Newty82 Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Lad you're chatting absolute dog shite. Always moaning, worse than me! Every ground is quiet until there's something to be loud about or it's a big game. Stop being so condescending! Anfield seems to be rocking these days...the bastards!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Only seen the last couple of posts....people are arguing? What? Why? Best performance of the season for me...we showed up and didn't bottle it...3-0 was flattering to them...so proud to be a blue today....4th or not that performance alone fills me with all the confidence i need...i love bein a blue..and today we should all feel the same rubecula, Toffee_in_LA, Sibdane and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Stop being so condescending! Anfield seems to be rocking these days...the bastards!!! Been going games long enough to know that you just don't get atmosphere when you play the likes of Norwich, Cardiff, Stoke, Hull until the team starts smashing it. It's human nature shite games don't bring big atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 3-0 was flattering to them...so proud to be a blue today....4th or not that performance alone fills me with all the confidence i need...i love bein a blue..and today we should all feel the same Not only was the game a 6-pointer, but goal difference counts double as well. This win added 6 points to our goal difference versus Arsenal, which could turn out to be important is, for example, we tie City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dalziel Kane Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Best win over these since Autumn '91 by my math. No victory in the subsequent years has been quite so memorable. At least for most satisfying. Real sense of achievement and pride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearso Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 What's going on in that second shot Pete? Looks like he's told Arteta hes shite after getting a photo with him and he's spat the dummy (again) hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/06/roberto-martinez-everton-arsenal-arsene-wenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBlood81 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Fair play to Arteta for not celebrating his goal today! Just spat me coffee all over me desk, quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 question... Are we at risk of losing Barkley for his push on Arteta? BTW Arteta has proven to be a bit of a disgrace in his last two games against us. Gamesmanship, kissing the arsenal badge, elbows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 question... Are we at risk of losing Barkley for his push on Arteta? BTW Arteta has proven to be a bit of a disgrace in his last two games against us. Gamesmanship, kissing the arsenal badge, elbows. Dont think so. There has been no mention of it in the press? Plus the ref seen it, usually when the ref see's it and takes no action then thats that. Arteta...well Im in the school of thought if players get flack, they should be able to give it back. He did well for us, we got a good fee for him. Its his job now to do whatever he can for Arsenal. He owes us nothing. Thats just me, probably in the minority!!! Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Dont think so. There has been no mention of it in the press? Plus the ref seen it, usually when the ref see's it and takes no action then thats that. Arteta...well Im in the school of thought if players get flack, they should be able to give it back. He did well for us, we got a good fee for him. Its his job now to do whatever he can for Arsenal. He owes us nothing. Thats just me, probably in the minority!!! The fans had been very generous with Arteta when he came back to Goodison. It was that FA Cup game where he went too far. Really good to see the players get in his face, I'm thinking that Big Dunc is giving them a little "stand no messing" lessons. £We have been far too nice at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 By the way, reading some reports on the game made me remember some brill moments... Coleman breaking with the ball, doing kick ups for almost half the pitch! That was insane! Coleman, again, on the touchline did some sort of crazy flick trick which left his man well behind...magic! Barkley in the area facing his man, touching the ball right to left foot 3 times before darting inside...cross went out for a thtow I think, but still!!! Stones chasing back half the pitch and whacking in a great tackle on the byline...and getting a goal kick! Osman losing an eye!!! What else? There was definately more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 The fans had been very generous with Arteta when he came back to Goodison. It was that FA Cup game where he went too far. Really good to see the players get in his face, I'm thinking that Big Dunc is giving them a little "stand no messing" lessons. £We have been far too nice at times. Fair enough. I like that Big Dunc idea...that would be amazing! As long as he aint telling them to throw hooks in the ribs and strangle em, no problem! It was good to see some tough tackling return. We have missed that. And yeah, the Barkley/Baines moments were proud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 question... Are we at risk of losing Barkley for his push on Arteta? BTW Arteta has proven to be a bit of a disgrace in his last two games against us. Gamesmanship, kissing the arsenal badge, elbows. didn't they both get booked in all that? no retrospective if action has been taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 didn't they both get booked in all that? no retrospective if action has been taken Barkley