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Definitely needs to implicate that option when the two sitters isn't working. I think McCarthy could do that job on his own. Barry needs dropping.

are you saying 4231 with the second holding mid being more box to box, or you saying it should be 4132 with just mccarthy sitting, barkley in the ACM, and eto'o/naisy behind lukaku in the 10?

Hasn't even made the bench today. What a completely shit signing by Martinez.

he wasn't signed, he was loaned.

Today proved...... We do not need two sitters all the time. Tonight I saw Plan B'ish.

The second half performance really wasn't too bad. Martinez at least showed a little bit of courage taking one of the sitters off and putting Barkley in. Don't agree with Osman sub though... Away to City 1-0 down and he brings Ozzie on for Mirallas!

you know MC you've been banging on this for a while now and you're right. Barkley looked good staying back and bringing the ball from defense to attack. I would love to see him and mccarthy as the pairing once he's fit. maybe sell mccarthy and buy some more youth and have besic and barkley next year.

can someone explain to me, WHY WE DONT USE ALL 3 SUBS? pisses me off. atsu, mcgeady, jimmy the fucking kit man, anyone just put someone on the field and hope something happens. put the U-21 team 3 subs on i don't give a shit, just don't use 2 subs, worthless. city had all 3 used before 80'.

Besic. Didn't care if it was the former champs or sister marys U-8 women's team. he had a go, and i loved the tackle on toure. half his size and weight and brings the big oaf down without even blinking. toure was outraged and "injured", well done lad.

Barkley runner up. had a go when he came on, moved the ball well and passed well. for all those "barkley ball hog" people well he's stop hogging the ball, but now we don't see those dangerous runs into the box anymore. grass is always greener...

Why are we not using our 3rd substitute? This match and last. Ridiculous

Barry off mcgeady on please. Throw ossie on there too, at least he can shoot

Love besic giving it to toure. Well done lad show them you are the one with the brass balls.

That's more like it boys, nice shot mirallas. Corner. Come on blues!

Coleman more advanced was found out a while ago, but hopefully, for our sake, people have forgot and he can have some joy!

yes other thought is 3-5-2. doubt that's it though. come on hibbo, victory lap year!

Smart move playing Coleman more advanced!!! Hopefully he can add a lot of width in at the right end of the field. Come on Hibbo lad!

i thought the same thing when i saw the formation. strong lineup. coleman mirallas eto and lukaku? hot damn let's attack all day

Martinez said to the press this morning that Kone will start against Krasnodar next week.

yeah just read it on the OS, made up for him. I really hope he comes out swinging and bags a brace.

 

The Sunderland game was on Sky Sports 1, plenty of streams available via google (if you're inclined to support such reprehensible illegal practices and take money out of Rupert Murdoch's benevolent hands)

LOL

in true everton fashion after playing horribly against the worst teams in the league we will win this match convincingly just to confuse supporters even more.

Howard

Coleman Jags Distin Baines

Besic Barry

Mirallas Naismith Osman

Lukaku

Subs - Eto'o, Barkley, Atsu

Man City 2 - 3 Everton

Naismith

We're 14 games in to year 2, way way too early to tell. Some might say we need to win now, we just won our group in Europa, we're playing our best football there. We did well in the league last year so we know we can, this year is more about Europe. Next year or year 4 can be about winning the treble, let's be realistic for now.

I think it's more the personnel than the tactics. Arsenal plays the same way, they do fine each year, but they have tons of creative midfielders and quality. We have pienaar, mcgeady, and Osman. We have the framework of a great team, stones, browning, garbutt, Coleman, Oviedo, McCarthy, besic, barkley, mirallas, lukaku, naisy. We just need to fill the gaps with better personnel and replace the aging Moyes personnel. I think as the team grows and new parts are added old ones subtracted and RM gets the team he wants playing and buying fully in to the system he coaches we will see more consistency. Till then there will be hiccups and disasters. I'm backing the man.

Give the gaffer some time to see his vision through, Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was barca or arsenal or other tiki taka sides. Look at Dortmund, they have tons and tons of quality, sometimes good sides just have a bad year.

I've backed Howard, but he's had quite a few blunders this year, might be a good time while we have a large amount of games in short time, to play Robles. Just let him know the job ain't on lockdown, and see how Joel does.

Lukaku. Mirallas and Besic close second. Lukaku in the first half was fantastic. Great

Touch, great goal, winning headers, passing well. He gave a shit today, unlike the other guys.

That's it. Better wim the Europa cause we ate fucked in the league now. Everyone is onto us. Stop Baines and Coleman overlapping and were shit. Osman finished, distin finished Howard shit......lukaku actually had a good game. We need to kill games off in first half cause we don't come out for the second. The league was there to be had top four this season.

2nd time in on thread I'm agreeing with you, is the world ending?

pienaar hasn't done a single positive thing since he came on. terrible touches, giving the ball away and awful passes. sell him bobby, and play someone else.

what happened to coleman? world beater last year, this year he's anonymous.

we are losing and we replace a great player with a slow past it player in pienaar. my o my

Distin tackles his shadow.

the shadow of his former self

distin, FFS. stones please come back quickly

Lukaku is gonna take all this shit this season and end up a 15-20 a season striker again. Strange world.

I agree. He's getting a lot of headers tonight, dropping deep and passing well and his touch has been nice. You can't ask for more.