Match Thread Everton v Watford. 8th Aug at 15.00.

[Groucho]

I'm no tactician, but how can you play attacking football with two defensive mids, one isolated striker and a back four?

 

[Joey66]

Galloway next to him, Lukaku in front of him - Barks just taps the ball twice, slows everything down, then loses it.

This happens SO often. I really want him to succeed, but his decision making is abysmal a lot of the times.

You will find that when RB is are only attacking midfielder who does he link up with?

 

[RFUS]

How can you be happy with three defensive mids at home? If Barry is so good why do we barely win a game when he's playing and have once again created absolutely nothing.

I am not happy at all (though Cleverley isn't a DM, so you're wrong) but Barry has played well.

Barry is a good defensive mid. If you can't see that and seriously can relate Barry to us being gash, as if he's the reason alone why we're not winning, then clearly you're just being a bit silly.

We don't win because we can't create chances.

 

[Number_25]

We look pedestrian.

 

[Walken]

On the bright side, Barkley looks sharp.

he's trying to be positive, but he picks the ball up on the right turns and looks to move it, watford know theres no one on the left and the move is dead

 

[wiggum23]

There is no reason for our side to play that badly. It's as if they have never played together before.

Really poor. Still 45 to go though!

 

[Efc 9911]

This looks like the same dross that we played last season

 

[Jags]

real weaklink is Jagielka. Stop pelting it to Lukaku, and keep it on the deck. Suits Lukaku, suits Mirallas, suits Barkley.

 

[The Equaliser]

On the bright side, Barkley looks sharp.

Agree and at least he is in a central position. Coleman is providing a threat down the right but we have nothing down the left without Baines.

The biggest problem though is and remains our inability to defend properly under this manager.

 

[Big_nev]

We'll win this 2-1 and the usual people will be in here pretending everything is fine.

 

[II McColl II]

Roll on the next 6/7 games, may finally push martinez over the edge and gone for good because that was shocking.

Playing a brand new side in the prem with 6 players making debuts and they are the ones hassling and pressuring us while we sit off the few times they have had the ball, absolute disgraceful way to set up as the home team who should be dominating the match.

Lukaku is horrendous, 28 million for that waste its like watching a larger version of Kone out there today, no style to our play some want to play short and barry and mccarthy have left the middle, some want to go long but not aimed at anyone just getting it up for no reason.

I should be shocked by all this but could see it coming from the singapore trip onwards, same old crap as last season and going to be the same over and over again.

 

[lungo]

We had 8 men behind the ball for that Watford goal and it still fell to a lad unmarked on the edge of the box.

Yeah 2 minutes of pressure and whoops goal. The whole stadium did see it coming!

 

[daz4matty]

Careful mate, people on here have a go at you for being realistic.

The arrogance of the manager is now getting beyond a joke.
Our football is dire,clueless crap.
Everybody can see it apart from martinez

 

[daza_1973]

I've said this before, but is Billy and his Minions saving the cash for his successor ???

 

[hktoffee]

We had 8 men behind the ball for that Watford goal and it still fell to a lad unmarked on the edge of the box.

We have to break the combination of McCarthy and Barry.