"What's wrong with Everton?" [The Athletic]

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I think he was trying to make the point that we have a lot of average players using something people know

*takes note*

Fifa, huh?

 

[TheBigIguana]

*takes note*

Fifa, huh?

Yeah I've played FIFA. I don't let it seep into my feelings on the real sport.

 

[Jimishorts]

Yeah I've played FIFA

 

[kenada_blue]

Switched off as soon as one of them brought up FIFA ratings.

”it’s like all their players are 81s on FIFA but they have no 87s”

Peak football analysis right there.

Really? Wow.

Was "Yeah bruv" used?

 

[kenada_blue]

I think he was trying to make the point that we have a lot of average players using something people know

Ludovic Ajorque is rated 87 on FIFA. Does that mean he's good?

 

[Martin Alvito]

I really don't think we should overreact to a win and a draw over 38 injury-ravaged games with a thin squad keeping us out of Europe.

What's wrong with us is that we thoroughly booted two transfer windows in three years and are short a half-dozen contributors as a consequence. Hence the thin squad full of ponies on a wage that don't play.

When the squad is thin, the players you do have tend to start getting overuse injuries. That and a shoestring budget for years probably tend to explain the club's injury history.

Move a few ponies out and get a few ballers in and the level of play should improve.

 

[Blueboy57]

Shows you how clued up these journo's are when they have to bring in FIFA ratings at the start of a debate.

Athletic ? More like 'pathetic' if you ask me.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Ludovic Ajorque is rated 87 on FIFA. Does that mean he's good?

?

 

[barneygumble]

Everyone getting on the defence and ripping them, but it’s quite sad that people just instantly associate.

“winnable, home games against lower table sides, falling to a scrappy 1-0 defeat” and “Everton” in the same sentence, and it’s so bloody true.

Since I started watching us in ‘97, we always do it.

They also mentioned very ordinary players (I’m ignoring the FIFA reference and the lack of awareness that Godfrey is brilliant), lack of pace and overall lack of excitement watching Everton.
God, we’re depressing.

 

[FTY]

Switched off as soon as one of them brought up FIFA ratings.

”it’s like all their players are 81s on FIFA but they have no 87s”

Peak football analysis right there.

You’ll see loadssss of this in the next generation of punditry. It’s ingrained in a lot of peoples heads with them having played it since they were kids, including current players/future pundits

 

[LEONARD]

It's got to be us, the fans.

Endless failure and disappointment, yet we pack out Goodison and take thousands away.

We support and celebrate abject ineptitude.

 

[mikel_88]

all kno what is wrong have bought in the wrong players and have lost alot of leaders in the team who would fight for the shirt. Have improved this season but is vital we bring the right sort of players to the club this window

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Switched off as soon as one of them brought up FIFA ratings.

”it’s like all their players are 81s on FIFA but they have no 87s”

Peak football analysis right there.

That's me not watching it, thanks for the heads up...too bad you can't get a time refund.

 

[Billy Dean]

They were drawing an analogy with fifa. They weren’t actually basing their analysis on it

 

[zukai12_]

It's got to be us, the fans.

Endless failure and disappointment, yet we pack out Goodison and take thousands away.

We support and celebrate abject ineptitude.

But if we had poor attendances then everybody would cite that as the reason for poor form