Everton post match 0-2

[49er]

Why do you leave one of your best, most creative players on the bench - Mahrez? He should have played instead of Albrighton. Why didn't Drinky start? To be fair, King and Amartey were reasonable in the first half, but you have to go with your best.

 

With the transfer window opening shortly, can CR be trusted to splash the cash. How many of his signings (if we take the view that Fuchs and Kante were really Pearson ones) have had any real impact - Inler, Benlouane, Slimani, Musa, Amartey, Mendey, Hernandez, Zieler?

 

It may be time for a change. 

[TheUltimateWinner]

Wish people would stop saying 'we won the premier league'

 

Saying that won't stop us from being on our current collision course to the championship.

[Jfox90]

Woeful subs today..how albrighton stayed on over gray i will never know! Chilwell was only player that can take any credit from that game..he was a 7 or 8 easy. Lack of intensity and energy...shit defensive options..and no innovation in final 3rd...lucky we didnt get spurs's champs league group or this season would be a complete disaster..need a massive kick up arse for west ham

[Guest Col city fan]

Just now, 49er said:

Why do you leave one of your best, most creative players on the bench - Mahrez? He should have played instead of Albrighton. Why didn't Drinky start? To be fair, King and Amartey were reasonable in the first half, but you have to go with your best.

 

With the transfer window opening shortly, can CR be trusted to splash the cash. How many of his signings (if we take the view that Fuchs and Kante were really Pearson ones) have had any real impact - Inler, Benlouane, Slimani, Musa, Amartey, Mendey, Hernandez?

 

It may be time for a change. 

If you really look at that line-up

Inler, Benny, Slim, Musa, Amartey, Mendy, Hernandez...at a combined fee of what? Over 50 mill?

I agree...what a shambles...

Imagine what we could have gotten for that.

[Riot Van]

2 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I'll beat it as long as it continues.

 

Slimani isn't a technical footballer whatsoever, we all know that. We've had about 10 crosses into the box and not one found Slimani. If Slimani was missing chances then he'd deserve this much stick.

 

Albrighton, Gray and Mahrez were all just as poor. Yet somehow avoid criticism.

Gray as bad as Slimani?  Jesus Christ...

[Benji]

2 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I'll beat it as long as it continues.

 

Slimani isn't a technical footballer whatsoever, we all know that. We've had about 10 crosses into the box and not one found Slimani. If Slimani was missing chances then he'd deserve this much stick.

 

Albrighton, Gray and Mahrez were all just as poor. Yet somehow avoid criticism.

 

I was agreeing with you until you mentioned Gray as poor - come on, mate, really?

[Kendal Fox]

The thing for me is that confidence has been largely wafer thin after suffering so much bad luck going back to the Mendy injury - I agree that the summer deals were far from acceptable, given the fact we had just won the top tier league - and, ever since then, we've either been affected by the problem in midfield, suffering other injury blows such as Schmeichel and Drinkwater or disproportionate punishments resulting in suspensions for Drinkwater and Vardy - both for 3 matches and now Huth and Fuchs. Or simply inconsistent decision making going against us during several different matches.

Every time this happens (which is often) it ALWAYS coincides with us just getting our heads above water. The win against Man City I believe was in part inspired by the news that Schmeichel was only a match away from returning and look just how much our confidence levels rose. To put it into perspective, Man City then went on to beat Arsenal in their very next match. That tells me that so much of this is a confidence problem, which also leads me to think that it's no surprise things go to shit when the FA - who have well and truly marked our card going back to last season - flex their muscles.

[Guest Col city fan]

Just now, Benji said:

 

I was agreeing with you until you mentioned Gray as poor - come on, mate, really?

It's AKCJ..what do you expect?

[filbertboy]

No pace in the centre of the defence today. Very slow and exposed too easily for the opening goal. Surely someone knew with that pairing of Morgan and Was  we could get caught out ?

 

So disappointing.

