Match Thread Fleetwood Town v Everton, Wednesday 23rd September, 7.45pm

[BlueDraka]

First was down to a terrible pass by Keane to be fair....but the second was indeed poor. However, I would say you want him to be confident when he cocks up...if he lets it affect him he’ll be finished.

He keeps making these mistakes time after time. I've been saying for a long time. He is a poor keeper. Too small terible on crosses, makes the defence nervous.
First goal purely down to him for me. He had time to get rid but switches it to his better foot. No anticipation that 2 players are quickly closing him down.
2nd goal sums him up completely. He starts to come for the cross, realises he can't get it and backtracks towards his line. Shot comes in straight at him, and yes straight at him, he tries to palm the ball away for some reason and helps it into the net.
Last season he cost us lots of goals. He can't be defended now. He is just a terrible keeper who thinks he is a brilliant keeper.

 

[bluejim95]

Think Sigurdsson was having a go at copying Hamez on the zero sprints.

Great to see Bernard not stuck on the wing, looks like he has some confidence back.

Niels is something else, only issue I have with him is pronouncing his name.

Delph, would still like to see him sold. Slows the game down too much and is a liability.

Iwobi seems to be playing a lot more direct. Also, thought Gordon did really well.

Most of all, the majority looked hungry. Chasing everything till the end. Carlo magnifico!!

 

[carolinablue232]

Think Sigurdsson was having a go at copying Hamez on the zero sprints.

Great to see Bernard not stuck on the wing, looks like he has some confidence back.

Niels is something else, only issue I have with him is pronouncing his name.

Delph, would still like to see him sold. Slows the game down too much and is a liability.

Iwobi seems to be playing a lot more direct. Also, thought Gordon did really well.

Most of all, the majority looked hungry. Chasing everything till the end. Carlo magnifico!!

Agree with all of this but if it comes down to selling one of Delph or Davies, skater has to go for me.

 

[BlueStevie35]

West ham is looking like our last midweek game until the middle of December.

Full strength and at them from minute 1. Would be nice to have a quarter final to look forward to.

We don't need to rotate. We have no European football so no other distractions in October or November.

Yep can see James, Allan and Doucoure all starting next week

 

[bluejim95]

Agree with all of this but if it comes down to selling one of Delph or Davies, skater has to go for me.

Would argue that at least Davies would be fit. Just every time I see Delph play, he does something reckless. Like that yellow early on. Neither are great though and Davies has age on his side. Move both on would be ideal.

 

[Lelouch]

The worst thing was commentators acting like Joey Barton made a tactical masterclass substitution with that Duffy or whatever or Fleetwood made it super difficult, We literally chucked two own goals into our net.

 

[Ring master]

Goes on for nearly 9mins

Joey Barton's post-Everton press conference - Fleetwood Town FC

Head coach Joey Barton spoke to the media after Fleetwood Town put up a good fight against Premier League side Everton at Highbury in the Carabao Cup.

www.fleetwoodtownfc.com

 

[Bluerover]

Ironically Sky ignored the obvious, making Iwobi, who had a great game btw, MOTM. Shows how out of touch they are with true supporters.

 

[Furey1878]

Everton 5
Pickford -2

Job done UTFT

 

[BlueStevie35]

Was looking around to compare results and goals scored/conceded in the first 4 games of a manager's first full season since we last won a trophy in 1995 (new to club so Kendall Mk3 not counted)

Joe Royle 1995/96 (CS + 3 PL) - W2 D1 L1 F3 A2
Walter Smith 1998/99 (4 PL) - W1 D1 L2 F2 A3
David Moyes 2002/03 (4 PL) - W1 D2 L1 F5 A6
Roberto Martinez 2013/14 (3 PL 1 LC) - W1 D3 L0 F4 A3
Ronald Koeman 2016/17 (3 PL 1 LC) - W3 D1 L0 F8 A2
Marco Silva 2018/19 (3 PL 1 LC) - W2 D2 L0 F9 A6
Carlo Ancelotti 2020/21 (2 PL 2 LC) - W4 D0 L0 F14 A4

As you can see best start out of the 7, scoring the same amount as 4 managers combined and only 3 fewer than two out of the 3 numbnuts that preceded Don Carlo. What an utter difference from the crap show that was Bournemouth a few weeks back

 

[abrigael]

In Your opinion.. Niels Nkounkou its similar history to Kilian Mbappe?

 

[Bullens Rd]

Ironically Sky ignored the obvious, making Iwobi, who had a great game btw, MOTM. Shows how out of touch they are with true supporters.

I'm pretty sure it was for Bernard but seeing as the little fella can't utter a word of the Queen's it wouldn't have made any sense to interview him.

 

[argietoffee]

I'd reward him with making him our goalie

Can Nkounku play between the sticks?

 

[argietoffee]

Carlo is right.
Might be the last week or so of the window before we get some of these out. Safe to say Besic and Bolasies Everton careers are finished

Not looking great for Walcott either. Flash Gordon is a mile ahead of him

 

[JohnRoss23]

Had to fire up the VCR, Nkounkou is class and can’t wait to see how he develops. I think we have a good one in him! Not much to say about this one other than Pickford never fails to baffle me. Yikes. Not sure I can handle a blunder like that during league play.