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You could argue that coming back from Internationals had an impact on the players or that the early kick-off had an effect, you could even claim Man Utd were as piss-poor as us but there's no getting away from the fact that was a bad result and an awful performance.
Arteta and the boys made some noise before the game about being ready and up for it but it looks as though they were treating it as a friendly, in fact it was worse then that, a Sunday game in the park performance.
Moyes got things wrong from the start. No Carsley? A player so often credited as Everton's most reliable was dropped to the bench? Was he injured? Was he rested for the upcoming Euro game?
Jimmy McFadden was having a wonderful week, did Moyes even consider him for a starting place? Surely a player in that sort of form would be considered? Especially since Andy "I've forgotten how to score" Johnson clearly needs to be dropped.
Yakubu, Everton's record buy, I had my doubts and voiced them when the links first surfaced. He's a lazy player and looked every bit uninterested today. Are the Yak and AJ going to form this wonderful partnership? One's lazy and the other couldn't score in a drugs den. Very worrying.
With both teams playing badly the game was there for the winning, Moyes makes an attacking substitution, great I thought here comes McFadden, the form he's in it wouldn't surprise me if he hits a winner. But no Moyes decides to throw on Anichebe.
Anichebe is a player in the past I've described as a poor man's Heskey. After the recent England games, I take that back, he's not good enough to be a poor man's Heskey, he's a poor man's Marcus Bent. I was so annoyed McFadden was not introduced earlier. Moyes did finially bring him on but by then the game was lost.
This was a really bad performance; Man Utd were there for the taking but our players were too limp to do it. I really hope Moyes tore them apart in the dressing room after the game.
Next up is the long-awaited Euro game against Metallist. If Everton turn in a similar performance our Euro adventure will be shorter then a couple of years ago.
Sort it out Mr Moyes and quick.
Dutch Schaffaer, Posted 15/09/2007 at 16:41:15
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1 Posted 15/09/2007 at 17:31:08
One week we brilliantly beat Spurs, the next we lose to Reading, then we beat Bolton away and everything seems rosy and now this piss poor performance.
WOULD THE REAL EVERTON PLEASE STAND UP.
2 Posted 15/09/2007 at 17:32:42
3 Posted 15/09/2007 at 17:31:36
Feed the Yak and he’ll score it goes doesn’t it- not make the Yak run around chasing the defenders as they pass it between themselves.
The problem is as it’s been for years- the midfield! In Baines and jags (when used as full backs)weve got defenders who have the athleticism to come forward and get back too. Yobo & Lescott solid and decent for a set piece too. We have an abundance of decent strikers- especially with Vaughny on the mend...
ITS JUST THAT WE AINT GOT NO MIDFIELD!
Arteta’s a decent winger in a good midfield- the rest are squad players at best! Carsley could be used to sweep up but that only works if there’s creativity in front of him that makes up for it.
Hope Tim soon comes back but i fear we’re still 1 (2 for cover) players short to start thinking of definite top 6 finishes.
Just waiting for the window to open...haha!
4 Posted 15/09/2007 at 17:43:02
What’s the matter? Not getting laid or something?
5 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:08:40
you have gone up in my estimation
keep it up mate.
Is it you innit Dutch ?
6 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:02:36
Yakubu is short of fitness and anybody can look lazy next to the industry of AJ.. I thought the Yak played ok today ..not great, but not shite either..
Nevilles passing was abysmal..but even with him constantly giving the ball away, we still had no saves to make until the 83rd minute.
Yes United were not at their best, neither were we.
I know to some the cup is always half empty..but if you miss the excitement of a relegation battle..and dont really fancy trips abroad to watch your team..well Wigan are short of a few fans..(no obstructed views) and its only 1/2 hour down the road..
Roll on Thursday..COYB
7 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:14:46
Why did Neville play instead of Carsley today? Everyone knows Carsley is the better holding midfielder. Why was Neville not pushed at least back to fullback? Everyone knows that’s his best position.
