Wigan Athletic 1-1 Everton. 4th Feb at 15.00.

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I personally think 2 is a little high for Damon.

No. 2 is very fitting, if he were a player he'd be a No.2.

All round if anyone is a number 2 it's him.

 

[TheBlueGibbon]

I thought Distin was a bit poor today, I think it was the wrong game for him to start after coming back from injury, especially when you consider the state of the pitch and the conditions. I think we should have had Duffy starting instead.

 

[Titus Bramble]

I'm glad Pienaar had a good game, he did look a bit knackered towards the end but it's nice to have a player passing it forward and bombing on to get the return ball. He nearly unlocked their defense a few times. Drenthe should have come on for Cahill at half time and we should have played the midfield like this:

-----Fellaini-Gibson-----
Donovan-Pienaar-Drenthe

 

[Toffe3m4n]

He has nowhere near the workrate or defensive qualities of Carsley so you should never compare him to an Everton legend. He gave the ball away a lot and didn't really contribute well to any attacking phases in the game. He was probably our worst performer for the second game in a row. I have nothing against him personally, but in the last two games despite his goal, his all round performances have been below the rest of the team.

I was really pissed off when we had a great chance right at the end and Jelavic fouled their player, it was 93 minutes and what a chance to nick a late winner.

Harsh.

He broke up the play just as much as Felli did today. That's his primary role.

 

[Matt Damon]

One thing I will say. Howard. Defo should have had that ball. Except he got shanghaied by it.

I couldn't give a Sarajevo. He should of had it.

 

[cadex]

gibson had 1 misfired shot , what else did he do wrong in his role then ? im sure his tackle win and pass success rate was only bettered by fellaini.
hes not a plyer like pienaar , he sits in teh hole covering ground and space so our wide men can push forward and fellaini is free to boss the pitch. so i cant honestly see what he done wrong. i like him and think we have lacked a mr boring but dependable since carsley.

He has been prone to giving the ball away in very dangerous areas. It hasn't costed us yet but it's only a matter of time.

 

[Kay20]

gibson had 1 misfired shot , what else did he do wrong in his role then ? im sure his tackle win and pass success rate was only bettered by fellaini.
hes not a plyer like pienaar , he sits in teh hole covering ground and space so our wide men can push forward and fellaini is free to boss the pitch. so i cant honestly see what he done wrong. i like him and think we have lacked a mr boring but dependable since carsley.

Mr. Dependable had a series of several bad passes today. That's not dependable.

I'm not yelling "Gibson out!" like others, but I do think he hits the bench when Rodders is back.

 

[ShaggyReAL]

He gave the ball away a lot and didn't really contribute well to any attacking phases in the game. He was probably our worst performer for the second game in a row. I have nothing against him personally, but in the last two games despite his goal, his all round performances have been below the rest of the team.

This.

 

[somuchfun]

This is the exact knee jerk reaction I dread. It always happens when a player makes a horrible mistake and never happens when they save us.

Howard lost us points today. No question.

But he is still starting between the pipes for me. Let's all remember Mucha's cock up earlier this season shall we? Mistakes happen. And contrary to knee jerk opinion, they haven't happened in a row for Tim. He has also saved our collective behinds this season several times.

No. Just because Mucha is poor it doesn't make Howard any better. Howards only good attribute is his athletism. He doesn't have any other strong areas in his play. There's nothing to disagree with this fact.

 

[Kay20]

Is it just me that puts their goal down to the bounce ?

Pip gave Tim a Googlie and bamboozled him, he was going in exactly the right place to catch it then when it bounced it turned.

Still should have had it.

And it basically sums up Phil's year.

 

[Magwool]

Is it just me that puts their goal down to the bounce ?

Pip gave Tim a Googlie and bamboozled him, he was going in exactly the right place to catch it then when it bounced it turned.

I agree with this. Karma police came and collected their toll for his goal against Bolton.

 

[evertorial]

Harsh.

He broke up the play just as much as Felli did today. That's his primary role.

Defensively he was sound, but when he has the ball in an advanced position he often picks out the wrong pass and makes worse decisions than I would expect Rodwell to make.

 

[Matt Damon]

I bet Fellaini was Beijinged after the game. He was everywhere throughout.

 

[kenada_blue]

This.

The word after the City win was that he provided the platform so Felli could shine. No Felli masterclass = Gibson is the scapegoat.

Neville and Heitinga can do that though.

Fellaini goes box to box. He's back defending and attacking. Gibson so far just ponders, passes simple - misplaces a few. Then pops up outside the box twice in a game.

Rodwell needs to come back swiftly IMO. He can let Felli do what he does as well as actually getting involved himself, bombing forward (if Moyes lets him). He almost never gives the ball away either. I can only think of that poor back pass he did to Distin against Sporting a few seasons back..other than that, I cant.

 

[Kay20]

No. Just because Mucha is poor it doesn't make Howard any better. Howards only good attribute is his athletism. He doesn't have any other strong areas in his play. There's nothing to disagree with this fact.

I never said that.

And I vehemently disagree with the rest of your post. Absolutely NOT fact. Perhaps you could go back and watch countless youtube videos to prove it.

Pick on Neville's sh*tty play for weeks. But inventing crap about Howard to suit one sh*tty play is crap.