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

[Wat Tyler]

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Did anyone really expect to win? I've supported Everton for far to many years to ever expect to get anything at Anfield so losing isn't a shock. We could be riding high at the top of the table having won every game up to now and they could have fielded their reserves and you still know they'd get a jammy winner in the 96th minute. The Devil's club mate. It's no surprise they won the league during a global pandemic, it was probably fine print in the contract they signed with Lucifer!
What I did expect was a bit of consistency. A performance on par with the Arsenal game even if the result was different. A performance where we battled, we were smart and we did the basics. What we saw last night was a stark reminder that one of the main reasons we are where we are right now is because of these players... they aren't consistent, most aren't premierleague level. They've bottled game after game and it really doesn't matter whether we have Frank Lampard, Sean Dyche or anyone else in the dug out -they simply aren't good enough and if the few gems we have don't show up we're screwed.

Not buying a striker despite all the warning signs and numerous opportunities to do so is the hill Farhad and the Board will die on. I have nothing against Dom, I don't care what he wears but it's clear a day he's done. Either his body is absolutely knackered and the club/manager don't want to come and tell us that because they're trying to save face - or his heads gone and he simply doesn't trust his body anymore and that's almost worse because what do you do then?

These issues with Dom aren't new either, he's struggled for consistency for 3 seasons now so the gross negligence from those at the top to pin our Premierleague hopes on a player who's body is made of Jenga, whilst selling 2 of our main attacking threats is criminal!

Felt for Simms last night, I assume he was drafted in as he was the closest profile to Dom and Dyche's system replies on that big man upfront. I'm certainly not going to judge the kid on a poor performance in the derby when the seasoned pro's beside him bottled it. If Dom is out for weeks (and let's be brutally honest - even if he comes back he'll only manage a 3 or 4 more games this season) then I think Simms will continue to play but he's going to need the players around him to be flawless and create chances for him. We can't just lump it to him and hope for the best.

Dyche and his team need to learn lessons from last night, move on from it and get the team fully focused on on getting six points off of Leeds and Villa. Do that and we can begin to look at the table and just write last night off as another poor result to an irritable midtable side. We've had plenty of those this season

The minimum I expected was for him to fight for every ball, defend from the front, have some pace and show some level of skill.

If he had done those, I would be fine.

Instead, he ambled around for however many minutes he played for, no pace, no work ethic and virtually no skill.

So I felt nothing for him except disdain.

 

[kenada_blue]

The minimum I expected was for him to fight for every ball, defend from the front, have some pace and show some level of skill.

If he had done those, I would be fine.

Instead, he ambled around for however many minutes he played for, no pace, no work ethic and virtually no skill.

So I felt nothing for him except disdain.

That's barely happened for almost 30 years though.

When it almost does... someone drops a clanger

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

The minimum I expected was for him to fight for every ball, defend from the front, have some pace and show some level of skill.

If he had done those, I would be fine.

Instead, he ambled around for however many minutes he played for, no pace, no work ethic and virtually no skill.

So I felt nothing for him except disdain.

I don't think he has those tools in his locker mate. I won't pretend like I've watched every Sunderland game he's played this season but the handful I did catch on TV he was exactly the same. He came alive if something fell to him in the box but other than that he never offered anything. I don't personally think he's Premierleague level and the fact Benitez and Lampard both were happy to send him off despite Dom's issues backs my massively uneducated opinion. That said, despite what he lacks (and you're spot on) he does seem to score goals when given the chance and we don't have many players in the squad that can do that. Desperate times and all that

 

[kiss the crest]

Funny that since Kenwright has been here we have only won 4 derby’s in 20 plus years, good times

 

[Everton Enthusiast]

Thats just wierd. Id love to compare our record to other clubs. Probably conference league sides with better records.

 

[Robbo05]

Been as rough as hell all week. Spend half my life stuck to an oxygen machine but after the Arsenal result this was the one thing I was looking forward to.

And we played like that. Pfft, turn that fecking machine off love.

 

[Evertonthat]

How many times are we going to go to Anfield and make them look like superstars... They were shocking last week, and we beat the league leaders, and then we go there 1 week later and get that performance.

 

[Bluerover]

'Powder puff poodles' - I think I posted similar a few weeks ago.

National media give brutal Everton verdict as player shunned in Liverpool defeat

Everton suffered defeat against Liverpool yesterday evening in the 242nd Merseyside derby

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

 

[Swartzy]

We are just so slow all over the pitch. We have no quick players.

Leeds Game-plan perfectly summed up

 

[Dixieslaces]

Been as rough as hell all week. Spend half my life stuck to an oxygen machine but after the Arsenal result this was the one thing I was looking forward to.

And we played like that. Pfft, turn that fecking machine off love.

Bless you mate, hoping whatever is going on for you is better soon.

 

[Swartzy]

The minimum I expected was for him to fight for every ball, defend from the front, have some pace and show some level of skill.

If he had done those, I would be fine.

Instead, he ambled around for however many minutes he played for, no pace, no work ethic and virtually no skill.

So I felt nothing for him except disdain.

Even 'Le Tissier' would raise his eyebrows at this lad.

Watching him reminds me of that old Softmints advert. Just strolling along in his own world..

 

[nick_oconnell]

All [Poor language removed] and we're going down... If our spineless bunch keeps awarding loose balls and passes to the oppossition it means their mentallity is broken. Hope the championship year(s) are at least interesting and we build from scratch. Only a decent home form with 2 wins in the next 2 games might prove something that could change. Dyche tried to play narrow like he did when Burnley got the win in Anfield. It was the obvious choice and the clown of a man that serves as liverpool manager knew it and dealt with it. Everything was a mistake, from team tactics to individual performances. Let this be painless, we are the worst team in the league. I hope we don't do a Sunderland and someone with actual legit bussiness choices in terms of football recruitment knowledge buys the club. This is our greatest ever crisis blues. Welcome to the party.

 

[maccavennie]

Been as rough as hell all week. Spend half my life stuck to an oxygen machine but after the Arsenal result this was the one thing I was looking forward to.

And we played like that. Pfft, turn that fecking machine off love.

Hope your ok mate.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

One of the saddest positives ever written I'm sure but also absolutely correct.

No, the saddest positive is that it’ll be a good few years before we have to suffer through another Merseyside Derby.