Everton v Stoke City. 28th Dec at 1500.

[The Equaliser]

Very watchable 1st half but standard 2015 Everton - easily ripped open at the back combined with great attacking play especially by Barkley.

Thought Coleman should have had a pen mind. Martinez needs to coach that diving out of Del otherwise he is going to get a reputation and won't be given genuine free kicks and pens.

Just about to say how much space Shaquiri has on our left then he goes and does THAT. Superb finish.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Can't believe the fuming on here lads....LOL....some excellent signs of progress in that first half and we'll win this no danger 4 or 5 to two

I'll have some of whatever you're having please

 

[mitchell1996]

get kone off the lad is aload of my ass

 

[kenada_blue]

Every goal has come down Colemans side from a cross?

To Shaqiri in acres of space and room. Caught out too far from him. The lads an experienced top flight player against a 19 year old.

Poor from Martinez.

Now all we can hope for is another draw.

 

[DualityNSNO]

W

Agreed

 

[smileychap]

how long is jags out for?

 

[Tubey]

I'm fed up watching us try to defend without Jagielka. He can't come back soon enough.

Missing our back 4 for half the season has cost us a lot of points. Galloway playing has cost us in this game so far, but I don't see how we could have done it differently as Baines is blatantly not ready to play two 90s in 48 hrs.

I would have given him 60 and brought Galloway on last 30 when the opposition aren't as fresh. Galloway isn't good enough to read the game from left back; mostly because he's a centre half.

The worst decision has been starting Kone though.

 

[Igrok]

3-3 is written in the stars now...

 

[BlueToff]

Galloway against Shaqiri is painful to watch. Not his fault, he's getting no support at all, but would get Baines on. Also, gutting about McCarthy. He could be out for ages now - again a case of being rushed back!?

We've looked decent going forward, Barkley especially, and we should definitely have had a penalty. But you've got to say, Stoke are playing some brilliant stuff.

 

[KevMirallas]

Tell you what, that obvious penalty would have been handy.

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

One punt forward though and they were through. It's like watching an under 11's team defend and it's pretty much the same game after game after game.

Big 2nd half coming up because our home form is simply not acceptable.

It was due to a misplaced pass by Stones. We moved forward as he carried the ball then he tries a pass that doesn't come off and not only him but the rest of the team are out of position.

 

[diggerdestroyer]

Midtable performance. They just don't want it bad enough.

Galloway caught wrong side. Great finish.

Really cannot understand what kone is offering lately.

 

[Tel001]

I really can't be arsed watching Everton anymore... I can't watch a team play with no passion.... The players we have are capable of top 4 ... We are scoring goals for fun.... But are going into the bottom half again.... Bobbys system will never bring success... You can't win anything conceding 2 goals a game

 

[Southern Yankee toffee]

If anyone thinks Martinez has a clue how to organize a defence let me help:

5 internationally capped defenders
2 internationally DM's

And we get torn to shreds constantly. Theres a common theme here somewhere...

Maybe the England and Ireland defence and midfield are crap?

 

[Norwegian Cow]

We aint getting no 4th spot, not even Europa.

yeh. relegated probably.