Avinalaff Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Come on Martinez. Pienaar needs to come off now. Get Deulofeu on! Naismith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Osman !!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Osman super sub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Ossie get in! Nice to see our subs making a difference these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 YES OSSIE! NOW he has to start in the middle against Spurs I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Thats Osman back in the starting 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 again...osman in the middle class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hate to say it but feel a bit bad for Villa. Numerous times I've seen games where Everton played better than the opposing team for long stretches but weren't able to get a goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Straight away, Naisy creates a chance for himself. This is my whole defence of Naisy, and one that people overlook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoward18 Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Sounds like Goodison :jump for joy: Fearthainn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hate to say it but feel a bit bad for Villa. Numerous times I've seen games where Everton played better than the opposing team for long stretches but weren't able to get a goal. They had a soft penalty, and we've been the better side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Sounds like Goodison :jump for joy: Our away fans are fantastic. Peter H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 How am I going to decide between Timmy and Osman for MOTM? (Well I guess I am a Yank so... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 To think I would have taken a draw at around 60 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 osman has looked a new player today in the middle...complete game changer..motm for that reason alone this will be a terrific 3 points(should we not fuck it up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearthainn Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Loving the oles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Good defensive work from Gerard. That's the kind of stuff that will get him consideration for more minutes. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 They had a soft penalty, and we've been the better side. That's a bit harsh don't you think. There were long stretches of time (beginning of the 1st and 2nd half where villa) were playing better and dominant. Not saying we don't deserve this win but just saying another day, villa could've had a couple of goals at this point as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hate to say it but feel a bit bad for Villa. Numerous times I've seen games where Everton played better than the opposing team for long stretches but weren't able to get a goal. If they keep playing like today they will start moving up the table Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 terrific 3 points Lowensda and Toffee_in_LA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 That's a bit harsh don't you think. There were long stretches of time (beginning of the 1st and 2nd half where villa) were playing better and dominant. Not saying we don't deserve this win but just saying another day, villa could've had a couple of goals at this point as well. The first half was a good contest, but Villa certainly didn't do enough for a home side to win the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 That's a bit harsh don't you think. There were long stretches of time (beginning of the 1st and 2nd half where villa) were playing better and dominant. Not saying we don't deserve this win but just saying another day, villa could've had a couple of goals at this point as well. I don't think they were "dominant" in the first half, they just cut through us with incredible ease on the counter attack a couple of times. But even then we matched them in chances. They were "dominant" in the beginning of the second half, but I don't think they created any chances then (or in the remainder of the second half). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Look at our players celebrating and having fun. Is there something changing here? Love to see the players like that. MikeO and Fearthainn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee_in_LA Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I don't think they were "dominant" in the first half, they just cut through us with incredible ease on the counter attack a couple of times. But even then we matched them in chances. They were "dominant" in the beginning of the second half, but I don't think they created any chances then (or in the remainder of the second half). Fair enough, maybe I was being a bit pessimistic about it because outside of that agbonlahor chance (which came after we were up 1-0) they didn't create much. Just having possession isn't enough to win a game, need to create shots. It was nice to see us weather the storm and teach em how to capitalize on some chances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearso Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Feel sorry for Villa there, I think they'll clear relegation by a long way this year if they keep playing like that. Happy days for us though! Timmy saving our bacon early on, Osman making me feel guilty for writing him off, Lukaku finds the net and once again we manage a win without actually playing that great. Can't wait till we actually turn it on and wipe the floor with someone. I think Barkley needs a bit of a breather to find his feet on the ground again, he must have been reading the papers as he seems to be trying way too hard to make things happen himself. Osman stood out so much when he came on because he did the simple things right, something Barkey seems to struggle with. When he needs to lay it off, he has a shot. When he needs to hit it first time, he takes another touch. Just little things he'll no doubt pick up and improve on but right now he looks quite flustered and I think some of the other guys are getting frustrated (Mirallas looked furious when he took on that shot instead of playing the obvious lay off). All in all though happy with today. Keeping pace with Arsenal, sitting in third spot and only two behind the shite. Edited October 26, 2013 by Pearso Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Osman did really well today, but he hasn't exactly been in sparkling form before today either, so I'm not totally convinced about who to start against Spurs. I think Naismith should be in consideration too. I'd maybe consider pulling Barkley a line back, but Barry and McCarthy have been doing fine. I think he'd be finding it a bit easier to make the right choices with more space ahead of him though. I'd like to see a McCarthy-Barkley partnership sometime this season though in case we don't manage to sign Barry permanently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Barry is a done deal. Been in work today so just reading up on the peformance. It's so good to see a squad for a change and competition we have . Martinez is so impressive with his subs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Romey 1878 Posted October 26, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 The one thing I've taken from this game is that under Martinez things aren't likely to be dull! It's going to take