didn't get booked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_E Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 http://www.zonalmarking.net/2014/04/07/everton-3-0-arsenal-everton-maintain-their-challenge-for-fourth-place/ Bailey and markjazzbassist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Told ya Naismith was a very intelligent player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 http://www.zonalmarking.net/2014/04/07/everton-3-0-arsenal-everton-maintain-their-challenge-for-fourth-place/ An excellent article, which reveals just how much planning and training must have gone into this surprise formation. markjazzbassist and Bailey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Barkley didn't get booked. ah right saw arteta get booked and assumed he had booked them both...my bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2020089-mikel-arteta-reacts-badly-after-everton-fan-attempts-to-troll-him-in-picture#articles/2020089-mikel-arteta-reacts-badly-after-everton-fan-attempts-to-troll-him-in-picture Haha!!! Should have kissed the badge in front of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 ah right saw arteta get booked and assumed he had booked them both...my bad! Barkley not getting booked made me love the whole incident even more. Arteta swipes him with his elbow (he's prone to that when shielding the ball as we know), Barkley kicks out at him in retaliation and misses, then pushes Arteta on his arse, Baines has a few words with him and Arteta gets booked. Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I believe Baines referred to him as a snide - great word and very accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 think cunt is more apt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Romey 1878 Posted April 7, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I have one gripe which I'm going to get out of the way first off, because really it’s just nitpicking. But I didn’t like the way we started the second half slowly, it could have let them back in the game and been very different. Starting halves well is a priority in every game for me. Other than that one negative point I really thought we were exceptional and I am unbelievably proud of each and every one of our players for the effort they put in, for the skill they showed countless times and for the pure will to win. We were so hungry and determined to do everything within our power to get the three points. If we hadn’t have achieved that then it certainly wasn’t going to be for a want of trying. But the players couldn’t have done it without the tactical masterstroke by Martinez, they just showed their ability in putting all his tactical nous into practice. It was clear that despite his possession focussed footballing philosophy we were willing to give up a bit of the ball in order to draw Arsenal on to us and blitz them on the break. And we did it masterfully. It was exciting to watch and had me smiling from ear to ear to be honest. Standing off them and allowing them room had me worried at times and I was getting desperate for us to put tackles in earlier at times, but putting the tackles in at the right time (when they were close to our box) worked a treat. The score line didn’t flatter us in the slightest, it could, and maybe, should have been more. But I thoroughly enjoyed this game, especially the second half. It was a joy to watch us toy with top quality opposition. People have been saying that Arsenal had a bad game, and maybe they did, but I think that bad game of theirs was forced upon them because of just how well we played. A special mention for the fans. I thought they were brilliant and I loved losing my voice singing and being angry. The worst thing Arteta could have done in the last meeting was kiss the Arsenal badge, feign injury and try and get our players booked. Evertonians don’t forget things like that and it made us angry, and an angry Goodison Park crowd is something amazing and something no opposition player wants to be a part of. So, thanks Mikel, you big tart. Howard – Didn’t have a whole lot to do during the game (testament to the defence in front of him) but when he was needed he was there. That save from Podolski was brilliant because he took it so early, not letting Tim set himself. Coleman – I thought he struggled to get to grips with not having any protection in front of him in the first half. It meant he was often double teamed when defending, and he was hesitant to go forward. But, he stood up to the test well and once he settled in to things in the second half (and got a bit of help from McCarthy) he was excellent. He got forward more and was a key cog in our ability to break on Arsenal at will. And two of the best moments of the game came from him – the bit of skill to bamboozle Cazorla was something else, and then towards the end of the game when he brought the ball away from our box by doing keep uppies for about 30 yards. He is some player. Stones – He had a couple of shaky moments in the first half and I didn’t think he was quite at his best during that period of the game. He does have excellent powers of recovery though; he sorted out his own mistakes before they could do us any damage. But, as with Coleman, he had an excellent second half and was commanding, cool, calm and collected. Distin – Where last game he made me the father to a litter of kittens, this game he put in a rock solid performance. Honestly, I thought he was flawless back there. He won so many headers and controlled Giroud effortlessly. He was a proper leader at the back. Baines – It’s been a while since he’s played such a pivotal role in our attacking play but he was involved in everything that we did yesterday, and he oozed quality with it. His