Moyes's wide boys lift Everton to victory

For all those deluded Jelavic supporters, are you convinced yet the player should not be playing? I'm sure you can all donate your Jelavic shirts to a local Charity shop – if they'll take them.

A year ago I thought he was drifting into obscurity. Now he looks to be developing into a really accomplished right back and appears to be benefiting a great deal from his education from Bainsey. Well done 'The Irish Messi'.

Now if we could just get Jelavic back to form....

Coleman's form is really good to see though, long may it continue.

Worried about Jags missing against Wigan though, if he persists with Heitenga I think we could have problems.

Please though Moyes, drop Jelavic.

There was a period at the start of second half where Reading forced the issue and just pushed our lightweight midfield out of the way. That's a concern.

Terrible refereeing as well. Two three ones in a week! COYB!

From what I saw I thought Coleman played well. His crossing on the run is starting equal that of Baines.

How did he do overall? Was he caught napping defensively? I know their goal came from his side but it wasn't his man that put the cross in. It was the overlapping full back who should have been tracked.

And what about Mucha? Maybe a change.forced upon change, at the back might actually help us tighten up. I saw him make one excellent save but how did he do over the 90 mins?

Great win Blues, thank God Mirallas and Pienaar found some form. Just nedd Jela now.

On the other hand jelavic looks very sorry. I do not buy for a second that he is not getting chances. He had a good few touches in their box today and none of them were very convincing sadly.

If Arsenal win, 6pts off CL. There's still hope...

Still dodgy though.

Jags needs surgery apparently.

An enjoyable game to watch albeit a quiet 1st half and Pienaar was back to his superb best.

Jelly shows flashes of quality, but missed a real sitter and looks absolutely fooked. With Vic back and looking sharp, a couple of weeks off with the missus is probably what the doctored ordered for Jelly. At least he will score.

Europa I can take or leave... CL changes everything, and Moyes will stay - And Fellaini.

Didn't Jelly score with a quality finish last month for Croatia? He hasn't lost it completely. It is up to Moyes to find the solution. He is the most natural goal scorer we have had in years, Europe here we come if the solution can be found and get him scoring again.

He came to us as a one touch goalscorer, but in this league, coaches quickly learn your goal scoring style and instruct their defenders on how to close attackers out.

All the best strickers have a more flexible game. However, as I mentioned in my earlier post, last year I thought Coleman was failing to fulfill his early potential and look how well he has developed over the last twelve months. Maybe we just need to stick with 'Jelly' because we've all seen what a good goalscorer he can be.

868 - 'Jags needs surgery apparently' ..... noooooo OMG, get well soon!

It really illustrates the shallowness of our squad.
Why can't we get a couple of loans in for the run in ??

To say he missed a sitter is a stretch. He had two chances one-on-one with Taylor, both if which he probably should have hit first time but the first would have required a world-class lob with his left foot.

The second was from six yards out where he tried to take it around the 'keeper when he should have just put a boot through it and Taylpr got two hands on it.

His best chance of all wasn't actually given to him. He was in 10 yards of space near the penalty spot but Anichebe went for glory and the shot was blocked on the line.

Otherwise, echo the thoughts above. Coleman along with Pienaar and Mirallas were ace, Heitinga was solid after replacing Jags (although he was the closest man to Robson-Kanu for their goal and was a yard off him), Mucha was ok but spilled a couple and Moyes finally saw that Ossie is buggered and pulled him off in the second half.

It's understandable why people are harsh on him though because they expect some of the great goals he has scored all the time! I think his confidence will return, I remember Alan Shearer having a real bad patch and not scoring for quite some time, some even said he was finished.

I've been calling for Jelly to be dropped for a while. He is shite.

And here it is: Moyes was good today. Of his two unforced changes I thought they were both spot on. A striker for the aging, tiring Osman and a midfielder for the tiring Pienaar. No defenders coming on for forwards, and no like for like attackers swapping around. Well done, David and more of the same please.

Just got slightly ruined though as I just started typing when I saw Rat Boy get his fecking hat-trick.

Paul, I'm just having a go at somebody (I wonder who?!) who says Moyes is to blame for ruining certain players like strikers.

But I was seriously asking a question as I didn't see the game for only the second time this season.

Like buses, when Jelly next nets a few will come along in a row. I'm no expert, needless to say, but I've been watching footie long enough (I think The Wurzels were top of the hit parade when I 1st went to The Old Lady, there you go, hit parade, I'm ancient) to see the signs of a good striker and Jelly is that for me at any rate and he will lift himself out of this Torressian phase. This time last year, all on here were talking about our 1st great forward since Big Dunc or Sharpy. Well, unless you believe that Moyes is the strikers elephant graveyard, and I am not one of that crew, he will get back into his stride again, class does not rust irretrievably. In Jelly we must trust. But hurry up mate and bag one and two and three and then four and five and six so we can put this one to bed.

