Everton v Stoke. Boxing Day at 15.00.

[mezzrow]

This pretty much sums up how Everton make me feel these days...

 

[The Esk]

EVERTON MATCH SUMMARY

EVERTON HAVE THE BALL > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS> PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS> PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS> PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS> PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > PASS > GOAL KICK

Which is better?

Everton have the ball, lump it forward, opposition have ball, pass, pass, pass, shoot, score........?

Retention of the ball is critical to success in modern football. What we are lacking currently is incisive possession due to lack of confidence on and off the ball resulting in little forward movement by players looking for the next pass and therefore a square or backwards pass.

This is further compounded by almost every opposition looking dangerous on the break against us given the form of our central defensive partnership and goalkeeper.

 

[paulbefc]

Lukaku is not a winger, Osman is not a winger, Naismith is not a winger, Pienaar is not a winger.....Ross needs to grow a pair and sort it out. NSNO, COYB

YNWA

 

[EFC Si]

Missed this entirely as have been travelling about for xmas......was it the same story as the last few games? Passing it sideways in the final third, zero chances created and too slow in general?

 

[maccavennie]

Missed this entirely as have been travelling about for xmas......was it the same story as the last few games? Passing it sideways in the final third, zero chances created and too slow in general?

We created a few chances mate and shpuld have 2 or 3 first half. 2nd half we were devoid of inspiration and confidence unfortunately and huffed and puffed but never looked like scoring. Certainly a better performance than Southampton away

 

[mrb85]

Which is better?



Retention of the ball is critical to success in modern football. What we are lacking currently is incisive possession due to lack of confidence on and off the ball resulting in little forward movement by players looking for the next pass and therefore a square or backwards pass.

This is a contradiction. Possession is either 'critical' or it isn't. You can't say it is and then add but only if it's incisive. You could equally say that the long ball is crap -- unless you keep sticking the ball in the net.

 

[Who's_up_for_cumpkins?]

In summary: roberto needs to have a long hard look at himself, presiding over a bunch of gutless pussies. 60% possession per game, creating little chances, and passing the ball side to side to no end, with no plan b, is not good enough. Yes we've been the victim of multiple unpunished acts of opposition thuggery in the last few games, and we have a few aging out of form players in key positions coming to the end of their tenures, and limited funds to replace them. HOWEVER, I expect my Everton manager to motivate MY team to at least fight for the hallowed blue shirt, and be deployed in the correct positions to effect the game. Eg Ross Barkley. There are a lot of caveats to the current circumstances, but no excuses! FUME!!!!!!!!!

 

[Allezfan]

Which is better?

Everton have the ball, lump it forward, opposition have ball, pass, pass, pass, shoot, score........?

Neither.

It's the falacy of the excluded middle.

Everton passing the ball around their own half is not good, everton not attempting to pass at all is also not good. You want proper passing and movement which beats the opposition and creates space for us to attack in.

Which isn't happening.

 

[SH1958]

Which is better?

Everton have the ball, lump it forward, opposition have ball, pass, pass, pass, shoot, score........?

Retention of the ball is critical to success in modern football. What we are lacking currently is incisive possession due to lack of confidence on and off the ball resulting in little forward movement by players looking for the next pass and therefore a square or backwards pass.

This is further compounded by almost every opposition looking dangerous on the break against us given the form of our central defensive partnership and goalkeeper.

I'm not saying lump it forward all the time but the long ball every now & then is OK, Have a plan B

This season with a lot of our games we end up with

Dominated Possession
More Passes
More Crosses
More Corners
More Attempts & Attempts on Target

And can still only win 5 prem games

We are often caught offside
Have a high number of individual errors
Poor at finishing
Too slow
Don't make enough tackles

 

[Deleted member 28206]

I'll be avoiding this today, catch ya tomorrow

 

[TX Bill]

Valid points but does not excuse poor play on our part. In a game the players have to get on with it and play. To say if 1 or 2 of those decisions had been different we get a point, what kind of defeatist talk is that. It is 3 points the team should be going out to win of which in the last games little evidence of that.

I find it interesting that many Evertonians willfully want to overlook the referee performances that have factually affected the results.

No one is excusing our play.

However I'm seeing a lot of Evertonians make excuses for the inexcusable refereeing we've seen by pointing to our poor performances.

Sorry but not having that.

 

[Toffeelover]

I find it interesting that many Evertonians willfully want to overlook the referee performances that have factually affected the results.

No one is excusing our play.

However I'm seeing a lot of Evertonians make excuses for the inexcusable refereeing we've seen by pointing to our poor performances.

Sorry but not having that.

The players have to ride out bad decisions look at Chelsea today fuming about Fabregas and his yellow. There will always be times when decisions go against you but also when they go for you.

 

[SH1958]

Which is better?

Everton have the ball, lump it forward, opposition have ball, pass, pass, pass, shoot, score........?

Retention of the ball is critical to success in modern football. What we are lacking currently is incisive possession due to lack of confidence on and off the ball resulting in little forward movement by players looking for the next pass and therefore a square or backwards pass.

This is further compounded by almost every opposition looking dangerous on the break against us given the form of our central defensive partnership and goalkeeper.

I wish Mcgeady & Barkley had lumpt it forward yesterday

 

[Abraders]

Just seen this, might be getting charged by the FA for a laser pen shined at Bojan during the penalty.

Imagine the fume.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ed-Stoke-s-Bojan-Krkic-Boxing-Day-defeat.html