Wiggytop

Oooh I don’t know, there’s a couple of lumpy bits on Queens Drive, probably wouldn’t get out of town intact.😱

Give him away is best we can hope for

Not really, game to game would suggest he’s had a good game recently.  
 
like I said - has he had a good game since the window closed? I mean I recall his diva ish celebrations when he scored the disallowed goal vs forest “call me”, and his “not listening” when scoring against Leeds. 
 
I’ll call it as I see it, got far too high on himself. I look forward to him working hard for the team. 

I’d have no problem with him going for free in Jan, the sooner we get his wages off the books the better.

I'll start by saying we weren't good tonight. At all.
We were really lethargic in our play, both in attack and defence. We pressed sporadically, defenders caught on their heels when they should have been reacting quicker, poor movement off the ball, sloppy passing. You name it, we were shit at it.
I'm not going to single any player out for criticism though because, other than Iwobi, I don't think anyone had a good game tbh.
I'm not going to dwell on tonight though. It was shite but was it a surprise? Not really. We're very much a work in progress and games like tonight were always going to happen and will happen again. Of that I have no doubt. So we just need to learn from tonight and move on really.
There were two things that did piss me off about tonight though.
Lampard, once again, was a bit too slow with his subs. Got no problem with the late sub of DCL because I doubt he had more than that in him but Gordon should have been brought off sooner and Garner should have been brought on sooner in my opinion. 
The other thing was how well we did towards the end of the game at putting United under pressure. We should have been at them all game instead of leaving it late like that. When we did put them under pressure they looked like they could fold at any moment!
On to the next one then.

We have been awful in possession 

I can see both sides of this. Gray provides some exciting runs, gets into threatening positions, but he seems to lack judgment on knowing how to convert - usually going it alone when an incisive pass would be better. Those runs can be amazing, but what must change to make them count? In the end, it's a coaching issue. Iwobi was so frustrating a year ago, although you could sense the talent. Good coaching has turned him around. The same needs to happen with Gray: Someone needs to take ownership of his situation and get the most value from him. If that doesn't happen over the course of the season, I agree that we should consider moving him along.

Eh?!?
cooper permanently looks like he’s been in a 10 day bender in Benidorm with the lads.  Hasenhuttl I think is decent 

It also looks like he is really happy here, that will have a big impact on his decision to stay.

If he's not careful he'll be needing a florist.

I hope we don’t leave it until the end of the season. No reason we can’t have the agreement in place before then. We’re building a team that’s tough and consistent, he’s a part of it. We need the certainty before the season finishes. 

And it’s Goodison under the lights, let’s make it a horrible place for them to come to, we did it a Southampton with low numbers, a full Goodison is going to be fantastic, I can’t wait.

Such a Hugh turn around from last season, I think we need to add Pickford as a key contributor, he’s made some fantastic and vital saves this season, and Begovic when called upon.

Such a Hugh turn around from last season, I think we need to add Pickford as a key contributor, he’s made some fantastic and vital saves this season, and Begovic when called upon.

Thanks Matt, I’ve enjoyed watching those clips, I’m away and missed MOTD, Pickford really made sure we got the three points with two outstanding saves.

Far too many eucalpyt leaves. Stoned out of his fucking mind that fella. 

I prefer to call him “that twat”. 

3rd highest in the league for through balls as well. Will only improve with Maupay’s movement in front of him as well.

You just have to look at the MotM stats on this forum, since Lampard has taken over he is now nearing 200 votes, in half a seasons worth of games. That is a serious turn around in form for a player pretty much every one of us would have seen sold had any sort of reasonable offer come in. The new management have to get some serious brownie points for what getting the best out of Iwobi.

Thanks to our very own @Wiggytop?

That’s not how I see it, previously he half heartedly tackled, ran like a crab sideways across the pitch, didn’t make good passes, to me he’s now the opposite which is all good.

That’s not how I see it, previously he half heartedly tackled, ran like a crab sideways across the pitch, didn’t make good passes, to me he’s now the opposite which is all good.

I almost voted for him. You have to be mentally tough to step into a game like that after sitting on the bench for months and keep a clean sheet. He deserves his vote. 

Whilst I agree with the sentiment, the reality is that it would take something catastrophic for him to start now. A solid if somewhat slow player doesn't really fit anymore. Good luck to him. 

And so can you, ( I know, and  I know you can take it 😎)