the time to talk to his players and discuss his plans for them for the season, whether he counts with them or not. Benitez lack of communication skills is one of the reasons I think he is a bad manager and the wrong personality to be running our club!

 

[navidson]

Feel bad for DCL. His role seems to be “hang around the box and wait for someone to occasionally lump the ball in your general direction so you can try to get a head on it.”

That's his whole game though

 

[Half Time Bovril]

Just too slow.
And putting Holgate (error prone) next to Keane (nil confidence) just says it all

 

[BlueToff]

So it's the fans fault is it. FFS Lad.

wasn't the reason we lost so many home games last year down to having no fans? (apparently)

 

[kev101]

On the plus side, when Everton are performing like this, more gets posted in the female form thread.

There's a female form thread? and I'm wasting my time in here

 

[Stan Lee Park]

I don't understand Everton fans using derogatory nicknames for our manager for one

Who else was he supposed to pick? Mina who's been back for a week?

Yes, FSW should have picked Mina

 

[kenada_blue]

Are you being serious? The 2 strikers have bullied our central defenders and look
dangerous every time

Armstrong had a volley but other than the goal they've done nothing to trouble Pickford.

They've bullied our CBs which isn't hard but not done anything with it.

Would be 0.0 if Keane hadnt left his brain in the changies

 

[Sharpattack]

FSW will make a couple of early subs. Maybe bring on Delph and Iwobi ?

 

[sdk]

It's a good thing the Benitez appointment's allowed so many supporters to keep their moaning muscles toned and supple during the offseason or a lot of you would be down with injuries right now.

 

[nsno-chris]

That four across the midfield - Townsend, Doucoure, Allan, Gray - that absolutely stinks of 15th in the Premier League, it is ghastly.

That’s a stretch

 

[Paulyefc]

They have three shots and two we handed to them. I don't care how dangerous they "look" they've created absolutely nothing with it.

They've caused havoc and we haven't coped. What have we "looked" like doing

 

[Zatara]

Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Townsend and Gray all useless.

Also, poor tactics (if any)...looks like weve not been coached at all.