Match Thread Everton v Tottenham Hotspur, Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[dublinbluenose]

That has not been a good first half.

Shocking football

Can't string more than 3 passes together.

No tempo

No intent

Players going through the motions

No real shape or identity even though a change in formation

Toothless upfront

Which side are you talking about

 

[paulbefc]

The positive is that we're well set up to nullify their attacking threat.

The shame is that our lack of quality either side of Richarlison is killing our own attacking threat. There's really very little we can do about that though. We don't have the players. Hopefully we can continue to keep them out and nick one second half. There've been chances to counter.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Atkinson is an absolute arsehole, he was the VAR official who gave that penalty to Brighton last week.

Pretty sure it was Lee Mason

 

[Kantareller]

Incredibly sleepy.

Sometimes it looks like our players never train together.

 

[diggerdestroyer]

We are at home against an under performing team. We are playing with around 70% intensity. We are pressing individually. We are not fighting for our lives. We will go behind and then as usual increase our efforts when it is too late. If I wanted to make money all I would have to do is look at everton for the first 5 mins to know if they are up for it or not. They are not today.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Dull half that, I’d consider taking Delph off for Kean and switching Iwobi and Richarlison’s positions

 

[irishgoose]

I have serious concerns about our ability to press like this for 90 minutes.

It looks to me like what I'd expected - two bottom half sides that are struggling to find the back of the net playing turgid football.

Yea reminds me of rope a dope

just run us around wear us down then pounce when begin drag

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Gomes hasn’t been crap at all, been a couple of very unlucky through balls not come off.

 

[everton fan number one]

Tbf he is right - all we do is blame VAR, refs and bad luck rather than a clueless manager and soft bellied players.

Actually he said the fans would prefer the the players to get them going, not the ref- referencing the poor decision earlier that got fans riled up.

Not that I'm comfortable with an RS imitating an Everton fan.

 

[DOMNOLAN]

Atkinson is an absolute arsehole, he was the VAR official who gave that penalty to Brighton last week.

That was moss. But yes, he’s an arse

 

[maccavennie]

Richarlison so isolated.

That's all I've got to say after that woeful 1st half of what some folk call football

 

[Seathestars]

Digne has not been at his best. Given the ball away a few times.
Richarlison needs to do more than act, refs are on to him.
Davies has been better than most I think.
Spurs had a free kick, 26th minute, simple pass out wide and the cross caused us all kinds of problem, the simple pass out wide was us being half asleep. We make so many school boy errors.

 

[Joey66]

No one to hold the ball upfront, Richo on the wing Iwobi off , and DCL on ....,

 

[KaiserEFC]

The two wettest and most apathetic teams in the league combining on the pitch. I’m fully expecting our alien overlords to end the simulation at some point in the second half and he done with it.

 

[lungo]

We’ll beat these Spurs are looking very average

We are afraid of them. And rightly so after the lesson last season. Walcott and Iwobi have to defend a lot and we are playing to many long balls.
Take Iwobi in the middle and Sigurdsson on the left. The problem is Sigurdsson doesnt defend.