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Cahill Out; Jacobsen debuts

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The team is:

Howard
Jacobson, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines
Osman, Neville, Fellaini, Pienaar
Jo, Saha

Format 4-4-2
SUBS not announced on website

COYB
Nev and fellani to score 2-0 win
David Moore, Sydney, Australia     Posted 21/03/2009 at 10:16:27

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Michael Kenrick
Matchday Thread... a bit late!

And sorry to some earlier posters ? I managed to loose your posts.

Matthew Salem
1   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:45:27

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Links to the game please? Anyone?
David Moore
2   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:46:23

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Osman limping before the game started...
Peter Dancer
3   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:50:24

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Ive got this but its spanish (i think).

http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/sat21.3/Portsmouth_Everton5.html
Geh Looker
4   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:44:33

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GET IN!

What a finish!!!
Peter Dancer
5   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:51:13

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Baines!!!!!!!!! 1-0 already!!!
Ralph Wetzels
6   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:52:19

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1-0, brilliant goal by Bains. Free-kick.
Neil HUMPHREY
7   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:53:04

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You fucking beauty!!!!!!!!!!
Peter Dancer
8   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:54:40

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Shit, my links just broke. Anyone got a better one?
Ralph Wetzels
9   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:55:26

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http://www.veetle.com/viewChannel.php?cid=4995e3662b978
Matthew Salem
10   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:57:37

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Cheers!
Iain Atkinson
11   Posted 21/03/2009 at 13:56:06

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Excellent stream Ralph - many thanks.
Peter Dancer
12   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:02:34

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FUCK!!!
Peter Dancer
13   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:11:14

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Cant believe it!!!!!!!!!!!! God damn! That wasnt even a corner!
Alan Codd
14   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:13:59

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Think we will still win, but I'm going to start calling Osman, IGGY POP as he is "The Passenger"
Liam Kennedy
15   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:12:56

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1-1 Bains free kick and Crouch from a corner. any decent links? http://www.justin.tv/selectatv its jumpy tho
Gaz Greenie
16   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:14:11

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http://atdhe.net/live-tv-5356.html
Jason Rekaen
17   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:15:18

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http://mopages.co.uk/live_events.html#1
Peter Dancer
18   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:16:11

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Lars is looking good. Nice passing, good out wide.
Ralph Wetzels
19   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:22:23

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What a chance for Jo. He should have scored.
Reginald Murphy
20   Posted 21/03/2009 at 10:22:09

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Any links for the game today? My usual site is iraqgoals but they seem to be having technical problems. Really want to see us score 4 or 5 today because Pompey ruined an otherwise great stag weekend in Liverpool last August :-(
Perry Umbown
21   Posted 21/03/2009 at 10:45:55

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No Cahill for the game today?

What is going on?

Jim Slade
22   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:25:23

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Reginald , if you scroll up you will see a few links already mentioned. I hope this helps
Terry Smith
23   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:32:03

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It really pisses me off the way we give the ball away so cheap. And play route one against a back 4 of 6ft plus defenders.
Billy Dean
24   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:35:27

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We haven?t got enough control in midfield. We should get Jo off for Gosling and go 4-5-1.
Peter Dancer
25   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:35:47

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We’re not playing bad at all in defence and in the middle, we just seem to be running out of inspiration at the end of any of our attacks.

Frustrating as hell to just see them running straight into Pompys defence over and over. What do they expect to happen!!??
Richard Murray
26   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:36:47

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Pompey look very nervy at the back. This game is definitely there for the taking, but we’re going to have to improve in the second half.

Jo’s woeful. My head sinks every time the ball comes to him. Seems like a good lad, but surely there’s no chance we’ll be signing him?

Fingers crossed for the second half, anyway. We need the three points here!
David Moore
27   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:32:35

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This is not very good. Our midfield is getting killed and the ref is a tosser. put gosiling on for ossie as he aint so grand
Richard Murray
28   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:38:57

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Ossie’s doing quite well, I think.
Gareth Humphreys
29   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:40:01

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Jo looking his usual appaling self
Ralph Wetzels
30   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:53:52

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Saha is one clever player
Ralph Wetzels
31   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:57:39

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Lescott is having real trouble with Crouch today.
Peter Dancer
32   Posted 21/03/2009 at 14:58:24

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Good save!!!
Matthew Salem
33   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:07:50

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This game can go either way.
COYB!
Ged Simpson
34   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:10:17

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Saha will score for us.
Terry Johnson
35   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:10:50

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Hreidarssen is horrible! COYB
Ralph Wetzels
36   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:19:49