 

 

[49er]

Just now, Col city fan said:

If you really look at that line-up

Inler, Benny, Slim, Musa, Amartey, Mendy, Hernandez...at a combined fee of what? Over 50 mill?

I agree...what a shambles...

Imagine what we could have gotten for that.

Perhaps we should have gone for those with experience of playing in the Premier League, who know what it takes to get the job done. Our policy now seems to be to uncover the next Kante - go to Europe and bring over some young, and supposedly up and coming players, like Kaputska, Ndidi and Menday and hope that they will turn into superstars. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Just now, AKCJ said:

I'll beat it as long as it continues.

 

Slimani isn't a technical footballer whatsoever, we all know that. We've had about 10 crosses into the box and not one found Slimani. If Slimani was missing chances then he'd deserve this much stick.

 

Albrighton, Gray and Mahrez were all just as poor. Yet somehow avoid criticism.

 

I've conceded he should have better service, but that doesn't excuse his performance today. Is he given a free pass for 90 minutes of abysmal touches, awful link up play and wayward passing because nobody is crossing it in for him? It's an odd logic but if you want to stick with it, by all means, do. 

 

I've seen plenty of people criticising the three players you've mentioned today. Albrighton in the match thread came in for some very harsh barbs, somebody has even started a topic on Gray's "selfishness" for crying out loud. There is absolutely not substance to that point.

 

Slimani was beyond poor today. Does that mean I think he's shit? Absolutely not.

[AKCJ]

1 minute ago, Riot Van said:

Gray as bad as Slimani?  Jesus Christ...

This will be fun.

 

 

Name one thing Gray did that led to a good chance today.

 

I get that he's fun, young and English but let's take the blinkers off for a bit. He's not played well today. He's in the side to create chances and he's just not done it today.

[J.Lisemore]

One thing I think we can all agree on is that Ranieri cannot be trusted to spend money in January. 

[Kitchandro]

Bad attitude again.

 

Amartey and Gray did ok until we scored, then their heads dropped and they gave up. Albrighton twice ducked out of headed challenges. Slimani's effort was putiful second half and has the touch of a rapist. Mahrez had a mardy because he didn't start and didn't try a jot.

 

Ranieri's decision to take Gray off instead of Albrighton who couldn't do a thing right, which left us with no pace, was bizarre.

 

At least three times Chilwell was

marauding down the left and absolutely none of our players came within 50 yards of him.

 

We badly missed Vardy (the Vardy that tries anyway) and Drinkwater first half, who admittedly did not affect the match when he came on. King was woeful, he did not even attempt to contribute going forward and didn't make a worthwhile tackle from memory. We had no quality at all going forward.

 

The two goals, especially the first one, were caused only by Sunday league style defending that was beyond inexcusable.

 

The fans have every right to be disgusted.

[Chester Dontlie]

Just now, sdb said:

Oh dear. Glad I couldn't make it. Sounds like we went back to the long ball, no press gameplan that has seen us lose every other game we've tried that in over the last few months (most). 

 

We'll finish bottom 5 I'm certain. Just need to hope the bottom 3 keep faith in their useless managers/squads. 

 

Lets hope a 19 year old from a weak league can save us...

surely he'll be deemed "not yet ready for Premier League" and relegated to U-23 squad to play with Kapustka and Chillwell

[AKCJ]

3 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

It's AKCJ..what do you expect?

I'm assuming you think that Amartey (our second best player today) had a shocker?

 

Wind your neck in lad.

[Guest Danny Clender]

5 minutes ago, TheUltimateWinner said:

Wish people would stop saying 'we won the premier league'

 

Saying that won't stop us from being on our current collision course to the championship.

YES! terrible that people still wish this, Imagine, we made history and now I 'wish' we had have never have done it.

Catholic Guilt or Dickhead?

[49er]

1 minute ago, J.Lisemore said:

One thing I think we can all agree on is that Ranieri cannot be trusted to spend money in January. 

