Match Thread Everton vs Chelsea - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[GoldenToffee]

I take it you mean corners??

Doesn't really mean anything that

Auto correct honest.

 

[The_Street_End]

Unlucky to be down, created some decent chances. A really stupid challenge by Doucoure though. Gray and Gordon horrible, but it's a thankless task tbh.

 

[Nyhus]

Mate, it was pen everyday and all day long

I disagree. We see those kinds of challenges inside the box every game and theyre not given. Defenders do the same and worse in every corner situation, yet its not given. Unless theres been a change in how refs judge these situations i dont understand how that was a pen.

 

[banno]

I take it you mean corners??

Doesn't really mean anything that

I mean they were getting 3 or 4 corners from 1 corner. Holgate defending the near post well

 

[BlueStevie35]

We are in big big trouble

We aren’t like

 

[Wayno]

They were booing the ref

For what?

 

[Davideeyore]

What do we do now? Do we carry on the same and hope not to concede another and go for it with say 15 mins to go. Think if we start chasing we might leave gaps all over the place

If we want to win we cannot carry on the same. This is far too conservative. We need to get in to them

 

[MikeH72]

We need to buy a striker by the time we kick off next week at Villa.

 

[lungo]

The combination of Gray and Gordon is so hard to watch in attack.

Not only that. They arent defending and pressing either. Dont see them having any big future.

 

[Frenk]

We are in big big trouble

Eh?

 

[nsno-chris]

He went over like a sack of potatoes. Too soft like the commentators said.

He had hand around his back and on shoulders, from behind, which you cannot do.

It doesn’t matter if he rolled around a thousand times, it was a pen

 

[johnjoeefc]

My biggest concern is that mcneil has been poor and gray has made bad decisions too. These are the guys who could be difference makers and need to improve.

 

[lieneverton]

What I will say is we need some context. We're without both available senior strikers (yes obviously something to be addressed) and it sounds by all accounts we have 2 strong midfield additions coming in the next few days.

By no means can any game be considered a free hit, but if we end up getting beat today let's be realistic that we're trying to rebuild against one of the best teams in Europe.

That said, let's effing have them.

 

[Chrismac]

Fair scoreline.

Not taking today's game as an indicator of our season but if ever it was obvious how invisible our midfield is, today is a good example.

I dont agree tbh, think we've done well in there today up until the penalty.
A fit Dom and we would be well in this.

 

[andy4efc]

It was a stonewall pen. Simple as that.

Iwobi the only one apart from the defenders who come with any credit. Only one who doesn’t look like a deer in headlights when he gets possession.