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What? FIVE in a row?

As a matter of fact, we conceded first and conceded early goals for the last FIVE games in a row!

It started from the League Cup against Leeds and the next 4 games in the EPL against a bunch of relegation candidates:

Leeds scored first in 4 mins
Southampton scored first in 6 mins
Wigan scored first in 10 mins and again in 23 mins
QPR scored first in 2 mins
Liverpool scored first in 14 mins and again in 20 mins

Amazingly, in these five games, we only lost once. On the other side of the coin, we have won four and drawn one when we have scored first this season.

The defence must have some difficulty getting into the game early on and David Moyes needs to sort it out.

How can a top 6 side concede goals first to so many lesser teams like we did? We won't get any better and go any further if we keep chasing the game and we will lose matches against better opponents.
David Leung, Hong Kong Posted 29/10/2012 at 03:18:52

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Roberto Birquet
105 Posted 29/10/2012 at 16:04:59

Yup, I mentioned this just before the Derby started. Shoulda kept me big mouth shut.

Jay Harris
148 Posted 29/10/2012 at 17:40:57

If you look a t those 5 goals you will see a number of them came from breakaways when we were the team applying all the pressure as advocated by a number of toffeewebbers.

You cant have it both ways unless you have unlimited pots of gold a la Chelsea and Man City.

Our defensive record and points haul still looks better then most and makes games more enjoyable although I understand the point you are trying to make.

BTW 2 of those goals have been OGs by Bainesy. Would we want to change him?

Sean Patton
178 Posted 29/10/2012 at 19:32:19

5 in a row — I thought you meant derbies where Everton have not won...

Bill Griffiths
622 Posted 01/11/2012 at 10:32:01

As Jay says, the problems with our conceding goals stems from our new-found more offensive style of play, plus the loss of Gibson who's not there to help protect the back four.

Obviously we don't want to reverse back to our more negative style of play so Moyes is going to have to come up with some way of tightening up the defense without affecting our more offensive style of play, which is what he is paid to do.

Leung Chi Ho
901 Posted 03/11/2012 at 17:39:05

Now 6 in a row, and we still chasing game and not lose, half glass empty or half glass full my friend???

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