The difficulty we now have is:

 

a) Do we sign players, of a certain calibre, that will merely ensure we survive this season and we forget about the Champions League

 

b) Do we still think that we can sign quality players who may help us to progress in the Champions League. However, will they want to join a side in a relegation battle

 

 

[Monsell1976]

We were the best of two shit teams first half, and then the shite change of formation and shocking sub, and the league one standard of football first half, was replaced by Sunday league second half.

People are slating slimani need to look at his service, king and albrighton and stealing a living at this level, championship level at best.

Let face it, most of these players were crap before last season, and have just reverted back to being crap, a season in a lifetime, with a team of one season wonders.

This I can accept, what I cannot accept is no organisation, little or no effort, and not turning up and rolling over, lack of confidence or not we are a shambles, with no signs of things getting better.

The only thing that can save us this season, is if there are 3 teams worse than us, which I really don't know if there is, I thought Everton was poor today, but beat us easy.

What a waste of a Boxing Day, we made the effort, shame the players didn't.

[Kitchandro]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

I'm assuming you think that Am artey (our second best player today) had a shocker?

 

Wind your neck in lad.

Not saying much though is it?

 

Yeh he was good until we started losing and then began jogging around like he didn't care.

[NotTheMarketLeader]

7 minutes ago, 49er said:

Why do you leave one of your best, most creative players on the bench - Mahrez? He should have played instead of Albrighton. Why didn't Drinky start? To be fair, King and Amartey were reasonable in the first half, but you have to go with your best.

 

With the transfer window opening shortly, can CR be trusted to splash the cash. How many of his signings (if we take the view that Fuchs and Kante were really Pearson ones) have had any real impact - Inler, Benlouane, Slimani, Musa, Amartey, Mendey, Hernandez, Zieler?

 

It may be time for a change. 

Albrighton was awful, 

 

Mahrez is a non trier atm, it was time he was dropped, and when he came on he was piss poor. 

 

Again, you look daft with your criticism of Ranieri signings citing Musa and Slimani. 

 

THESE WERE WALSH SIGNINGS FFS. 

 

Get your ****ing facts right

[49er]

Wish we had spent £7m on Gueye rather than a combined £25m or so for Ndidi and Mendey. Thought he played well today.

[AKCJ]

2 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

I've conceded he should have better service, but that doesn't excuse his performance today. Is he given a free pass for 90 minutes of abysmal touches, awful link up play and wayward passing because nobody is crossing it in for him? It's an odd logic but if you want to stick with it, by all means, do. 

 

I've seen plenty of people criticising the three players you've mentioned today. Albrighton in the match thread came in for some very harsh barbs, somebody has even started a topic on Gray's "selfishness" for crying out loud. There is absolutely not substance to that point.

 

Slimani was beyond poor today. Does that mean I think he's shit? Absolutely not.

I've not said that Slimani has played well today.

 

But he's not going to knock it through the centre halves legs and stick it in the top corner. That just isn't his game. It's the same with Ulloa. We need a forward with a bit about himself, someone who can create a chance for himself. Unfortunately they're gold dust and they won't come to us.

 

Slimani has taken the majority of the flack I've seen (I'm on my mobile and have only opened a couple of threads, I've not heard a single word against Gray Mahrez and Albrighton on the radio.) I understand that people expect more because he costs 30m but he's definitely a striker that needs someone to put the ball on his head and he just did not get it today.

[Struwwelpeter60]

5 minutes ago, J.Lisemore said:

One thing I think we can all agree on is that Ranieri cannot be trusted to spend money in January. 

How do you know, that he was trusted with spending it in last summer?

[Guest seanfox778]

I can't believe how depressing that was to watch. Everton didn't even play well at all, we just gave them the 3 points on a plate. The final 15 mins of the game didn't really have a clear cut chance which is abysmal for a home side chasing a 0-1 score line. Looked as if they just couldn't be arsed.