Predictable scoreline still Wigan today so hopefully they will be equally as bad against Everton. Great to see Mirallas scoring again and what a peach by Pienaar.

But hey let's not prejudice get in the way of slagging off the usual suspects despite the fact he has been one of our best players this season.

Also nice to see Piennar answer his critics on here, form is temporary, class is permanent I think the saying goes.

Not very often I miss a game.

Just caught the goals on ESPN, looked good all round, nuts from the right?

Will reserve judgement til I've seen the highlights. But a win is a win.

For the whiners about our most industrious player, you know the one withe stupid fancy flicks, watch his goal and the flick to Mirellas in the second half. Peanut never ever gives less than 100%, he has had a bad patch of form, I know it was Reading, but today he was superb, the goal from the right wing, for those that moan about him playing there, was fantastic, pace movement swerve and I do not mean the ball. I thought that the Goalie was good, at least dependable and predictable, his kicking was good and he came for a few crosses including the one he got a good punch to.

Hands up, guilty, I have not been very supportive of the man with no head who races down cul de sacs. He has developed especially this season and now the right back berth should be his as first choice, well done Seamus Coleman. Right back is problem solved.

As for Jelly, he is missing something, but it is not workrate and while we can highlight his shortcomings, while he is as industrious as he is I say stick with him. Sooner or later it will come, I just hope it a nick knock or tap in to win the semi. Hope so.

Finally, I thought the cross for their goal should have been cut out by Vic, to blame JH I think a bit harsh, he looked very good today, I enjoyed his contribution and I have to add to the debate by saying that based on his calmness on the ball and good distribution that he and the excellent. Sylvan Distan make up our best CB pairing.

Thanks, Ian

He'd have missed anyway.

Total lack of confidence, that's all.

I'm not sure what we have to lose as Jagielka and Distin always look like they'll concede one per game even if individually they both look alright. Maybe this is our best partnership.

I think Moyes can take the blame for the goal as he changed the formation to 4-4-2 with Anichebe up with Jelavic for only about 5 mins before bringing Hitzlsperger on and going back to 4-5-1 with Anichebe on the wing. Naturally Anichebe got confused and didn't track his man (who looked offside anyway).

(Predicts Jelavic bags the winner against Wigan).

Does anyone else lament the fact that we don't play again until next weekend, as, after playing like that today, you feel they just need to be back on the pitch as soon as possible. It's going to be a looooooonnnnnngggg week.

That's three players in three games that Everton have had injured with poor challenges, Felli at Norwich, Howard against Oldham and Jags today. It seems to me that Everton get very little protection but any minor misdemeanor on our part and free-kicks are awarded willy nilly. It won't be any different next week against Wigan, who we'll have to watch out for because they will be the wounded animal.

If we are to go through, we have to make Goodison as loud as possible, but the timing of the KO probably puts paid to that. I want Spurs to win tomorrow, because our chances of fourth place are pretty remote and I don't want that Rat-Boy anywhere near CL for the other lot. I think they play Spurs next week-end after Spurs play Inter Milan on Thursday.

Unnoticeable:- Bainesy, a shadow of himself (I hope its just the injury holding him back recently) and Jelly who was surely embarassed that big Vic did more in 15 minutes than he did in 90.

Real concern Heitiga who looked lost at sea on a number of occasions, totally lost his man and failed to get his head to the cross which led to their goal.
I make that 6 goals in the last 4 games he has played.THAT is a liability.

Why wasnt Duffy on the bench today?

There has been a lot of negativity in recent weeks, much of it justified, but the second half performance before the substitutions was so much better and great to watch. Hopefully this will provide a real confidence boost for the rest of the season. At the very least, let's just celebrate a win. COYB!!

Anichebe would have scored if it wasnt Harte on the line. People on here are saying he should have passed to Jelavic, because everyone is urging him to score that goal he needs.

But he was awful for their goal, even as bad as Distin for Smith's goal on Tuesday. He just jogs back when Harte has a great chance to cross. I bet Moyes gave him a bollocking after that.

But summing up the game, I thought first 25 mins we were absolutely awful. Then shifting Mirallas to the left was a masterstroke and we played really well, hence the goal.

Second half, barring a 5/10 min spell, dominated and played pretty well. Overall, good performance, and looking good against Wigan.

As it I just feel the league is a horribly drawn out car and mouse chase until the RS eventually overtake us. Hopefully not.

Well, might as well have my twopennyworth. I agree wholeheartedly with Tony (Marsh), there is a little bit of shit being spouted on here which, in effect, compares us with the pie-eaters on, fuck me, a level playing field; namely, what Martinez has done at Wigan is what we can expect if he were to come to us.

Because we are two very compatible clubs, aren't we? 100 per cent Allakerian bollocks. I'm not being as sunny as Marshy, not saying that Martinez has the golden touch, but these literal unsophisticated and unqualified comparisons are deeply deeply misleading and unhelpful.