It will be interesting to see what happens when Cahill and Gravesen are both back. SURELY Neville won’t get a place in that midfield? I’m beginning to wonder.
(P.S. Cahill for captain, Yobo for vice-captain.)
8 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:23:28
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9 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:27:11
Johnson was given one chance to score in the entire 90 minutes, a glancing header off a corner that was hacked off the line by Paul "should?a been sent off" Scholes. It was the closest we cam to scoring all game.
By all means say that AJ might have done better with the ball on a couple of occasions when he burst free down the flank but you can?t accuse a player of forgetting how to score if he only gets one or two scoring opportunities per game.
And had Moyes dropped him for McFadden, I imagine he'd be getting more stick for breaking up a £20m striker partnership just one match into its lifespan.
10 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:22:36
Moyes got it totally wrong today. I hate playing at home just to nulify the other team. Why were we so scared to commit men forward today? We played so incredibly narrow today that Arteta was totally ineffective.
Baines was our most attacking player and he’s the bloody left back. Why didn’t Moyes at least try switching Arteta to the left to link up with Baines? Why not start with Pienaar? He can’t be any worse than Osman.
The worse thing about today’s defeat is that it was totally predictable. As the ball went out for that corner I turned to my brother and said, "It’s just about the right time for us to just gift them a goal now" and sure enough we concede another easy goal to them. Perhaps it was another gentlemen’s agreement.
11 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:25:10
Overall we did not perform..but shite like "the knives are out for Moyes".???? get a grip..we lost one point on the teams above us and made the champions look toothless..the referee was a fucking discrace..every fifty /fifty went utds way and we still matched them..If you do watch the game again we played some nice stuff..Yakubu, Baines , Jags...a loss but some positives there as well
12 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:34:26
Moyes gets praised when he gets it right and it’s only right he gets criticised when he fucks up. Today he fucked it up.
13 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:36:31
a) Moyes is a poor tactician and after 5 years it looks like he always will be
b) Neville is a very limited player who cannot pass the ball. Ditto for Hibbert & Osman
c) Our football means our forwards are left isolated and therefore rendered useless
d) Our lineups mean we are reliant on one player too create something and when he doesn?t turn up were fucked
d) All of the above has gone on for too fucking long
WAKE UP EVERBODY!!!!!!
14 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:38:08
15 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:56:12
16 Posted 15/09/2007 at 18:45:15
I take lots of positives from the game. Baines was the best player on the park and looks a classy left back. Jagielka has the energy, tackling ability and pace we need from a midfielder and had a decent game. Yakubu and Johnson where handfulls all day. Hibbert didn't really have a bad game ? he is a squad player and a decent one at that. The negatives from the game: Neville is not a midfielder and the sooner he is either moved to a different position or dropped the better.
We played well against a very good team and if we continue to perform like this I will be happy.
17 Posted 15/09/2007 at 19:46:44
Come on Connor, they where dealt with easily on the day and offered virtually no threat at all.
Give your head a wobble mate, you usually post with sense on here.
18 Posted 15/09/2007 at 21:12:34
"We are delighted with the win because people will see a very improved Everton this season. Teams will find it very hard coming here. But we stood up to Yakubu and Andrew Johnson, who will be handful for anyone, and our defenders showed great determination."
Guess what guys, even Alex feels that we were great. Our defence was so great that it took a defender from a corner to beat us.
We were downright unlucky today. With the same performance by Man Utd, other teams would be down by more than 3.
And Moyes, in my humble opinion, made only one mistake, by not playing McFadden early when Jimmy Fad is still hot. Should?ve rested AJ considering the dude just came back from International duty.
19 Posted 15/09/2007 at 23:32:19
20 Posted 15/09/2007 at 23:49:06
21 Posted 17/09/2007 at 06:30:25
I agree with most of your comments, but not sure if AJ will get ’that one off his backside’ to get him going from the bench.
22 Posted 17/09/2007 at 06:34:06
foolishly missed your rant above and have just read it. You make the points exactly...I myself have been saying this for some time.
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