Norwich City v Everton. 12th Dec at 1245.

[bluestevon]

This is a great Everton team playing excellent football ! at the moment they just ain't getting the results they deserve

Rubbish that though mate, we've dropped points in all three games not from bad ref decisions or flukes but purely from not defending and letting easy goals in, thats not luck or any fluke

 

[neonleon]

Of course we won't, i'm still gutted at how we lost Stones during last summer myself mate

What the probable chance of that continuing given the results?

Are we more or less likely to keep some of the best talent in Europe on the basis of disappointing draws to relegation threatened sides?

 

[KUEFC09U2]

Rubbish that though mate, we've dropped points in all three games not from bad ref decisions or flukes but purely from not defending and letting easy goals in, thats not luck or any fluke

You could say we haven't been getting the luck either, hitting the woodwork 3 times last week, once today......

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

Rubbish that though mate, we've dropped points in all three games not from bad ref decisions or flukes but purely from not defending and letting easy goals in, thats not luck or any fluke

to be fair mate, our problem wasn't the defence today, it was not slotting even a third of those great chances in the first half.

 

[bluestevon]

What the probable chance of that continuing given the results?

Are we more or less likely to keep some of the best talent in Europe on the basis of disappointing draws to relegation threatened sides?

Pretty pointless question, we finished bottom half last season and turned down the champions bidding 35+m for a 21yo player mate, so you think we finish mid table we are gonna cave in and sell everyone whilst the same time we get a huge influx of additional tv revenue?

 

[Joey66]

You could say we haven't been getting the luck either, hitting the woodwork 3 times last week, once today......

Yes it was Baines wrong foot in his right one so he just smacked it hard - unlucky as if he could have got his left foot to it he would have placed it no luck in that first half forget the 2nd half it was pants!

 

[bluestevon]

to be fair mate, our problem wasn't the defence today, it was not slotting even a third of those great chances in the first half.

Mate honestly 1-0 at half time should have been enough for us to have seen off Norwich, we gave them the momentum to actually turn that game around by conceding so early in the second half, just a simple corner lobbed in yet again, we really shouldn't be needing to put 4 past a team to feel safe, shown yet again a few minutes after when we flopped all over the shop at another corner that they should have buried, not gonna mention the jerome miss as by that time the game had changed totally from the earlier things

 

[neonleon]

Pretty pointless question, we finished bottom half last season and turned down the champions bidding 35+m for a 21yo player mate, so you think we finish mid table we are gonna cave in and sell everyone whilst the same time we get a huge influx of additional tv revenue?

Well that's cleared things up. Didn't know it was a good thing. Roll on the draws. Maybe we'll get that Messi lad once he hears about all these single pointers. We could even do a perfect season next year. 39 points all draws.

Only a draw is good enough. Bell.

 

[maccavennie]

Mate honestly 1-0 at half time should have been enough for us to have seen off Norwich, we gave them the momentum to actually turn that game around by conceding so early in the second half, just a simple corner lobbed in yet again, we really shouldn't be needing to put 4 past a team to feel safe, shown yet again a few minutes after when we flopped all over the shop at another corner that they should have buried, not gonna mention the jerome miss as by that time the game had changed totally from the earlier things

The thing is we all know nothing is going to change.

He's publicly admitted he doesn't work on set pieces, the players have said the same previously as well. So for all the good work we do, it means nothing at all because the chances are we will concede a goal from every 2-3 corners we concede.

I find that absolutely pathetic tbh and that it hasn't been addressed for so long tells us that we need to be 3+ goals up to have any confidence in seeing the win out.

Should be sitting joint 4th this evening instead of 9th and waiting for an atrocious RS to overtake us tomorrow so we sit in 10th for a week.

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

Mate honestly 1-0 at half time should have been enough for us to have seen off Norwich, we gave them the momentum to actually turn that game around by conceding so early in the second half, just a simple corner lobbed in yet again, we really shouldn't be needing to put 4 past a team to feel safe

1-0 to us at half time (when we easily could have scored 3-4 more) doesn't take into account that the opposition is going to get a rocket inserted into their collective rectums and the touch paper lit.

We need to make hay while the sun shines and bunker down when we are up against it.
We need to finish off games, scoring as many as we can, when they are handed to us on a plate.
Scoring one then hanging on because 'it should be enough' is stupid, no way could Norwich play as badly as they did in the first half, again in the second. Why even risk it.

 

[Tigger]

Well that's cleared things up. Didn't know it was a good thing. Roll on the draws. Maybe we'll get that Messi lad once he hears about all these single pointers. We could even do a perfect season next year. 39 points all draws.

Only a draw is good enough. Bell.

No need for personal insults

 

[Jamiednm]

This is EASILY the most talented, potentially exciting Everton side I've ever known and when they turn it on, it's brilliant. It is absolutely sickening that it's all going to waste week in, week out. When Lukaku, Stones and Del leave due to a lack of progress, we'll all be regretting this period of our history.

 

[TheOldLady]

This is EASILY the most talented, potentially exciting Everton side I've ever known and when they turn it on, it's brilliant. It is absolutely sickening that it's all going to waste week in, week out. When Lukaku, Stones and Del leave due to a lack of progress, we'll all be regretting this period of our history.

Most talented, entertaining football team we have had in years

All thanks to Martinez

 

[Jamiednm]

Most talented, entertaining football team we have had in years

All thanks to Martinez

Most talented, entertaining and naive team we've had in years.

 

[TheOldLady]

Most talented, entertaining and naive team we've had in years.

I know

How can a team full of players under 25 be so naive

They should never make mistakes