Mogsy Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Best start for 10 years to the prem apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Not a great game, but, 3 points againts a physical Stoke will do. Unbeaten, and we will improve. Thought it was a great game myself..certainly entertaining for a neutral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogsy Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Coleman going to struggle to dislodge holgate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblue23 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 MOTM could go to any of our essentially 4 new defenders. Stekelenburg in goal was fantastic... incredible to see someone coming out of his box and punching so many balls away. Williams very assured and cleaned up more dangerous chances than anyone else. Holgate did a great job with Arnautovic and held his own pushing forward including that fantastic piece of dribbling to win the free kick there at the end. And Gueye was everywhere once again. Our attacking still needs some work though. Everyone looks rusty. Barkley was good at times but gave away far too many balls, either due to miscommunication or poor decision-making. Rom was good in hold-up play but only once or twice made the right decision. Mirallas was good but not sensational. And Bolasie looks a live wire but, like Barkley, precision wasn't there. Overall a good performance and MOTM to Gueye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Thought it was a great game myself..certainly entertaining for a neutral Thing is I'm not a neutral. I think we'll need to improve in a few things before we can be happy.We have to score more, this should come in time, but I've seen way better games than this......too bloody nervous, even at 1-0, just glad it's over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 But too nervy at some places but you can see the progress being made with each game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Thing is I'm not a neutral. I think we'll need to improve in a few things before we can be happy.We have to score more, this should come in time, but I've seen way better games than this......too bloody nervous, even at 1-0, just glad it's over. Neither am I obviously...can see what you mean about it not being a good game for the nerves...on some level I hate it when everton are winning 1-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 This is the exact type of game we had made a habit of dropping points in. These fine margins, if we keep it up, will see us so much higher up the table come season's end. We did plenty to win, got a lot of unlucky bounces and one lucky one, but we didn't give anything away for free. We kept our focus and saw out the three points. Our goals will come (we are playing some great stuff and we will get even better), but we need to be able to win games like today's. That's 2 wins and a draw out of 3. Seven points out of nine. Not a bad stretch to open the season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Neither am I obviously...can see what you mean about it not being a good game for the nerves...on some level I hate it when everton are winning 1-0 Prefer that to being one down though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Prefer that to being one down though I'm far more nervous at 1-0 up than I am at 1-0 down, until about the 93rd minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elston Gunnn Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) For me, back 7 all played well. Gana, Holgate, Williams, especially. Barry unspectacular but so smart. Steckelenburg a couple of good moments. Gana everywhere, MOTM. Of front 4, happy to see Mirallas wants to shoot, and boy does he. Bolassie gassed before finally taken off, but dangerous. Lukaku just not finishing well right now. I assume it will come, but I don't see 30 goals there. Nor £60m. I'm not a Barkley fan. Just have to admit my bias. He seems to want to walk it in, make too-clever-by-half-assed passes, foolish turns. He is so gifted physically, intermittently exciting, often disappointing. I'm just not a fan. As he matures, maybe he'll become a great one. Edited August 27, 2016 by Elston Gunnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Giant slice of luck for the goal but there was only one team ever going to win that one. Thoughts with the fan in the Park End who needed medical assistance but otherwise a very positive day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Should've been a lot more comfortable than the score line suggests but we got the job done. Last season Stoke would've got the equaliser and probably a winner. Really happy with Barry, Gueye, Holgate and Williams today. They were immense. Really disappointed with Barkley who was very poor though. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Should've been a lot more comfortable than the score line suggests but we got the job done. Last season Stoke would've got the equaliser and probably a winner. Really happy with Barry, Gueye, Holgate and Williams today. They were immense. Really disappointed with Barkley who was very poor though. Different perception? BBC... Who would have impressed Sam Allardyce? England manager Sam Allardyce was at Goodison Park and is set to name his first squad since replacing Roy Hodgson for the World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on 4 September. Allardyce would have been hugely impressed with Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, who produced a man-of-the-match performance. Barkley, who was in Hodgson's Euro 2016 squad but did not feature in any matches, helped drive Everton forward in a game they dominated. The 22-year-old midfielder was booked inside the opening 10 minutes, but that did not stop him producing an energetic box-to-box performance that saw him denied three times by Given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Different perception? BBC... Who would have impressed Sam Allardyce? England manager Sam Allardyce was at Goodison Park and is set to name his first squad since replacing Roy Hodgson for the World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on 4 September. Allardyce would have been hugely impressed with Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, who produced a man-of-the-match performance. Barkley, who was in Hodgson's Euro 2016 squad but did not feature in any matches, helped drive Everton forward in a game they dominated. The 22-year-old midfielder was booked inside the opening 10 minutes, but that did not stop him producing an energetic box-to-box performance that saw him denied three times by Given. BBC probably wrote that because Deli Ali was shite today. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Different perception? BBC... Who would have impressed Sam Allardyce? England manager Sam Allardyce was at Goodison Park and is set to name his first squad since replacing Roy Hodgson for the World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on 4 September. Allardyce would have been hugely impressed with Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, who produced a man-of-the-match performance. Barkley, who was in Hodgson's Euro 2016 squad but did not feature in any matches, helped drive Everton forward in a game they dominated. The 22-year-old midfielder was booked inside the opening 10 minutes, but that did not stop him producing an energetic box-to-box performance that saw him denied three times by Given. He was awful as far as I was concerned. His decision-making was shite and it frustrated the life out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith B Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Watched at the pub with a few friends. Thought we were the better side throughout. Score line flattered Stoke. True, Ross needed to finish that opportunity, but still pleased to have 7 points through 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Thought barkley was solid. Nothing great but not poor. Needs to work on decisions but he was decent today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) Any news on the fan in the park end. CPR for over 30mins. Ended up stretchered out. Did not look good at all. Edited August 27, 2016 by MC11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Pray he is OK. So sad to hear that after the joy of a good performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 The fan died . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Ah man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gethinO Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Tragic. His son was with him as well. Awful news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 The fan died . Seen no detail of this; was he an old guy? Very sad whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Fifty-one year old Josh tells me, damn . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gethinO Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Official Statement from the club. http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/08/27/club-statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Horrible news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted August 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Condolences to the family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 I'd sooner see a player miss by an inch going for the corner than continually miss going for places where the keeper can save.Unless it's Rom ? Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Glad he got to see us go ahead. Feel for his son and his family. Sad sad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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