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

[Peter May Boy]

History is nothing really. I was born 1991, too young for our last cup win in 95. I've had some highs, but mostly lows. Obviously highs and lows are relative, I have empathy for the likes of Portsmouth supporters who have been through the worst. Doesn't change the fact that I have seen Everton be successful on 0 occasions unfortunately. Yes I am moaning about Everton but all any of us want to see whether it's finishing 1st or 10th is us having a go at teams and players on the pitch who are arsed. The Moyes years were mixed (other club supporters forget that we had plenty of lows under Moyes) but the players always put an effort in, even if at times they were very limited. Doesn't matter if you're Everton who have been in the top flight the longest, or Portsmouth who have been shafted over and over by their boards, if the players arent arsed on the pitch then it's going to bother you and that's what we've had all season pretty much barring one or two performances.

We get a bad rap for moaning us Blues, but ultimately, for me and im sure many others, Everton is a part of my identity and they're bloody brilliant at ruining weekends. The least we want is for the players to fight on the pitch and if it doesn't work out it doesn't work out. We haven't had that all season barring one or two performances.

Ask this to yourself @Peter May Boy, if you hadn't won at Wednesday for 20 years, and you came up against their 2nd string team with a chance to put that right, would you be happy losing with an absolute gutless performance? THAT is what we have had all season, not just against the RS. We finished 10th I think last season and we were optimistic because the players ended the season promisingly.

We’re fortunate that we have a decent record against the pigs, they think they are so massive that they don’t have to try against our “pub team”, but I know what you mean. We will always clap the team off the pitch if we lose but have put up a good fight, unfortunately on too many occasions prior to Wilder we quite often just seemed to be going through the motions.
Thats where a good manager makes all the difference, I remember after losing to your local rivals at The Lane earlier this season and giving them a game, Wilder wasn’t at all happy. He said it’s alright clapping the team off for showing plenty of fight and putting in a shift, but that’s the very least I expect every match, and he’s right.
So yes, I do sympathise if that’s not what’s happening.
p.s. Pigs = the other Sheffield team.

 

[Abraders]

It doesn’t seem to be on my amazon on ps4

I don't think you can stream football on any games consoles mate

Edit for clarity, something to do with region locks

 

[andy4efc]

I don't think you can stream football on any games consoles mate

Edit for clarity, something to do with region locks

You can stream twitch on xbox and it'll show the Everton game. Imagine twitch on PS4 will be the same.

 

[andy4efc]

We’re fortunate that we have a decent record against the pigs, they think they are so massive that they don’t have to try against our “pub team”, but I know what you mean. We will always clap the team off the pitch if we lose but have put up a good fight, unfortunately on too many occasions prior to Wilder we quite often just seemed to be going through the motions.
Thats where a good manager makes all the difference, I remember after losing to your local rivals at The Lane earlier this season and giving them a game, Wilder wasn’t at all happy. He said it’s alright clapping the team off for showing plenty of fight and putting in a shift, but that’s the very least I expect every match, and he’s right.
So yes, I do sympathise if that’s not what’s happening.
p.s. Pigs = the other Sheffield team.

You'll probably see tonight just how dire we are. We just have no competant midfielders so the quality we do have doesnt show because the heart of the team in the middle has none.

We will see. I cant see us getting anything with no heart, no desire, and nothing to play for.

 

[Abraders]

You can stream twitch on xbox and it'll show the Everton game. Imagine twitch on PS4 will be the same.

During the last twitch prime game, people couldn't find it in their games consoles if they were outside of the UK as far as I am aware mate

 

[Nymzee]

Are we locked out of top half yet?

Yep

 

[The binman chronicles]

Arghh I just realised it is matchday.

 

[jimmythenut]

Feels like the team is in the dog house every single week. How many chances do some of these players need? How many times do Coleman or Ancelloti have to come out and say we'll be ready and play with more passion and character and energy ?..

I'm just expecting the same slow uninspiring footy. Same old excuses after the match and promises that next week will be better.

0-0

 

[toffee-L]

Don't really care about the result, just hope that the few players that I actually care about in this squad can put in good performances.

4-4-2

Pickford (sigh)

Coleman (sigh)
Keane
Branthwaite
Digne

Walcott
Siggursson (cries)
Davies (cries)
Gordon

Richarlison
Kean

 

[Blues Harp]

Highlight of our season may well be sending Bournemouth down.

 

[Gilbert..]

You know those games when you expect nothing. And you get a big surprise. Well ive got a feeling. This isnt one of them.

 

[Mikey O]

So I know we can't just put out a scratch team (as we'll get fined) but given where we are in the league we should use the remaining two game to learn whether Kean can make an impact for us. I'd put Richie on the wing, DCL and Kean in the centre - they could click and cause mayhem. Alternatively, give DCL a rest and play Kean with Richie as a top two.

Sheff Utd are having a great season and this will be a tough game - I'll be surprised if we put a glove on them and expect a 2-0 loss.

 

[LocalNative]

Virginia
Coleman - Keane - Branthwaite - Digne
Gomes - Baningime - Sigurdsson
Walcott - Kean - Richarlison

Anything but another turgid 442 with Gomes/Sigurdsson/Davies as the 2 in the middle.

 

[Lob]

Struggling to even give a toss about this game tonight tbh. Highest we can finish this season is 11th and we are currently only 3 places higher than we were in Carlo's first game in charge of us which is really poor. Not a dig at Carlo that btw as he inherited a mess from Silva and an absolutely abysmal set of overpaid and underworked losers and his main job was to stop them getting relegated this season which he has done tbf. I wont be as forgiving at the end of next season though.

So back to tonights game.

Meh, hope we win but expecting not to and probably wont be watching it. Not really in the mood for a torture session on a monday night.

 

[PeregrineT]

I just want to see a runout for the young players for the last couple of matches. I would like to see Kean, Gordon, and Branthwaite all start