me a while to recover from all the emotions I've been through today - fear, elation, frustration, anger... you name it this game made me feel it. The first half was so topsy turvy it was unreal. Chances galore for both sides, with Villa probably looking the more dangerous of the two sides and we were fortunate to still be in the running I thought. Defensively we were awful but Howard made some world class and vital stops. There was nothing wrong with Benteke's penalty but Howard made a brilliant save. And then made at least another two crucial saves in quick succession to stop them making up for the penalty miss. Honestly, they looked like scoring every time they attacked. It wasn't all doom and gloom though because we created chances of our own. Mirallas had a great opportunity early on, and had another one later in the half that was brilliantly blocked. Barkley hit the bar (probably his only positive contribution), Lukaku had a header saved, he had another chance through on goal that he really should have done better with. How the game was still 0-0 at half-time is a mystery and at this point I was thinking that if we could cut down the space they were getting in midfield to run at us we could settle down in the second half and get some control. It wasn't to be. We came out and played some absolute dirge. We couldn't keep hold of the ball to save our lives and I was getting more and more frustrated watching us. Villa were dominating the play but at the same time they weren't threatening us anywhere near as much as they did in the first half, which was some relief as I may have put my fist through my PC screen if we'd have really been under the cosh. Then Martinez makes a substitution that changed things completely and against the run of play we took the lead through Lukaku. Osman was brought on to replace Barkley, and where things were continually breaking down with Barkley things came together with Osman due to him just doing the simple things, rather than trying to be too clever. Lukaku's goal was this down to a tee - Osman received the ball and just simply played it to Lukaku for him to slot it home. Although Villa did create a couple of chances after we took the lead I thought from that point on that we controlled things, came into our own and really showed the difference between the Moyes era and how Martinez wants us to go about things. We kept hold of the ball excellently, which is exactly what you need in that situation; the opposition can't hurt you if you've got the ball. What I liked is that while we mostly played it around quite slowly we could go up a gear, and that's what we did to get the second goal and kill the game off. After the second goal it was complete comfort for our players. Not a great performance by any means, but it's three points and somehow a clean sheet. Howard - It's amazing what having real competition will do for a keeper. He's in top form this season and today he was immense and is the biggest factor behind us coming away with three points. He saved Benteke's penalty, which wasn't a badly taken penalty by any means, made a quality save when their player was through in on goal, raced off his line and stopped another chance when they were through again, and made other saves throughout the game. Without him being on top of his game we don't get anything out of this game. My MOTM. Coleman - I know he didn't exactly make a challenge to give the penalty away but his positioning was awful and that's what was punished. It wasn't the only time throughout the game either; he continually got himself into sticky situations. An horrible defensive performance from him. He was slightly better attacking but his final ball was crap. Jagielka and Distin - They didn't make any howlers where you could point to them and say "you fucked up there" but they just did not look a comfortable unit. Baines - Didn't really click with Pienaar today (not his fault though tbh). Did OK defensively. Mirallas - I thought it was more of a frustrating performance from him rather than a bad one as some have said. He was continually involved in the game (something he's not done an awful lot of for us this season) and got himself into some excellent positions. For example, but for a brilliant block he'd have at least tested Guzan with his shot in the first half, and maybe even have scored. Where he let himself down was with his final ball. Nevertheless, I was very encouraged with his showing. Barry and McCarthy - In the first half I thought the pair of them did a terrible job of getting a grip on things in midfield and that's why we were so susceptible to them breaking on us. Neither of them really got in Villa's faces and allowed them free reign to come at us. That's not something you should allow a team like Villa to do because they're full of pace and power. In the second half they were much better in this regard and we did get control of things in the middle of the park. Pienaar - He had one of those games where you just want to slap him silly. When he wasn't being a fancy dan and giving the ball away with stupid flicks in stupid areas he was coming too central and leaving Baines exposed defensively and not having any one to work with going forward. Barkley - Another poor performance by him. Once again it's his decision making that was all wrong. I understand it's just part of his learning curve but it doesn't make it any less anger inducing. Shooting when he should be passing, passing when he should be shooting, dwelling on the ball when he needs to shift it quickly, taking unnecessary extra touches but then other times playing the pass too quickly. Lukaku - As in the Hull game he was well defended against but this time he gave as good as he got and didn't just accept being marked. His movement was great, he showed a lot of strength when under extreme pressure. Probably could have done better with his two chances in the first half, certainly for one of them. But when that one chance fell to him in the second half when we were barely in the game he showed his class and slotted it home. You want your strikers to put them away when it matters most. That's why he's a Chelsea player and why he'll cost an arm and a leg if they decide to sell. Osman - I have to mention him because he played a very significant role in us winning today. I have to say that I was pleased he didn't start (and I still don't think he should be starting; coming on when the games older and more stretched is the right role for him I reckon) and I wasn't convinced he was the right player to come on for us, but Martinez got it spot on. He came on and shored things up for us just by keeping things simple. That's why we got our opener, an assist for him, and then he topped things off by finishing the game by scoring himself. If not for Howard he'd have been my MOTM despite not being on the field for a massive amount of time. MikeO, troy8, Pearso and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 So glad we got the 3 points. I have been really impressed with the way Roberto manages and handles the subs. Nice to see delafeu get a little time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Martinez is so impressive with his subs He is a real strategist. If we struggle in the first half, he seems to be able to fix problems during the break. His use of subs can be inspired. This is what a manager should do, not rant and rave from the sidelines as some do. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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