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Why o why am I not surprised.
Peter Dancer
37   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:21:36

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Bollocks!
Ralph Wetzels
38   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:25:51

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Well............... Osman just wasted a free-kicked.
Alan Codd
39   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:28:47

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Why the fuck is Osman still on that pitch? He is fucking awfull and should be fucked off for wasting a free kick on the edge of the box. Can't see why Gosling hasn't been brought on!!!!
Gareth Hughes
40   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:30:58

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This result has been coming. How many shots on goal have we had today? Very, very poor. The lack of money and genuine quality in depth is exposed on days like this. And we put Kenwright in the Hall of Fame. Only at Everton....
Peter Dancer
41   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:25:20

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What good is bringing someone on for the last 3 mins. How's that going to change anything!!??
Ralph Wetzels
42   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:34:33

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4th spot, my arse. We’ll be lucky to hang onto 6th.
Glen Anderson
43   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:36:20

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Jo has been particularly awful for the last five minutes of the match.

It’s a shame as after his first match in a blue shirt I had high hopes for him.
Billy Dean
44   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:37:38

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Hopefully that?ll be the end of us playing 2 up top this season. The midfield?s not good enough. When we don?t have 5 in there, that?s what happens.
Ralph Wetzels
45   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:39:53

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None of the so called "big players" stood up for us today. Saha, Fellaini, so so poor. Lescott also today very poor. We didn’t deserve anything to be honest. Our small squad ONCE AGAIN isn’t doing us any favours. Moyes and Kenwright will never learn.
Jason Heng
46   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:40:56

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The team?s just too depleted. Hope we got some bodies back soon before the semis...
Alan Codd
47   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:39:22

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We were never going to get fourth spot anyway, but we should be finishing above Villa in Fifth. Piss poor performance, no imagination up front and toothless. Two forwards didn't win a header all match, Fellaini and Osman atrocious.

Piennar is same build as Osman but he gets into the game and looks for the ball, Osman just can't cut it. Moyes had nothing on the bench to change it; we need money in the summer again but let's face it Billy Bullshit won't produce it.

Vijay Nair
48   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:42:50

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Well there?s 90+ minutes of my life I?m not going to get back. An entirely inept display.
Dan McKie
49   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:41:48

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Too many injuries to cope with today and too many players not at the races. I'm talking about Saha, Fellaini, Osman mainly. Jo didn't play well but at least he got involved! You wouldn't have realised Saha was even on the pitch for long periods of that game! 4th may well prove to be beyond us now barring defeats for both Arsenal and Villa this weekend! COYB!!
Gareth Humphreys
50   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:44:37

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Jo is the worst player I have seen in an Everton shirt for 20 years.
Peter Dancer
51   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:44:19

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I think it was painfully clear that Moyes had bugger all on the bench. When they list out how many people we have injured, i cant quite believe we can still field a team!! Lets hope we get some people back soon, particularily looking forward to someone fresh up front in Vaughn and hope Cahill is ok after the international break. We must try to keep hold of the team in the summer and make some additions, rather than letting a few go, and buying a few, because then we still risk being this threadbare again.
Peter Dancer
52   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:44:19

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I think it was painfully clear that Moyes had bugger all on the bench. When they list out how many people we have injured, I can't quite believe we can still field a team!!

Let's hope we get some people back soon, particularily looking forward to someone fresh up front in Vaughan and hope Cahill is ok after the international break.

We must try to keep hold of the team in the summer and make some additions, rather than letting a few go, and buying a few, because then we still risk being this threadbare again.

Richard Murray
53   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:44:50

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Obviously our match winners are all out, but we still should have had enough to have got a draw today.

Thought Jacobsen should have done better on both goals, but other than that he did okay.

Playing Jo is like playing with ten men.

We never look the same side when we play two up top. Five in the middle every time for me.

Very disappointing. Let’s just hope Villa and Arsenal slip up this weekend too.
Alan Clarke
54   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:45:40

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So the end of season slump has started, not surprising considering our 3 main players Yak, Arteta and Cahill all out. Did Saha play today?it’s just I didn’t see him touch it. Considering the guy’s playing for his future after being paid to be injured nearly all season, he doesn’t look very arsed.

Alan Codd, Billy bullshit found 15mil for Moyes to waste on that big fucking lump in midfield.
Terry McCloughlin
55   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:38:30

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Fucking piss poor, Osman was shite, Saha gave the ball away all game, Jo shite but at least tried to hold the ball up. David Moyes a dick head, we were having a go down the left so he puts Osman there? He was shit, how the fuck is he getting a game? When was the last time he played well?

