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1 hour ago, Finn balor said:

Benitez, arteta,biesla, moyes in that order 

1 hour ago, Finn balor said:

We have lost our identity as a club 

If Silva goes its arteta or bust. We need someone who understands the identity of the club. Hell fucking no to Bielsa, he’s openly admitted to spying on teams. 

Wouldnt mind Howe or Unsworth but I know that will be unpopular. 

Glad he reacted to Walcott horror show. Gylfi tucks in off the right to support Cenk. In theory love the change, let’s see if it comes off. 

Watford 1 - 2 Everton

Tosun

On 30/01/2019 at 10:17, Shukes said:

If he could roll his socks up, he would be an incredible player. He is effective in moments, but doesn’t have the attitude right at the moment. Another season and he’ll be a beast.

Think so? Why would attitude change from this season to next? It’s looking more and more like he could end up being a flop. He’s been a passenger for 3 months now. 

2 hours ago, Btay said:

I don’t get how you can slam Gana for being a shit footballer ( technically ) and yet praise Walcott?

Seriously. We were clearly watching two different games. Walcott was the worst player on the pitch by a country mile. Country mile. 

1 minute ago, Btay said:

I’m angry again though because it shows the level we have in us - that kind of performance against any team bar city/Liverpool and you get a positive result 9/10 times. 

Davies - keep him in, he looks a different player ( good man management taking him out of the spotlight + the armband is a good push for him )

Kenny - MOM, could save us big money on a new player. He must play every game from here on so we know 100% if he is the answer because Coleman has shown his level and it’s not enough.

Outstanding post

Good half until the inevitable set piece goal. Walcott is horrible, add him to the summer out list. There’s a player in Davies just need some patience to let it come out. Back four playing well. Pickford decision making not improving at all over the course of the entire season. Worrying that.

29 minutes ago, Finn balor said:

Where the fuck is lookman?

Still standing like a statue on the pitch from Saturday. Joke of a performance of the bench. Fully deserves dropping.

1 hour ago, barryj said:

It won’t be all even if we win both games. City will still be 3 points behind (assuming they both match each other results in between fixtures). 

Just meant in terms of our impact on the race. City can figure out another way to make up the 3 pts. 

The shouts for us to lose are ridiculous. We still have to play the 2nd derby. Win both these games and it’s all even between City and the shite. 

Where do we go from here? The best teams only make 1-2 changes to their starting XI. I'd like to see us do the same assuming you don't consider signing Zouma and AGomes as new signings, who I'd like to see sign permanently. For me we should be focusing on RB and ST this summer. 

Pickford, Keane, Zouma, Digne, AGomes, Gana, Siggy, Richarlison, Lookman go into next year as starters.

Good enough cover given our situation: Mina, Coleman, Kenny, Holgate - defense. Davies, McCarthy, Besic - midfield. Bernard, Onyekuru, Walcott, Vlasic - attacking. DCL, Tosun - striker.

Gone via contract expiry: Jags, Baines, AWilliams, Connolly

Get rid: Garbutt, Mirallas, Tarashaj, Martina, Bolasie, Sandro, Schneiderlin, Pennington, Niasse

Depth reminder:

GK: Pickford/Stek/JVirginia

RB: NEED STARTER/Coleman/Kenny

CB: Zouma/Keane/Mina/Holgate

LB: Digne/Robinson

Holding Mid: AGomes/Gana/Davies/McCarthy/Besic/Beni/JWilliams

Attacking Mid: Gylfi/Vlasic/Dowell

Wingers: Richarlison/Walcott/Bernard/Lookman/Onyekuru

ST: NEED STARTER/DCL/Tosun

Everton 1 - 1 City

DCL

Fucking despise Lee Mason

Gomes great goal. So frustrating. He’s the closest we’ve got to finding Arteta again. Just not consistent enough and on loan so tough choice to make in summer. 

Lee Mason. Game over, loss.

26 mil for a 29 yr old midfielder who relies on his athleticism is outstanding business. If this happens I’ll miss him though. 

Not in the 18 today. Is he off?

Pickford

Coleman Keane Zouma Digne

Gana Davies

Bernard Lookman Richarlison

DCL

2 hours ago, pete0 said:

For me it's the tactics. Sigurdssen's biggest weaknesses are his pace and that's he's reactive rather than proactive, these two downfalls are why he's the last player you'd pick to press high up the pitch. Then when we're on the ball he's not fast enough or reactive enough to get into the pockets (but even if he does its rare our midfield find him). Very frustrating to watch, and more frustrating that the club are paying Silva £6m a year and he's trying to enforce a system rather than do the best you an with the players you've got. 

Completely disagree with you on that last part. The manager has to be enforcing his system at all times and choose the best players available to implement that system. None of this wishy washy shit where we change our overall shape/style based on the opponent. Nuances sure home/away, top 6/not but the system needs to remain the same. That's the mentality all of the top 6 clubs have. 

Every year the FA cup loss stings more than any other. Even before the season starts we’ve no shot at winning the league, the league cup is dumb and I’ve come to expect bad results in the derbies. Our season rests on the FA Cup. Our season is once again over early and it fucking stings like hell.

17 hours ago, Bailey said:

I actually thought we played alright in the second half bar those bloody set pieces. We still fail to shoot and we still pick silly passes when easy passes are available but at least there was some urgency. 

Their second goal is a bit unlucky. The freekick was soft anyway and then we win the header but the breaks dont go our way and that happens. That 3rd goal is another fucking travesty. People will blame Silva but like the first goal, all that needs is the players on the pitch to be aggressive and have that desire to go and win the ball in the air. They all know whats coming, just get your fucking head on it. It was just pathetic. They should have been climbing over each other to win the ball but instead Coleman is getting bullied around y their players to win the ball whilst ours sit and watch. 

I honestly dont know what the answer is anymore. The manager doesnt matter. The good players are soft and the ones that do give a shit arent good enough. 

Exactly where I’m at as well

1 hour ago, Aidan said:

 

Should be the lineup every game moving forward. 

Not sussed at all by the lack of signings. Was hoping, however, that there would be more sales. Take advantage of desperate teams. Bolasie would be a great start but Schneiderlin and Browning should be sold. Can we not convert the loans to permanent deals for Sandro, Pennington, Mirallas, Martina and Tarashaj at least? Williams and Garbutt are free agents in the summer. 

We often ridicule players who want to leave, it's only fair to say kudos to Yannick for wanting to fight for his place here. His mindset shows alot about his character, frankly that's something some our current first XI could learn from.