java2001e Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 I thought anichebe looked good. aj showed one or two flashes in the first half but was subdued in the 2nd. davies had a cracking shot that took a brilliant save to keep it out. but generally a good performance as weve still got nearly a month to go for our season. celtics starts next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Blue Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 aj didnt play the 2nd half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 our perforance was worse that garbage, ill go through the line-up howard - didn' do anythign wrong, fairly solid naysmith - mof god why is he a professional footbalelr? seriously hes the shittest player ive ever seen weir- didnt do much stubbs - solid enough but not great neville - i cant see why people like him, hes atrocious, if he was half as good as his brother hed be a lot fucking better than he is now, in other words hes complete bollocks carsley - past it, he did absolutely nothing useful arteta- isnt realyl fit yet, had a few glimpses of quality but overall wasnt great osman - hes awful, hes got skill but he cant run his stride is shorter than a chinese mouse hes a liability davies - i thought he did ok in the second half, most thigns went thriough him so i was fairly pleased with his progress AJ- great turn, looked dangerous Beattie - fat, slow and a waste of a shirt, number 9? give me a fuckin break subs : boyle - looekd good actually, promising, few good runs lescott - hmmm bit iffy but ok, cant relaly take much from hsi performance kilbane - least he looked hungry unlike the rest, 1 thing that hidners him tho, he has no ability buckley - i liked him, he can run at players and hes confident on the ball, no1 else in the team did that all game anichebe -hmmmm his off ball running is fairly poor he relies on strength too much, so wen hes getting marked, hes useless, but he did do a few useful things cahill - didnt do much am i missing anyone? anyway, we were pathetic, and our midfield was a load of shit, but whats new ive been sayign this for a while, its lightweight, and overrated, we need to get some players in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWooney Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 based on craccer's analysis it looks like were going to be going down! not many good players in that side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 there isn't that many good, players i think we'll stay up but europe, think again we just got beat by a scottish club who got hamemred 4-0 by DC united Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Thank God for that...the neighbour who was gonna record it for me forgot...if it was really that bad I'd rather not watch . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 (edited) it was really THAT bad i think that buckley is worth a loan though, offers us something that we lack, even if its a sub he looks lively, quick, and doesnt mind running at someone Edited July 23, 2006 by CraccerC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 there isn't that many good, players i think we'll stay up but europe, think againwe just got beat by a scottish club who got hamemred 4-0 by DC united 40729[/snapback] As Java wrote in his original post Celtics season starts next week whereas we are still a month off ours. Your optimism shines through Craccer, i'm not getting into another one with you but Leon Osman pulled the strings against both Bury & Preston and was outstanding considering we have only been back training 2 WEEKS! I didnt watch the game today due to work commitments but i think you are comparing us to the cream of europe with your analysis of our squad which is unrealistic. For a team that has finaly pulled its self clear of crippling debt and lowered the age of our squad i dont think we are doing too badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 osman cant run though , he cant, he has quick feet, but his strides are that small, he's a waste of a place i nthe starting line-up he isn't good enough, if he can pull strings agaisnt bury and preston, good for him, maybe he should play them more regularly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sickboy Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 I gotta be honest, CraccerC, i thought it was no where near as bad as you make out. IMO ur doomongering, belew par as the performace was it was still alot better than we have become used to over the last 4-5 years. Your analise of the game is completly flawed, You only managed to nail 2 points IMO, we played celtic & AJ was full of running. AS fish said we have another month to get match fit so give them a break & get on our side. But this is just my view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 hwo can you possibly call it flawed, not as bad as i make out? name a clear cut change we created, i cant name a signle player on the field that was decent, bar Johnson. it was pathetic, it was a waste of slot on channel 5, we were disgraceful, im embarassed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheedysheedysheedy Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 osman cant run though , he cant, he has quick feet, but his strides are that small, he's a waste of a place i nthe starting line-up he isn't good enough, if he can pull strings agaisnt bury and preston, good for him, maybe he should play them more regularly 40748[/snapback] I have to at least partly agree about Osman, he's got quick feet and an abundance of skill but has got the pace or length of stride to get away from anyone one he's beaten them. Plus he needs to gain a bit of physical strength to enable him to hold the ball up. I was impressed with Davies though (never thought I'd say those words), he looks an improved player but guess it was only a friendly. All in all, not gonna get too depressed about this result, would like to have seen AJ on for longer but agree that BT needs the run outs to lose the flab. As for Anichebe, I'll probably be pillored for this but I don't think he'll make it as a Prem player, looks like a big lumbering CF in the Amokachi/Heskey/Akinbiyi mould. Hope I'm proved wrong but first impression is such! Anyhoo, not all doom and gloom, remember pre season friendlies are just that. If we're prepared for the Watford game in 4 weeks that's all that counts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 It wasnt that bad cracker you miserable turd, have you ever been to a game? Its a pre-season friendy, and im not going to repeate some of the comments above but I agree about davies and osman doesnt have any pace, fook me, anyone with an eye in their head knows that. Whats new GET FOOKIN REAL. are you sure your an evertonian And your sig is so last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcssl Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 (edited) I dont think it was a bad performance. Considering, like has already been said, we are a month off our season. I think that we let ourselves down with some of the passing, it was a little short and somewhat sloppy at times. I don't know where the comment about Beattie being fat come from. I personally thought he looks better now that he ever has in a blue shirt. I thought that he linked up well with Johnson also. Johnson showed what he is capable of, and when he settles properly into the squad I think the line up of Beattie, Johnson, McFadden and Anichebe will be a successful one. I thought that Celtic looked the weaker team. They defended very deep, played around in their own half, and got a decent attempt and decent goal. I was impressed with Boyle...he looked bright and keen. Lescott had a decent game and defended strongly (incidentally I did not realise how big and imposing he actually is...weird hair though! hehe). When he links up with Yobo I think we will have a solid back there! Plus, with Howard in goal we have a good formula there. I think he had a brilliant game and made several precise reaction skills. I think we were really unlucky to walk away with a 1.0 loss. The chances we had! What with Johnson's turn and run into the penalty area, Arteta's near misses from set pieces, Beatties shot across goal, Stubb's attempt, Davies shot...we should have made them count. I think it looked positive and given a trip to the US and a month of training - we have the season to look forward to. I just hope we get a result at home on the 19th to build confidence for the next home game!. Edited July 23, 2006 by www.fc-ssl.