Everton post match 0-2

[Webbo]

It wasn't that bad a performance, except for Slimani. Their first goal came from a long punt and the second came while we were chasing the game. A 0-0 would probably have been fair but that's life.

 

I can't believe we made 3 substitutions and Slimani stayed on He doesn't hold the ball up, he barely won a header and his passing was dreadful.

[kingfox]

That was crap and I fully blame Ranieri for that result today.

 

Taking Okazaki off after half time again was a ridiculous decision, he should get at least 10 minutes in the second half, if no improvement then change it. Yet he brought on another midfield, changed formation to a 4-3-3 which always turns into a 4-5-1 with us, we went all negative and we didn't look like creating anything. Then he takes Gray off, keeps Albrighton on, puts two target men up front which killed the pace out of our side, our main weapon is pace yet after those subs it was non existent, just back to predictable hoof ball which was easily read by the Everton defence. God knows how Albrighton stayed on the pitch, as for Slimani he was terrible, it was like watching Mark De Vries. Terrible management today.

 

Only positive like many have said already was Chilwell, he defended well and actually showed effort when going forward.

[Matt]

Well where do you ****ing start with that crock of shit.

 

Ranieri's losing it. Gray for Ulloa....with that expensive lazy **** on the pitch?! No problems with Ulloa coming on but when that lazy **** ain't gonna come to the ball, run onto headers, he can just **** off, what has he got against Gray?

 

He drops Mahrez because he wants to 'stimulate his mind'...You should have done that weeks ago, for what its worth in recent weeks I think he's been abit better, still not good enough but better, he should have been dropped weeks ago, preferably for a CL game, hit him where it hurts, a big wake up call to him.

 

Look they were all shit today, barring Chilwell and Gray who are the only one whos can come out of that abomination with any credit.

 

Seriously getting pissed off.

 

But it's ok because Ranieri and all of them are very 'sad' and 'angry'...followed by a little laugh.

[inckley fox]

13 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

I'm not suggesting that whatsoever. I'm saying that we all know that his technical skills are not up to scratch. His job is to score goals but he does not have the skill to create himself a chance out of nothing. If he did then he'd be playing for Chelsea/Man City/ Arsenal etc.

 

His job is to take chances when they arrive and they're not arriving.

 

We've not created much all season. While we continue to give the opposition more chances than we create for ourselves then we'll continue to struggle. We need someone to come in quickly and address that.

I think it's very rare these days to have a player whose sole purpose is to score a goal every two or three games.

 

Strikers also have a role in creating goals, holding up play, pulling defenders out of position. A side like ours doesn't have the luxury of a goal-poacher who is otherwise useless. And he did have a reasonable chance today, with which he nearly took out the corner flag. I think these are shaky grounds for a defence.

[justfoxes]

There are a lot of questions to be answered by both Claudio and the players regarding team choices formations performances on the pitch desire and quality !

 

Some people on here want Claudio Gone but who would replace him who would the owners think good enough to take us further?

 

some of our needs layers a year older and a year unsuitable for their current roles,even tho I think the world of Wes and Huthy but as shown today they are way off the pace of the premier league pace !!

we definitely need a Kante replacement as  feel even tho mendy is only just back we haven't found that player that Kante was not even 50% of what he was.

unfortunately Slimani hasn't exactly pulled up any trees in his performances Vardy hasn't picked up where he left off last year Ulloa does what he's asked when he comes on Musa also hasn't delivered what was promised either so do wee need yet another striker in January ???

 

Then the others who were performed superb last year but again failed to perform as admirabley as last year Messers Mahrez Albrighton Drinkwater Simpson etc the only player to improve is Kasper thank fook !!

 

but on the bright side we do have some great youngsters coming through Chilwell Gray etc that we have to look forward to!

So now it looks like Top and co now need to decide what's good for the future of the club keep going forward with Claudio and give him a vast amount of cash to keep us afloat in the PL in this January window or replace him with manager that will move us forward in the future but I hope they keep faith in Claudio I believe he will get us running again and pull us out of this slump I'd hate him to get another premier league record we wouldn't care for winning the PL one year the next get relegated that record is one that can fook right off and I will always believe we will be fine as we are above five far worse teams than us.

 

im hoping as most of you that we spend well this January and fill the positions we are lacking quality in And Claudio can sort out this shower out before it's far too late ! 

 

 

 

 

 

[Webbo]

On the plus side Chilwell had an excellent debut.

[justfoxes]

1 minute ago, Webbo said:

On the plus side Chilwell had an excellent debut.

Let's hope he can keep this up as all he was missing today is what he deserved was a goal!

[Guest Col city fan]

4 minutes ago, Webbo said:

On the plus side Chilwell had an excellent debut.

That's the one shining light. We do look to have an alternative LB

[MrSpaM]

Dropping drinkwater and mahrez is just baffling. Everton are are decent side and we've treated this like a friendly. Substitutions made no sense at all

[Dr The Singh]

20 minutes ago, Webbo said:

It wasn't that bad a performance, except for Slimani. Their first goal came from a long punt and the second came while we were chasing the game. A 0-0 would probably have been fair but that's life.

