West Brom v Everton. 13th Sep at 15.00.

Result?

  • Double u bee A.

    Votes: 11 3.7%

  • Everton!

    Votes: 260 87.8%

  • draw

    Votes: 25 8.4%
  • Total voters
    296
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Royal-Blue-Mersey said:
I think we'll bounce back with a solid win here. Would love us to keep a clean sheet.

Would like to see McGeady start while he is in form.

WBA 0 - 2 Everton
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I should have put a bet on :p

Great 3 points and clean sheet away from home...that's the most important thing. Our defence needed the confidence boost.

I agree that It wasn't the best first half, our midfield just did not control the game enough, and I was thinking at half time, that give it 10 more minutes and then think about bringing Besic or Gibson on to grab hold of the game a bit more. Thankfully though, I think Barry stepped up in the second half and he really clicked into gear.

Contrary to what some people have mentioned, I thought Naismith had a really good game. Yeah, he missed an absolute sitter, and he made a few mistakes towards the end, but his general play in that position has improved so much and I don't think people realise how much he brings other people into the game. The first goal wouldn't have happened without him, he receives a tricky ball just past the half way line, quickly gets it to his feet as he turns and plays the ball to the left quickly, and we score from the resulting attack.

Stones had a good solid game and I think he has done enough there to earn a starting position when Distin is back. A few times he brought the ball out from the back with some pace and released the ball quickly, and it just makes you realise that you are never gonna get that with Distin or Jagielka.

Mirrallas had a good game and he has impressed me in all of his appearance this season. I really want this to be the season for him to step up, because he has been showing glimpses of greatness for so long, but every time he builds up form he either gets injured or fades away again.

I thought the Osman substitution worked really well, and I think this is how we need to use Osman this season. He is not a starter for me but can be a useful squad member. When the opposition is tiring, using him in the right position can really create some chances, in a different way than bringing on a winger does.

Not the most exciting game ever, but I think if we had Pienaar and Eto'o on the bench, then we would have probably brought Eto'o on for Lukaku on 60 minutes and Pienaar on for McGeady...and I think with those substitutions we would have ended up scoring more.
 

kithnou said:
Just caught the replay for the 1st time...what the hell kind of miss was that from Naismith? Rubbish...
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.....think positive that he was on the end of it. He's getting more than his quota because he sniffs out opportunities. If he wasn't making that break and watched from the edge of the box then nobody would criticise. He's doing a terrific job.
 
Eggs said:
.....think positive that he was on the end of it. He's getting more than his quota because he sniffs out opportunities. If he wasn't making that break and watched from the edge of the box then nobody would criticise. He's doing a terrific job.
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Mate, I was saying he was proving me wrong this season with his world class performances and finishing....then I see that rubbish and I cant help myself...
 
Blue Cheese said:
Great result. I had kittens every time they attacked first half.

We rode the storm n that was massive, may not have got away with it against better but we weren't up against better and we fully deserved the win.
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a large majority on here tipped villa, swansea and saints all to struggle after what seemed like poor summers. but 2nd, 3rd and 4th atm.

table means next to nothing atm though - but still, all 3 have gained quarter of the points required for survival already. things change quickly.
 

That move which almost resulted in an Ossie goal was an absolute joy. Last 15/20 him coming on to retain the ball and be a calming influence on the ball with be very useful, surprised how many chances we continued to create when he came on.

Oh and also you can see a McGeady screamer coming soon.
 
kithnou said:
Mate, I was saying he was proving me wrong this season with his world class performances and finishing....then I see that rubbish and I cant help myself...
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...everybody misses sitters. I remember scoring 5 in a significant competition game as a youth and putting a sitter over the bar. An old fella came up to me as I was walking off and said I wouldn't remember any of the goals but I'd never forget the miss. 43 years later and he's absolutely right. Good that he's breaking his neck to get in those positions, he'll miss the odd one but get his reward when it matters.
 
Eggs said:
...everybody misses sitters. I remember scoring 5 in a significant competition game as a youth and putting a sitter over the bar. An old fella came up to me as I was walking off and said I wouldn't remember any of the goals but I'd never forget the miss. 43 years later and he's absolutely right. Good that he's breaking his neck to get in those positions, he'll miss the odd one but get his reward when it matters.
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but you just said you remember you scored 5 (y)
 

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