Match Thread Everton v Spurs. 3rd Jan at 1600.

[Anna]

The worst I've seen us play in quite some time, Spurs are all over us and if I was a Spurs fan I'd be fuming to be only level. Going to be a looooong 2nd half

 

[ToffeeTim]

Diabolical half of football. Lucky to be level even. But we cant even profit when we have the luck go our way.

Didn't even get upset when that went in. So much has he lowered our expectations

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

Disjointed and a performance reminiscent of last season. Can't get anywhere near them and to a man everyone looks lost out there. Big improvement needed in this half, playing like half the team we are attacking wise and normal service resumed at the back.

 

[The Cowboy]

Big half time talk now for Bobby

Oh great. You've seen what happens after half-time when we're 2-0 up, I shudder to think what's going to happen now.

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

Our MotM has been the woodwork so far.

Says it all.

 

[Darth Vader]

Mori - not saying the goal was his fault but he's been taken out by a long ball - is absolutely rubbish, yet again.

Him and Stones

How does that long ball not get dealt with by one of the three at the back

What a shambles we are under Rodgers Mk2

 

[daz4matty]

Thats the worst i have seen us this season.
Its men against boys out there

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Our CB pairing is so poor. One of them needs to be benched it's embarrassing.

 

[Tubey]

Fair play to Martinez....he's left his philosophy at the door today, Barkley in his interview said we had been working on our defensive shape all week. I think it's showing thus far.

Absolutely wrong. Nothing has changed - Spurs haven't allowed us to play, that's all.

Leaving his philosophy at the door wouldn't have meant playing from the back ad nauseum when it is clear it isn't working.

 

[funkygibson]

Thinking back to recent games where we've dominated for the entire first half, Bournemouth and Norwich spring to mind, both opposing managers in those games changed strategy/tactics at half time and outplayed us for the 2nd half. I'm now looking forward to Martinez doing the same and seeing us dominate the 2nd half and come away with a 3-1 victory!!!

 

[My Friend George]

Lacking leadership at the back - I think this is where most of the problems are stemming from. Need Jags so much.

 

[dannyboy]

Haha I actually think we've done okay. Apart from the goal, which was taken fantastically we've defended really well and limited them to long range efforts.

As a team they look head and shoulders above us (which is another topic altogether), we're doing well to hang in there.

 

[bluestevon]

Agree in a way, but what we're seeing here is a team gutted on confidence because of the Stoke game.

Boils down to poor management.

Mate we set up to play deep and try to counter them, also apparently decided to not press and such as well, absolutely outclassed on the managerial front today so far

 

[Barca Blue]

It's not a generic racist comment, it's reference to a photo

Page 71 in Kone thread

 

[Fansince1988]

We shot ourselves in the foot there, they have been the better team, but up un till then our defending had been very good. Lack of concentration and just plain sloppy defending, we need a better outlet, Kone and Lennon trying but aren't succeeding.