Match Thread Everton vs Lyon 19 October, 20:05

[Osamabindiesel]

Those few shots we've had have been closed down quickly hopefully a few fall nicely for us second half.

But at the same time I don't see any attacking plan from us, it's all a bit too hopeful.

DCL is still way too raw. Kevin was the only one making runs in behind. We don't check to the ball nearly enough either, but that is because Cuco and Holgate have been so bad going forward. I don't think Kev or Vlasic trust them to link up.

 

[n01efc]

Arteta is in the stands, our next manager I hope - he has learnt from the master at City and is now ready to come home!

 

[Nymzee]

Klaassen off for Sandro. 4-4-2.

 

[Big_nev]

Tell you what though...don't really want to bandwagon and all that but I reckon if Martina took a seat in the stands for 99% of that first half nobody would of noticed.

 

[AndyZ]

Tom Davies by an absolute country mile. Everything positive that half went through the lad.

No, definitely Kevin Mirallas.. he was excellent.

 

[Kenshin]

Funny how our best players tonight again are players normally dropped.

 

[NCLBlue]

Take cuco off and bring baines on. Might just be me but haven't noticed DCL muchz I'd maybe swap him and let Sandro have a run about

Don’t think I noticed DCL since he went down and we got a free kick.

He isn’t clinical enough to lead the line but then we knew all this when we sold Rom and RK repeatedly said we need to ‘spread goals around’ which has not worked.

 

[jceverton]

We need a big second half.This lot are there for the taking imo.

Two poor defensive teams for me and we both look like we could score. Need to keep on the front foot and attack them.

 

[RalphDring]

Brad Friedel

My God do they not listen to people before letting them be commentators?

I was trying to work out who it was with the annoying voice, it's like a speak and spell toy when the batteries are going flat.

 

[andy4efc]

Baffling Holgate keeps getting gametime, even more baffling when he has Kenny who's a natural full back.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

No, definitely Kevin Mirallas.. he was excellent.

I'd have to agree here. He is the biggest threat on the field.

 

[Ballymoney1]

We could do worse than play Mirallas as striker until January.

He's done well glad we have him. Was our manager not trying to offload him to West Ham on deadline day?

 

[Norwegian Cow]

3 players koeman didnt want/dropped has been our best this season. mirallas, davies and niasse.

 

[jbee]

Get Baines on to link up with Mirallas down that wing and inside with Davies. Cuckoo offers nothing.

 

[toffeejack]

A bit, but Gylfi has magic in his boots and Davy doesnt.

True, a couple of times he's been free on the edge of the box and not been fed, but then when he got a real chance he didn't make it count, think at Ajax he'd have played the striker in, but as has been the case all season, we have a massive squad, all of them are trying to impress and not playing as a team as a consequence