We got beat to every 50-50 ball. And why when we play against a tall striker do we shit ourselves?

Also, why the fuck does Moyes wait 'til we're getting beat before he makes a change? And why with only 5 minutes to go?? And then 1 minute??? It's really fucking annoying when you're watching shite and can see that you're going to get beat, you are waiting for the manager to be pro-active but as usual he?s reactive and fucking too late with it. Fucking tit head.

Charlie Harkness
56   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:48:05

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Hard to put into words the fury... This was a great lesson in how to beat yourself.
Rule one: Mark the Beanpole, take him out if neccesary.
Rule Two: Learn to pass to own team-mate from five yards.
Rule three: Fight!

Three points given to a team of yard dogs. They?ve been great so far this season Everton... today they surrendered. Gutted.

Anthony Millington
57   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:47:15

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Fellaini is absolutely awful! No passion, switches off (e.g. crouch?s 2nd goal) and doesn?t even seem to jump anymore to win headers! Can?t believe we paid £15 million for him! If he?s worth that Arteta must be worth at least £50 million! Also, Jo and Saha looked completely disinterested and gave the ball away time and time again and sometimes didn?t even look where they were passing it!

What also angered me watching the game was that the system we were playing just wasn?t working and as the game went on it was obvious we needed to bring Gosling on and switch back to our familiar 4-5-1 to give us width, but Moyes waits until 4 minutes to go to bring him on??!! Why??!! I can?t wait until Tim Cahill is back after seeing such a passionless display from a couple of players.
Chris Jones
58   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:59:33

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We?ve scraped victories in games like this in the past, but today we ran out of luck.

It was a mediocre performance but we still had enough of the ball to win it. The ref was appalling - I?ve seen us score goals like that before and had them disallowed - first was a foul on Lescott, second Howard was blocked. We defo need to drop the zonal marking thing.

My biggest problem is with Fellaini - he was shite again and couldn?t cover up the cracks with a goal like he has done in the past. Desperate for him to dominate in midfield but I don?t think that day will ever come. He was bullied by that arsehole Icelandic fullback.

We really missed Tim and we shouldn?t forget our best best players were missing, but it definitely feels like at least a point dropped. Baines, Jags, Pienaar and Neville were all top dollar again.
Alan Codd
59   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:04:38

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Alan Clarke, Andy Johnson was sold for £12.5 million, and McFadden was sold for £5 million, so there's your £15 million to waste on that fucking lump in midfield. Don't even start on defending Billy Bullshit mate because its a no brainer.

Bottom line is that we will not go any further without getting money in... FACT! We cant go on having the smallest squad in the Prem and expect to make the top four.

Credit to Moyes and the players he has that we are in sixth place.

Tom Bowers
60   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:03:20

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Portsmouth are just too physical for Everton. Piennar and Osman are lost against these giants. Well, Osman gets lost in many games. Referee was guessing badly when he gave that corner but we still should have cleared.

Joleon was pisspoor in the first half. The passing is slipshod. This was a repeat of the second half against Stoke without Tim Cahill. We scored too early and did not compete strongly enough after that bearing in mind these teams are fighting for their lives.

Face it, guys, we are just not good enough despite getting some scorelines in our favour since Xmas.

Anthony Keating
61   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:07:19

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I agree, Fellaini is an awful player. I must be blind to what some people say he brings to the table. As far as am concerned its nothing. He?s only 21, can?t speak the lingo, blah blah. Basics are basics no matter what age or what country you come from.

I hope I am eating my words next season. I doubt it though...

That aside, still think with the injuries the Toffees have had, we have done great this season; let's hope they don?t start have the effect of derailing our season from now.
Paul McGinty
62   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:04:53

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If ever there was a game when we needed Yobo, Jags and Lescot at the back, this was it. We lost everything in the air and it was obvious Portsmouth went at Jacobsen.

In the past we have outfought teams at home and this time, with a ref who let a lot of stuff go, we backed off in too many positions on the field.

We needed to hold the ball in midfield and didn?t and put ourselves under pressure as a result. Maybe Moyesie was going for 3 points with the two strikers, but personally I would rather have taken my chances with Rodwell on from the get go with a 5-man midfield with Fellaini playing off Saha or Jo.

Portsmouth were allowed to take liberties with their tackling and we looked like we backed down. Obviously injuries are taking their toll but against a poor Portsmouth 11 we should have had enough to take something out of the game. It was predicatable that they would score from headers because we never looked comfortable dealing with the ball in the air.

