I think that may be it for Mirallas at Everton.
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Sadly I agree.
Chang Elephant
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and Lukaku and Stones
KevMirallas
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Yellow cards for dives are a lottery. Can't argue with it because it was a dive, but about 15% of dives recognised by refs are actually given the deserved yellow.
Second one was daft. Could see it coming a mile away. A real shame because he was good against Villa and started well today, but barring a change of manager I struggle to see a future for him now.
Second one was daft. Could see it coming a mile away. A real shame because he was good against Villa and started well today, but barring a change of manager I struggle to see a future for him now.
Well, it was 2-0.
We had 10 men.
Did we manage the game? Did we try to slow it down? See the game out?
No, of course not. This is Roberto Martinez' Everton, we don't do that, do we?
We continued to adhere to Martinez' "philosophy", his Ian Halloway's Blackpool "We'll outscore you" cavalier approach to the game. A philosophy which has saw us win 4 at home, conceding more at home than any other team in the league, more than any other team in Europe's top 5 leagues.
He brought on an unproven attacker, for an experienced pro who was having a good game.
Through the managers own admission, Niasse isn't up to speed yet. Add to that the players don't know him yet, that change effectively took us to 9 men. It showed. The managers piss poor game management cost us, as it has time and time again.
Those 10 points would put us 6th, 2 points off 4th.
Nope, it would put us 5th above West Ham.
Elong
The fire rises
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO REMIND US FFS
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Don't we? We were down to 10 men against City in the LC SF first leg and saw out that game with ease. This team blows hot and cold too often though. They need leadership on the pitch. What would you want the manager to do? At times this season we had Deulofeu going to ground easily to break up play or win an advantage. The reaction? 'Boo. We don't so that. Get up'.
You ask me why it is Martinez doesn't learn and stop this happening. My question is why professional footballers who've committed the same errors all season keep doing it in the final few minutes. It's not defensive inability - they defend fine up to a point. It's their own mental frailities. They are a team chocca with bottlers and no leaders. Mourinho wouldn't get a good final ten minutes out of this shower.
Shame we bottled it. 70 minutes to not concede 3. We conceded 3 though didn't we? Of course we did.
Managers job to instil consistency.
Shame the consistency is all negatives.
Not pin the blame on Lukaku after today's game, with his "Captain" following suit. Ridiculous shout.
So it's the fans fault for not tolerating cheating? Interesting.
It's a symptom of his setup.
At 2-0 today, with 10 min, 60+ minutes, we had 4 of the 9 outfield players in their penalty area.
That style, the style Martinez insists on will piss away goals.
You credit Martinez to building the best squad we've had for a very long time, but then say they're all bottlers/no leaders...
He's spent a fortune, why hasn't he signed leaders? Why is Jagielka still his captain?
Sorry mate, but you're losing credibility in my opinion, Martinez is teflon to you and I'm now reading your posts as though they're satire/WUM - only way I can comprehend it.
LOL.
Why do you even bother mate? I've AGREED with you that Mirallas was a muppet today. That's a separate point to Martinez making a good call re Besic (what an impact!); it's also separate to the blindingly obvious fact that it should have been Barry to come on for Lennon, with Barkley moving forward to support Rom. WHU had already started bringing their grocks on to play hoofball, we needed a cool, experienced head to lead us through a final period that was OBVIOUSLY going to see us having to soak up some pressure.
If you still want to WUM endlessly about Martinez being the messiah, you go ahead. The rest of the planet can see you, and Martinez, for the whoppers you are.
Apart from two of the three subs you've listed?
Mate, don't want to see that here. No need for that.
Basically GOT is a collection of wind up merchants, and people who react to wind up merchants.
I've got a foot in both camps, so life is good.
On topic with Mirallas though, there's no way back surely? Even if you're a fan of his for some bloody reason, even you'd think it'd be best for all concerned if he moved on in the summer.
I've got a foot in both camps, so life is good.
On topic with Mirallas though, there's no way back surely? Even if you're a fan of his for some bloody reason, even you'd think it'd be best for all concerned if he moved on in the summer.
I'd say after today a change of manager in June is not an impossibility.
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