Match Thread Ipswich Town 0-2 Everton - Saturday 19th October - 15:00

[evertony]

He's not a striker...hes a centre forward.

What we need is to have 2/3 attacking midfielders push into space around him for knockdowns.

Semantics Zat.
Striker, centre forward, number 9....whatever you want to call him, and whatever fancy modern name you want to apply to his position his job his to finish the chances he is provided with. He trains all week to slot, just as Pickford trains all week to keep them out and Tarkowski trains all week to protect Pickers’ goal.
He isn’t, never has been and never will be an elite-level finisher, and realistically to be the main goal provider in any top league team you have to be able to finish.
Him not signing a contract has been a grave error on his part - his career will only go backwards when he moves on because better teams than us will want more able and consistent finishers. He may go abroad or sit on someone’s bench like Newcastle or Brighton but there’s zero chance of him starting week in, week out at a top 10 team.

These knock-downs you talk about.....what are they? His heading ability is erratic at best.

 

[evertony]

….surprised me too. I thought Gueye was terrific, I mistook him for Ndiaye at times

I call him ‘The Insurance Man’.....feel so much more comfortable when he’s in the side protecting the back four. Played some neat stuff going forward yesterday too. Always been underrated in my opinion.

 

[Vintage]

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I don’t remember him making a save?

They reckon Maldini never had to make a tackle- all positioning and reading the game. Pickers gurned at them so they never got a shot in. MOTM.

 

[The Binman]

I don’t remember him making a save?

Made one save all game

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Michael Keane was immense in defence - bar one sloppy tackle to give away a free kick - but he needed to do it.
He would have got my MOM anyway - but that goal was genuinely superb. Ndaiye was also excellent - but I expect that from him so maybe I'm a bit biased.

That was Doucoure's fault if I remember correctly.

 

[Bluerover]

Hopefully Keane finds his mojo and confidence after that great performance. He has had a difficult time but I would be delighted to see him recover his form.

 

[oglop44]

Hey @mods, can the man of the match poll results be made visible without having to vote? Don't really want to vote on a game that I haven't watched.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Hey @mods, can the man of the match poll results be made visible without having to vote? Don't really want to vote on a game that I haven't watched.

I hope this is a wind up.

Anyway vote whoever then see the results, then change..
I voted for keggers fwiw.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Hopefully Keane finds his mojo and confidence after that great performance. He has had a difficult time but I would be delighted to see him recover his form.

And start up top

 

[DrEFC]

Ipswich fans seem to have raved about Doucs and DCL, let's flog the pair of them in Jan to them..

 

[oglop44]

I hope this is a wind up.

Not a wind up, didn't think it was particularly controversial either. We had this functionality last year.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

Which is kind of the main point of being a striker

Kind of but you can't ignore his general contribution. His all round game was very good.

 

[degsy]

1. A little, yes.
2. Wolves away on 2 November is D Day. Nothing by then and it’s “Welcome Mosey!”

1) You may have to take a number.
2) Somebody may pull the trigger earlier

 

[Alan Whittle]

1) You may have to take a number.
2) Somebody may pull the trigger earlier

He'll wait for us, it's his dream job.