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 i agree wit ZED y u putin the team down i thought we played ok a bit rusty here and there bt moyesy will sort that out.wa u sayin bout p.neville hes nt even half ov wa is brother is open ur fuckin eyes lad he double the player and can play double the postions.sorry bt ur rong there and the other opinions about the players preformances.beattie nt fit to were the no.9 shirt hes played twice init and they were in pre-season!!! any naysmith and carsley had great games and u say how is naysmith a footballer! i dnt no wa game u were watchin lad bt it werent celtic-Everton!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moyski Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Simon Davies stood out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
java2001e Posted July 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 craccers analysis is about what i'd expect from a liverpool supporter with eyesight problems. he must have watched a different game to me. the side showed some great touches and very fluent moves. still not match ready but theres nearly a month to go, whereas celtic are ready to kick their season off next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUE-TAC Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Not bad and not great but i've no worries at all. Thought Lescott did ok after a shaky start, thought AJ put himself about ok and will come good. Shouldv'e scored a couple. Actually thought Davies did well and looked interested. Thought the defence looked confident knowing Howard was in goal which counts for a lot. Thought Osman did well too & Arteta. Basically I thought we played with 50-75% effort so it's hard to make a judgement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamo11 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Just got back from Celtic now I thought Johnson played well, Davies wasnt bad apart from where he shit out of a header at the end. Mikel Arteta showed his class as usual. That was about it really. Didn't think Buckley played that well though. May I say Everton fans are the worlds best. Thousands there at Celtic. Fantastic going all the way up there for a friendly:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather_6 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 (edited) Howard - Did pretty well i thought Naysmith - Really Bad can't say anymore Weir- Never really saw him Stubbs - solid enough but not great Neville - Nev did well, spec his run up to goal, he never dunt hat before! Carsley - Did'nt think much of him really today Arteta- One Word- Quality, hes immense Osman - Ozzie did well today, he took on two defenders and won the tackle Davies - Queit in first half, did'nt do to bad 2nd half Johnson- Did well when he was playing- tried hard Beattie - Was ok, bit lazy really Boyle - Never seen him play but he was ok Lescott - Dodgy tackle but looked pretty good Kilbane - Tried as usual but did'nt do to well Buckley - He's quick, and wants to play, Moyesy should keep him Anichebe - Strong and tackled well i thought he'll be good in a few years Cahill- Probably nackered from World Cup but he didnt do very much Everton were the better team and should have won i thought, we were strong and had a good team out, Naysmith was dreadful though lol Celtic can have him!! Edited July 23, 2006 by HG-Blue Gurl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 we were never in a million years the better team, and neville good, apart from his run he was a waste of a shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 wa the fuck u on lad.didnt u see him breaking down celtics play cutting the ball out and giving it to osman and arteta!! u fuckin kopite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 i didn't because he didn't do it, he was out of position like99% of the game, you fucking brown noser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuffRob Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Fooking Hell - It was only a pre season friendly , not much more than a gloryfied training session - players have only been back for 3 weeks. Not even worth the time and effort of writing up a report on all the players. Though, on this early evidence I think AJ and Beattie are going to compliment each other nicely on the front line, once their timing is in. Defenders are going to have to defend a lot better againts us this season, that for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Howard - had a good game and commanded the penalty box well Naysmith - did ok but hoofed the ball a bit too much, and didnt really do anything in the oppositions half Weir - Scared the shit out of me everytime the ball came near him. Please Moyes dont let him start the season Stubbs - Did well, but didnt have that much to do Neville - I thought he had a good game IMO Carsley - Cant say i noticed him that much Davies - The best game ive seen him have for us, worked his socks off Arteta - Bit sluggish, but did ok Osman - I thought he had a really good game, cant have any complaints about his performance Johnson - He actually disappointed me apart from his bit of skill to create his chance because he gave the ball away too much Beattie - Looked lazy at first, but did alot more as the game progressed Boyle - Played well when he came on, no complaints Lescott - Seemed to be a bit shit when it comes to positioning Kilbane - Bollox, enough said Buckley - Quick, but looked a bit clumsy and gave the ball away most of the time Anichebe - Looked good, could do with going out on loan to a Chamionship team IMO Cahill - Pretty non existent when he came on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 (edited) Confused now....really positive report in the Post, was everyone watching the same match? >>>POST<<< Edited July 24, 2006 by mikeo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Its only Craccer who has it down as a bad performance! Even the journos see through the poor fitness levels and accept that it was a pre season friendly a whole month off the start of the season. By all accounts we were half decent considering the stage of pre season we are at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 It wasnt the best of performances but at times the team did show real quality, but what the hell would you expect of a pre season friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraccerC Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Confused now....really positive report in the Post, was everyone watching the same match? >>>POST<<< 40818[/snapback] we had a few spells were we did take control and looked alright but lacked any sort of creativity, so it was pretty useless, they opened us up a couple of times and on the basis that theywere more structured and creative they deserved their win, mcgeady tore us to shreads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 boring zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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