Match Thread Stoke City vs Everton, 6th Feb 2016

[MACCA75]

We look a lot stronger defensively with 2 wide players who don't mind tracking back. Ross too seems to have started doing some defensive work. Hopefully the penny has dropped for Roberto, in terms of defending as a team.

 

[Blues Harp]

We look a lot stronger defensively with 2 wide players who don't mind tracking back. Ross too seems to have started doing some defensive work. Hopefully the penny has dropped for Roberto, in terms of defending as a team.

Indeed...game management in 2nd half..having seen the highlights that could have been 6-0 but for Butland..lol

 

[joger]

Shoutout to the travelling fans, you were boss. Especially liked the part where you sang kone's song after he missed his 1on1.

 

[Tree13]

Straws. Clutching.

Good performance from every player involved.

I think you misunderstand pal. I'm very happy overall with the performance today. I think the second and third substitutions were made so late that the players coming on had no chance to make an impact, but I can happily agree it didn't affect the outcome.

 

[Tree13]

Even now Mirallas is hungry for goals. I like that

Probably explains why he's the second-highest scoring player at the club.

 

[bluemoz]

Just got back after a horrendous journey back. The weather really was Stoke at its worst.

I didn't think I would be saying that I am disappointed at coming away from that dump with a 3-0 win - but I am. Really wanted a goal down our end.

Brilliant performance from Lennon, MOM again but to be honest every player deserved at least a 7 out of 10.

We need to keep the same intensity for the rest of the season and we could get Europe. Up the toffees.

 

[SPOTTER]

We sent the Newcastle forum into meltdown on Wednesday and today the Stoke forum into meltdown.They say there is no easy games this year but we have made both teams look dreadfull.love it.keep it up boys.

 

[ianefc]

 

[dave abrahams]

Probably explains why he's the second-highest scoring player at the club.

Has he scored more than Osman?

 

[GerryLives]

I particularly enjoyed this quote from the Oatcake tonight:

"I didn't think Everton were anything special. Defended well (although we didn't take much stopping) and had a couple of decent breaks but aside from that, I didn't see much that impressed me. That's an indication of how poor we were today, but let's not try to pretend Everton looked like Barcelona. Barkley's a decent player, but most of what they do revolves around lumping it up to Lukaku.

They're not massively dissimilar to Fuller-era Stoke."

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I particularly enjoyed this quote from the Oatcake tonight:

"I didn't think Everton were anything special. Defended well (although we didn't take much stopping) and had a couple of decent breaks but aside from that, I didn't see much that impressed me. That's an indication of how poor we were today, but let's not try to pretend Everton looked like Barcelona. Barkley's a decent player, but most of what they do revolves around lumping it up to Lukaku.

They're not massively dissimilar to Fuller-era Stoke."

Oh the irony.

 

[deipnosophist]

this Oatcake post made me laugh :

I just don't get this "we need a goalscorer" thing at all. What chances are we creating that a goalscorer would stick away?

Our problems are down to the fact that when we arrive at the touchline or the edge of the box, a piano starts tinkling away and our skilled and dynamic attackers turn into a bunch of black-and-white silent movie slapstick [Poor language removed]

 

[The Equaliser]

Haven't looked forward to Football First this much in ages.

 

[UpperLeftBlue]

Well that was a treat to watch. Could have been 5, 6 or 10 for us. The team absolutely controlled the pace of the game and managed to swat aside any confidence in the Stoke team every time they started to threaten. It's not often you can say that the team with 34% possession controlled the match, but today was brilliant.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

On FOURTH on MOTD. How are Spurs on 2nd with a 1-0 win?