Match Thread Manchester United v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Berenger]

Which is ?

Choosing the footballing style we want to play and hiring the manager to make it happen.

 

[Toffeelover]

Gave Kean the chance, looked bright but couldn't be arsed tracking back = liability

All players have to be prepared to put a shift in for the good of the team and to,get a result.

 

[blue1948]

I gave it to Mason ,out of position and played really well but it could have been Tom Davies for his self-control ( when we had no one else-no more midfielders) on the bench and if you push me I could have given it to Duncan Ferguson for showing that to play for this team you need to earn it ,even if half are injured or got the sh!ts.Well done Dunc .COYB

 

[blue1948]

Choosing the footballing style we want to play and hiring the manager to make it happen.

You should have said !

 

[BernieH]

with that side we had out, it was a great result.

 

[Berenger]

You should have said !

Thought it was obvious!

 

[Ring master]

didnt know man utd had so many shots supposedly,24 and 8 on target while we had 8 shots and 3 on target

 

[Khalekan]

I loved the sub, BTW.

Bringing a striker on at that stage showed we were not going to sit back and soak up pressure for the last 15 minutes.

Moyes invariably brought a defender on for an attacker in those situations and as often as not we conceded.

 

[Wolf8312]

He's looked unfit since he arrived, because he's a 19-yr-old with no PL experience. It takes a lot to get up to speed.

There was no need for the change, Zat. None.

To be fair though the manager is the boss. If he's not happy, it's his call. Who knows what goes on behind the scenes, so I can't say for sure either way.

Trouble is these days is that if players don't like a manager they use the passive aggressive approach. I can definitely imagine there are players in that team right now who want him gone.

If that is what Duncan suspected he was doing then I don't blame him, cause that sort of thing will ruin us...

But lets get behind him, because between Duncan and Keane, I can tell you which of the two, give more of a sh*t about Everton football club.

 

[radiostar]

An excellent point.

Hard to argue against Duncan getting the job til the end of the season right now.

 

[Mikey O]

Delighted with the result but there’s a lot of outcome bias in this thread. We probably should have lost the game and didn’t create a single decent scoring chance. We had injuries etc and did what we could given personnel — Dunc needs praise for coming up with two good strategies — but it’s clear that we’ve had the rub of the green in the last two games. Yes, i know we didn’t get much in the Silva but of the season and some of it comes from working harder. But it won’t last forever and we still need to fix the big medium term issue.

Don't entirely disagree but the difference in spirit, effort is palpable - and that's with five midfielders out.

 

[matty1878]

Not sure we'll ever see him in an Everton shirt again tbh... Words will already being had between the two, and Kean either finally knuckles down, or asks to be loaned out or sold in January..

We will.

 

[Whiteandblue]

All players have to be prepared to put a shift in for the good of the team and to,get a result.

Big Dunc is putting the O in NSNO.
The youngster needs to step up or step away.

 

[maccavennie]

Could of been any one of a number of people but I thought Baines was terrific, Holgate and Davies superb effort, Richarlison put. A massive shift in but I went for DCL. Gave theirndefejce a proper game, held the ball up well and brought others into play.

 

[Chewbacca]

9 kopites in the poll. Interesting.