passing was crisp and extremely accurate. His balls into the box were as dangerous as they come. And his link-up play was on another level. McCarthy – A performance that we’ve come to expect him now. Tireless, tenacious, and full of heart. The amount of ground he covered in this game (and every game) must have been huge! Our attacking players must absolutely love having him in our side because he gives them license to just do what they do best and yesterday was no different. Baines had got caught up the field just before half time and who is it that sprints 20 yards to put in a sliding tackle to stop Arsenal gaining an advantage? James McCarthy. And it wasn’t even his side of the pitch! He sees danger and he snuffs it out. Simple as that. Barry – While McCarthy was running around all over the pitch putting out any fires that occurred, he just sat in front of the defence and it was his job to wait for Arsenal to get close enough and just take the ball from them, break up the play, intercept the ball, and get us on the attack in the blink of the eye. He did it fantastically well, and I lost count of the amount of times he stopped an Arsenal attack and had us on the counter attack. I felt he was the most important player for our game plan and he executed his role to perfection, so he gets my MOTM vote. Osman – Wasn’t on the pitch long enough to really influence things, but that shot in the early stages of the game was brilliant, and he deserves a pat on the back for the tackle that stopped Arsenal breaking on us but led to him being on the end of a nasty injury. Barkley – Came on for Osman and slotted in seamlessly. In fact, he probably added more to our game than Osman would have. He was looking like the Barkley from earlier in the season. I thought he gave us a glimpse of what could be if he is utilised as a box to box midfielder – McCarthy and Barry gave him the freedom to come from deep and he exploited that freedom time and time again. Arsenal didn’t really have an answer to him; he glided from our box up the pitch and they didn’t seem to know how he’d even got there. He showed tremendous power and strength, not only going forward but in the bits of defensive work he had to do as well. His passing and speed of play were great as well. His decision making was much better. He looks like he’s finding his form again at just the right time. Lukaku – I was as surprised as anyone to see Rom playing on the right of a forward three, so I can’t even imagine how surprised Arsenal were! At no point did Wenger or his players react to it though and he simply ran riot. Monreal had no answer to his pace and power. The extra space to run into really benefitted him and I thought he put in a top drawer performance. That extra space benefitting him was really showcased for his goal; runs at pace down the right, builds up a head of steam, turns on to his left foot, drives across the box and smashes the ball home. He put in numerous runs like that throughout the game and his level of effort was through the roof. It was also noticeable during this game, and the past few games, that he’s using his strength much better to hold up the ball. It did worry me that he wasn’t helping Coleman out defensively but he was clearly told not to drop back, because at one point he was stood on the half way right in front of Martinez while Coleman was getting mauled. Naismith – He’s listed as the central player of a front three but he was more of a floater. He was everywhere along that front line, dragging the Arsenal defenders across the pitch making space for Mirallas and Lukaku. He put in an exceptionally intelligent performance I thought - he wasn’t going to beat Mertesacker for strength etc so he dropped deeper and took advantage of him not being particularly mobile. His movement, once again, was second to none. Just look at his goal; he wasn’t on the end of Baines’ pass but he stayed in and around the danger area just in case, and as is so often the case with him, he was in the right place at the right time to slot the ball home. Mirallas – I may just be forgetting about him due to so many players playing so well, but I didn’t think he got involved enough in the first half. It wasn’t that he was anonymous or anything like that, he was just more on the periphery of things. However, in the second half he really stepped it up and was so influential in us breaking on Arsenal. If it wasn’t Coleman breaking forward with the ball then it was usually him. A lack of effort is sometimes levelled at him but you couldn’t say that about him yesterday, he put in 100% effort. You only have to look at our third goal for an example of that – without him busting a gut to get to the ball Arteta isn’t under pressure and doesn’t put it into the net. CMorley91, troy8, flaminfox and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 just noticed that how saved chamberlain's shot..thought it just hit the bar...he really is having an awesome season Toffee_in_LA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marcopaulo Posted April 7, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 also loving this tweet Romey 1878, Peter H, Vranny and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 What's going on in that second shot Pete? Looks like he's told Arteta hes shite after getting a photo with him and he's spat the dummy (again) hahaha He's holding three fingers up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 What's the hand signal that Naismith makes after scoring his goal? He holds his hands together with palms outward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/arteta-refuses-celebrate-against-current-club Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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