Tom McGrath
63   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:10:52

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Fellaini is shite, end of. What does he do? Strolls around doing fuck all. He should have been draged off at half-time ? he his totally hapless and a waste of money.
Paul Lally
64   Posted 21/03/2009 at 15:39:34

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First 20 mins we played well. They were nervous. We got the first goal and maybe should have pressed harder for number 2.

Portsmouth picked themselves up and were always going to have their 15 mins, problem was they scored. A must win game for them on 29 pts. They gained confidence and also started closing us down hard and fast.

Having said that, Jo missed a golden opportunity to knock that confidence and belief out of them. Minimum, he should hit the target. As said above, this type of game showed why we miss Arteta so much. Cahill was sorely missed today as well. His style of play, never-say-die attitude and drive, would have pushed us on.

But you have to give credit to Portsmouth. Deep in trouble and a goal down after 3 minutes. I thought they played very well and made it extremely difficult for us, all over the park. Fighting for their lives, they tried to play football but also got stuck in without going over the top.

We couldn?t find a cutting edge today. I thought we tried hard but it just wasn?t happening. At least Saha got 90 mins in.

Early kick offs ? hate ?em.
COYB

Paul Olsen
65   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:35:38

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Howard - Decent
Jacobsen - Didn?t look bad, assured with the ball
Baines - Great for periods, ok in other periods
Lescott - Not a good one for Lescott.
Jagielka - Solid
Pienaar - Our best man today, was everywhere in periods, gutsy!
Osman - Ineffective, but not horrendous
Neville - Decent game for most of it
Fellaini - Spectator
Saha - Spectator
Jo - Tried a lot, but never dangerous

Poor, poor game
Amit Vithlani
66   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:44:59

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Paul Lally - I think your assessment is spot on. Cahill’s absence was just one too many injuries. It is the first time in a long time neither Cahill nor Arteta were in the side and it showed. Ironically, this is the one game I would have played all 3 of our centre backs given that Portsmouth are a big side.

As for Tom McGrath and the other Fellaini baiters, get a fucking grip.

Fellaini had a terrible game but to single him out for stick is totally stupid. The whole side was largely below par.

Tactically we were outdone today as Portsmouth targeted our full backs aerially and got physical with Ossie and Pienaar who could not cope with the knocks.
John Andrews
67   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:59:10

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I was full of optimism for todays game. When we scored I could see nothing but a win for us and put the pressure on Villa and Arsenal.
However that long streak, Crouch, obviously had different ideas. And sadly things worked out for him today.
I don’t think it fair to single out any particular player for criticism. However I do not understand how Moyes persists in playing Osman. Which means I have done what I said I wouldn’t do !
John Andrews
68   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:59:10

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I was full of optimism for todays game. When we scored I could see nothing but a win for us and put the pressure on Villa and Arsenal.
However that long streak, Crouch, obviously had different ideas. And sadly things worked out for him today.
I don’t think it fair to single out any particular player for criticism. However I do not understand how Moyes persists in playing Osman. Which means I have done what I said I wouldn’t do !
Mike Gaynes
69   Posted 21/03/2009 at 16:50:07

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Paul and Paul, you’ve got it right. Ease up, people, when you’re missing all your best and brightest you’re going to drop a game once in a while, and this is what, the second loss in 18? Baines scored a beauty, Lescott had Crouch covered on the first goal and just lost out to the taller man on a perfect setup. It happens.

The howlers today were leaving Crouch completely unmarked on the second goal, again having nobody on the post for the corner (what is Moyes thinking with that?) and Osman with that ghastly free kick. The good news was that Saha went 90 -- admittedly at half speed. The better news is that Jacobsen is really good. He’s not getting much credit here, but for a debut after six months in the weeks, this was outstanding. He was positionally perfect and confident on the ball, and despite going at him repeatedly, Portsmouth got little down that side.

We just had no ideas at the offensive end except winning free kicks... nothing else produced chances. And Portsmouth played with desperation and with Crouch, whom I’ve always rated, clearly the best player on the pitch today. Due credit.
Mike Gaynes
70   Posted 21/03/2009 at 17:10:54

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I meant six months in the weeds.
Alan Clarke
71   Posted 21/03/2009 at 19:13:18

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Sorry Coddy, I have no defence of bullshit Bill, I was commenting more on Moyes wasting £15 mill on that lanky twat!
Alan Codd
72   Posted 21/03/2009 at 21:26:58

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Agreed, Clarkey boy.

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