Everton v Leicester City match thread

[AyewJoking]

1 minute ago, Hawk17 said:

Still laughing at Mirallas trying to start Robert Huth. Who the hell in their right mind would want to fight Robert Huth? 

Trying to provoke him and it worked.

[fazzyfox]

For a fair comparison to Benny's performance think back to those games earlier in the season when Morgan didn't have Ndidi in front of him and Amartey was letting people go without picking them up, he was all over the place. We're inviting pressure again and eventually the cracks appear, the protection has to be better.

 

Whilst Lukaku"s goal was a good run into space onto a very good ball  the two CB's seemed more concerned about keeping an offside line than being goal side of the player, if they put themselves goal-side he at least has a challenge on him rather than a free header.

[LCFC1996]

Drinky looks knackered. King's popped up here and there with a couple blocks/tackles & got forward near the end but theres no drive in the middle.

[Chester Dontlie]

just in time for the second half

at least we're still in it, that's good

COYF we're going to bang these

[langtonfox]

6 minutes ago, Sharpe's Fox said:

Don't care about this game we are champions league man wake up

I care about all our games

[The Guvnor]

Still in this, Comedy moment Mirallarse squaring up to Huth 

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

Just now, kristianity77 said:

Not really though is it.  This is a weakened side we've put out, Ranieri was coaching Leicester to Benny Hill football with the full squad out.  This game has no bearing on Madrid, where Fuchs, Simpson and Ndidi will be back to make us look a lot more assured.

Can't agree really. We have looked very poor and could be 5-2 down. I expect better organisation and commitment despite the changes. 

[st albans fox]

Vardy clearly told not to play at 100%. Same problem he had under CR. he isn't that type of player. All or nothing. May as well bring musa on so JV doesn't pick up a knock. 

[Dr The Singh]

Just now, LCFC1996 said:

Drinky looks knackered. King's popped up here and there with a couple blocks/tackles & got forward near the end but theres no drive in the middle.

King is a passenger

[Guest the fox]

1 minute ago, Eagle10 said:

Just let them talk, these people must watch different games. Like if he doesn't jump on one ball, he instantly "doesn't go for aerial duels" so he must jump either if he wins or loses the duel, the important thing is to jump to some posters here.

Imagine the praise for okazaki if he did what slim did first half?

[l444ry]

2 minutes ago, Blue Ed said:

Ridiculous game. Really missing Ndidi and sinj IMO. I like Slim but annoys me that he can't win any aerial duels.

Seems to score enough with his head.

[The Doctor]

Benny arguably at fault for all three. Definitely for the third, pathetic for the first and just watching the second I'm trying to work out which of him and huth should have Lukaku there rather than letting him just walk between them and nod it in.

[Guest]

Amartey isn't a right back. Never will be. 

[foxes21]

Get Drinky off. The bloke looks knackered. Only problem with that is, we'd have to play Amartey in midfield. I don't think Amartey's brain could cope with Everton's 1-2's.

[Dr The Singh]

I want Grayson to rip them a new one

[CloudFox]

This is a ridiculous game. Some lovely goals, but **** me are we only playing with Kaspar, two wingers and two forwards?

 

The defence and midfield have been diabolical. Amartey looks really nervous especially.

[Sunnycoast]

Could do with winning a few second balls in the second half.... like, 1 would be nice. 

[Babylon]

Not really sure what we do to change this, but with these players I can't see anything but much of the same.

 

 

[Kendal Fox]

This is the reason, selfish that it is, that I hoped Shakespeare would field the same lineup as usual (with Benny in for Morgan of course).

I just think it would have been worth the risk, and going by the first half, we'd probably be winning right now. We have sports science and physios who could work on the lads 24/7 until Wednesday night, that's their job afterall...

 

[Guest the fox]

Not fair blaming Benny for every thing, the defense is exposed because there is no n'didi

[Charl91]

We have Morgan, Simpson, Fuchs, N'Didi and Mahrez not playing (and Okazaki too, though whether that's better than Slim or not is up for debate) - we're not gonna be playing as well as we normally do.

 

With King playing (and Drinkwater in terrible form), it was always going to be dodgy. Amartey clearly isn't a FB either.

[eastendfox]

We deserve to be more than one behind. Drinkwater looks about five yards off the pace - not sure why he's playing. Simpson on and Amartey to  middle please - though Amartey another who hasn't had a good game. Beyond Albrighton and in flashes Gray and Slimani struggling to think who has.

[weller54]

Just now, Dr The Singh said:

I want Grayson to rip them a new one

Simon Grayson? 

[hejammy]

This is the complete opposite type of game we needed right now. Drinky has been poor for months now. Hopefully Ndidi will be ok for the Champions League game. Defensively Amartey is just all over the place. Just shows we need a proper right back, back up to Simo, Benny is having a poor game, but that's probably more to do with Ndidi not being there to help. 

[midland_red]

2 minutes ago, langtonfox said:

I care about all our games

yep..especially as we're not safe yet