Match Thread Everton v West Ham United (Sunday 16th Sept 4.00)

[irishblue11]

terrible all over the field. a decent start to the season is now a very poor start to the season. simply not good enough.

 

[Bluesaint]

We

Schniederlin shouldn't have been started given his personal circumstances, bad decision
Holgate is no centre half
I like Bernard, tosun will bag goals
A learning experience

Well said, a statement of clarity amidst a bucket of fume.

 

[Wat Tyler]

So many players were beyond bad there, holgate and Kenny way out of their depth, Gueye was nothing short of embarrassing, dcl isn’t good enough, Tosun too slow, it’s worrying stuff.

I am not exaggerating to say I am worried About getting 40 points after these last two games

 

[Woolverhampton_Blue]

Outclassed, at home, by a team who have struggled against everyone they’ve played before today. Looked impotent against Huddersfield, who are one of the most limited teams in the league. Threw away a two goal lead against Bournemouth, after the ref had made it 10v10.

We are in trouble boys and girls, and there is no quick fix.

 

[BlueToff]

The over reactions are insane on this forum, the level of knowledge of football is unbelievably poor.

I don't overreact a lot.

That was terrible today. Yes, it's hopefully a one-off, but the signs of something like that coming have been here for a few weeks.

 

[everton fan number one]

Looks like another transitional season yippee

 

[Big_nev]

1 point from West Ham and Huddersfield at Goodison. Doesn't matter which way you spin it that simply isn't good enough.

 

[banno]

Would you be playing in this absolute show of a team? Not an ounce of fight between them. Players like DCL getting starts over him is mystifying.

I disagree, the fight appears to be back it is the ability of our defenders and central midfield that appears to be missing. We do need a class forward. Just too many weak links still. I mean we like to give youth a chance but to be honest none of them are close to the quality that is needed. Holgate, Kenny are not far off I believe but still have a long way to go and must improve quickly to be good enough. Our central midfield gets dominated every game....the space they leave is unbelievable. Tosuns confidence has deserted him. A big old fashioned lump at CF would be more beneficial to us currently because I do believe our crossing (Digne) has improved. We just have to look at who we played today and the scoreline to let it hit home that we are miles behind

 

[Everton_Gary]

Still lots of work to be done. Criminal that Lukaku was sold without a real goal scorer threat brought in. Bernard looks good and I think he will be just fine.

 

[KindofBlue]

Our strikers are an embarrassment. Digne should have had 3 assists. Holgate is not good enough in any facet of his game to be a starter.

Having said that Digne is a player and I think Bernard will come good as well.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

A non scoring Tosun is still a better option than that Niasse gash. He gives the ball away more often than not. Woeful

.... Couldn’t believe it when Niasse hit the crossbar from that side-foot volley. Much easier to score.

 

[Simon Buttle]

Dreadful performance. No plan or tactics as soon as we went a goal down - whether that's coaching or the players panicking I don't know.

Silva needs to sort it. Today it wasn't the set pieces, it was everything else.

Gueye was atrocious. Schneiderlin even worse. Sigurdsson anonymous. Tosun might as well have not turned up.

As much as i don't really like these tactics we are using, im really starting to get fed up with some of the players. 4 managers now have had the same issues with the same players, i know we defo need a new midfield and a new forward for starters.

 

[Bob Latchford]

Depends how West Ham finish the season to see how bad of a result this is

It’s a terrible result
Regardless of that shower

 

[Blue_in_london]

The over reactions are insane on this forum, the level of knowledge of football is unbelievably poor.

When you watch defending as bad as today's it kind of fogs any rational thinking I'm afraid!

 

[banno]

This has been Holgates worst game for us, but Kenny today has been better than Coleman has been all season.

Hmmmm not to sure about that tbh