Martinez, Zola, Laudrup, Howard Wilkinson, an aged Gordon Lee, an as of yet not noticed fluent footie playing lower league Spanish/Italian/Portuguese gaffer, take any one in a heartbeat.

Jelli did everything but score including a few good things defensively, a couple of headed clearances etc. Gibson did some good stuff and if he is playing injured as they say, would be nice to have him 100%, not that we ever will. If Mirallas doesn't turn out to be one of our best signings, I will be surprised, just looks class. A similar class attacking central mid would be a nice add.

Barry Horne insisted on calling him 'Morelish' all through the game, Ray Stubbs called him 'Morallis' and that tit of a compere from Everton who named him MotM introduced him at the top of his voice as 'Kevin Morellis'.

It's not really that hard is it?

If Jelly can start scoring a bit, we might yet surprise a few people.

Then, throughout the game, he seemed to fall over when anyone was withing 3 yards of him on about 7 occasions and the ref told him in no uncertain terms to get up and get on with it.

so basically his timing is off and his balance is goosed... Incidentally, if Vic had laid that ball across to him near the end, he would have missed it without a doubt. He needs to play in the Rezzies for a few games with the kids...

So today convinces you that Moyes has to go? A comfortable win following a fluid attacking performance that yielded three excellent goals?

Heigh-ho.

You've nailed it. Teams are kicking lumps out of us and getting away with it. The opposition seem to have concluded that, with Cahill gone, we are a soft touch. Yet I looked at a table of fouls conceded (it was in yesterday's Telegraph) and guess which team was at the top?

That's because the refs are pinging us for anything and everything. Coleman was taken down three times yesterday - and was then booked for his first tackle.

Yesterday we were more good than bad, which is pleasing, but the fact is that our performances and results don't necessarily mirror each other. We can play badly and lose/draw; at other times we play well but don't win. Winning doesn't make everything OK - although it has to be said that the opposite applies!

Ste Blundell #043 - and here's me calling him Mr Ellis.

" ...DAVID MOYES is set to put his faith in Shane Duffy as Everton enter a pivotal spell in the Blues boss’ Goodison reign.

The Republic of Ireland U-21 international has been told he is right in the mix to challenge favoured pair Phil Jagielka and Sylvain Distin for a first-team place as the Toffees chase a top four finish and FA Cup glory.

Duffy had previously been fourth in line to start in central defence and Moyes had considered allowing him to go on loan to gather experience, but has been impressed with his development in recent months.

And with John Heitinga’s poor run of form proving costly in recent weeks, Moyes has informed Duffy he will be going nowhere as the club attempts to compete on two fronts which could yet prove crucial to Moyes’s own Goodison future."

He has asked for a loan move but Moyes is reluctant.

Heaven forbid a loan may impede his stagnation.

The quality of the goals was irrelevant? Not to me, it's not. Even if we don't win the least I expect is that the team entertains me.

So you're using a Wigan performance as an excuse to slag off David Moyes. Nice.

Yeah, he's done nothing.

Moyes has won no trophies. Everything else is irrelevant bollocks.

So entertainment, atmosphere, skill, goals and excitement are irrelevant bollocks?

Heigh-ho.

Atmosphere? Apart from the derbies and night games, the place is like a morgue.

Skill and goals? Give you that one, but a pre-requisite surely.

Excitement? See entertainment.

It truly sounds as though you don't really enjoy going to Goodison, which is a shame. Instead of being so negative, why not embrace it? It's good, you know!

He is a CB, not a defensive midfielder - as has been pointed out to you several times. Even when in decent form he was still poor in that position and only played there as a last resort.

First 30 minutes I thought we played pedestrian football, we looked a little clueless too, then with some great build up, and a great cross, Fellaini scored a fantastic goal. If you want Jelly to score, you need to move Fellaini back into the middle of the field. He is responsible for not putting through balls into Jelavic. he is just feeding off what Jelly should have in the first place.

Anyway the other two goals, especially the Mirallas goal was fantastic.

When I saw the team sheet and saw Mucha in goal I was fearing the worst, but to be honest I thought he had a pretty solid game, can't blame him for Heitinga's screw up. It seems to me, every time Heit plays we end up conceding goals because of the mess he makes.

Over all, a good performance, with some outstanding contributions from Mirallas, Pienaar and Coleman, and a good goal by Fellaini.

I think when we play wigan we have to get Duffy in, he has to be less of a reliability than Heitinga is.

Spurs did us a favour yesterday by beating Arsenal, and so now the Arse's lead on us is only 2 points. Spurs 9 points ahead. CL has gone and it went a while ago, and in many ways I am happy about that. We are simply not ready for that competition with this squad. Most of them need offloading and some retiring. We would only ended up embarrassed by the richer / better teams.

Anyone for Europa League +17 matches until the final? for a team according to moyes can only play half a season lol

He was our Player Of The Year at centre back last year and has played there countless times for his country.

Hes having a horrible spell, and I dread to see him in the team at the moment, but to say CB isn't his best position is just madness.