 

I can't believe we made 3 substitutions and Slimani stayed on He doesn't hold the ball up, he barely won a header and his passing was dreadful.

Apparently he is dynamite in the sack and the the box

[Struwwelpeter60]

5 minutes ago, Matt said:

Look they were all shit today, barring Chilwell and Gray

Gray was poor today. I mean, he is a winger. His job is to

provide the striker(s) with usable crosses/passes. Right?

How many did he deliver today?

Zero.

Add to that his unwillingness to track back  and you know, why

CR took him off.

Albrighton's crosses were also dismal today, but he, at least, was

pulling his weight defensively.

[Webbo]

1 minute ago, Struwwelpeter60 said:

Gray was poor today. I mean, he is a winger. His job is to

provide the striker(s) with usable crosses/passes. Right?

How many did he deliver today?

Zero.

Add to that his unwillingness to track back  and you know, why

CR took him off.

Albrighton's crosses were also dismal today, but he, at least, was

pulling his weight defensively.

I didn't think Gray was poor, but he was nothing special. Can't really understand the reaction to his substitution.

[Webbo]

3 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said:

Apparently he is dynamite in the sack and the the box

If that's all it takes I'd be playing for England.

[worthosoriginals]

1 hour ago, The Guvnor said:

Time to watch Andrea serenading the crowd again to ease the pain.

How were the mince pies?

Nice....bit of a highlight.

[ozvaldo]

Can't remember the last time large parts of the crowd boo'd at a substitution.  

But to be honest, I don't understand taking off our best attacking player when we need a goal because "Albrighton offers a better link between midfield and defence".

I'd rather us lose 2 or 3-0 (or worse) if we kept attacking players on and gave it a real go.  

It doesn't make sense to me.  

 

[KingKoala]

I don't think it's just down to the team selection but lack of tactics by our manager.

Starting Mahrez, Vardy and Ulloa wouldn't have changed the situation a bit IMO.

The system is not working at all, we have zero creativity for attack at the moment.

I'm not going to talk about our defense as it's so obvious.

 

We might get a new MF in January but if it's not PL proven, I'm afraid it's not going to improve our situation.

[Merging Cultures]

Bet you thought that last season where his sub's changed games and won us the league then.

Nope. Never been a huge fan. Bit of a bone of contention in my family.

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

The thing is, us having to put out that line up was not unlucky. Wasilewski (and I do have a lot of time for him) should not be in a premiership squad. In the same way, we had a £30m striker who is not one, a £16m striker on the bench who we don't even know if his best position is upfront and no defensive cover whatsoever. 

 

Whether it be Claudio or Rudkin or whoever, they've blown a fortune and cocked up the biggest opportunity this club has had in 132 years to break through barriers. 

[Dr The Singh]

2 minutes ago, Webbo said:

If that's all it takes I'd be playing for England.

Sounds about right, England are shit!

[Domsdad]

It says everything when their sub who no one had heard of with the blonde hair comes on and runs the show. Daniel Amartey watch a video of his performance and see how you should play because quite frankly you look like a rabbit in the headlights struggling to stand up.

[lgfualol]

27 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

As I've said all season..you're in denial man!

Look at the stats!

Put Amartey with Mendy and Drinkwater and we'd see a rise in tackles and interceptions. I know you hate Amartey but play Gueye with King in a 2 in this team and he would have the same low stats.

[Guest Col city fan]

2 minutes ago, lgfualol said:

Put Amartey with Mendy and Drinkwater and we'd see a rise in tackles and interceptions. I know you hate Amartey but play Gueye with King in a 2 in this team and he would have the same low stats.

I don't 'hate' anyone. But week in week out, I keep saying we better be careful whilst the Amartey spaff fest continues. We are in danger of being relegated here.

And whilst I do this, you and others claim that such and such players are fine.

They aren't, and neither are we.

[BenTheFox]

Both goals we conceded today (especially the first one) were goals you don't see conceded at this level very often. The first one was a simple ball down the pitch and Mirallas just went straight through the heart of our defence. Couldn't believe what I was seeing. 

[yorkie1999]

Squad size is too big and Claudio has too many choices, giving him the chance to tinker which has been always been his downfall. Last year we were a threadbare squad which meant he only had one choice which gave the players a close knit environment and an all for one belief. That environment is no longer there and that's why we are no longer the team of last year.

[inckley fox]

33 minutes ago, Webbo said:

It wasn't that bad a performance, except for Slimani. Their first goal came from a long punt and the second came while we were chasing the game. A 0-0 would probably have been fair but that's life.

 

I can't believe we made 3 substitutions and Slimani stayed on He doesn't hold the ball up, he barely won a header and his passing was dreadful.

Oh no, I can't agree with that. I thought Everton were very poor, but for an away side they deserved their win. Our CBs were terrible, Albrighton, Okazaki (and Drinkwater when he came on, understandably perhaps), Slimani, thought Simpson was very ropey too. That's over half our side! I just don't think you can get away with multiple substandard performances like that at this level and feel hard done by.