Wolves 26th August (Home)

[Matt Tiger]

Can’t muster one goal in any of the three matches. Just embarrassing. 

[Btay]

Fuming. Again so many quality chances created. Seen enough though that i'm not panicking about relegation just yet, we were much better than wolves. Young has had a stinker to be fair. Best game ive seen from Patto. Dobbin looked decent, this is going to be a rough week but I'm sure results are around the corner. 

[RuffRob]

We really have not deserved 2 home defeats. 

 

[badaids]

Well, not a lot you can say about that.

A great reaction from last week’s performance but we just can’t break out of this cursed cycle.

I’d like to say that if we keep playing like that we’ll be okay, but we won’t.

[Shukes]

10 minutes ago, milesey05 said:

Going down- simple 

Not a chance. Dare you to quote me.

[Gwlad]

1 minute ago, RuffRob said:

We really have not deserved 2 home defeats. 

 

The Board have.

[Matt]

Beaten by goalkeeper heroics and 1 switch off. Mostly quite positive again though and despite what the media says, its not a 6 pointer and its not time to panic. 

[Hafnia]

We didn’t deserve that but we are so stupid. The amount of times gana gave the ball away was criminal. 

[chicagoblue]

So many awful useless deliveries today. We had a ton of the ball in good advanced positions and wasted it time and again. A goal scorer for sure but we also need to drastically improve our deliveries 

[Isaiah]

1 hour ago, Isaiah said:

It's a good, lively, positive start with decent chances being made and Everton dominant. 

We all know how this is going to end. 

Yep, just like that. 

[Shukes]

Just now, Matt said:

Beaten by goalkeeper heroics and 1 switch off. Mostly quite positive again though and despite what the media says, its not a 6 pointer and its not time to panic. 

You sound like an adult speaking. 
But i would say get ready for younger fans to speak about relegation already. 

[memmaclub2]

We are going down. He made the changes we wanted with Keane out and we just don't have the squad for this. It's not like you can pick out a load of players we are missing that are game changers. 

My moan for this week is Gana is not good enough gives the ball away too much.

[Bailey]

Sucker punched again. Completely inexplicably too with Tarkowski switching off.

I thought there were a lot of positives to take from the game. Onana had another good performance, Doucoure was as busy as ever, Branthwaite stepped up in his first appearance of the season, Patterson was solid too. 

I thought Young and Gueye had poor games. Danjuma looks a bit toothless at the moment. Garner played some quality balls but I wasn't that impressed by his overall game. 

As for Dobbin, there is promise there because of his energy and directness but he needs to add quality and composure to his game at the moment (an Everton theme). 

You can only think that if we had our best front 3 of McNeil, Dom and Harrison playing together, we would have battered Wolves today.

[milesey05]

6 minutes ago, Shukes said:

Not a chance. Dare you to quote me.

P3 L3 GF0 GA 6

Currently have a manager who’s decision making could be compared to Luis Rubiales.

Not hard to quote you.

[plaidharper]

17 minutes ago, chicagoblue said:

Tarkowski has just gone completely to sleep there 

 

16 minutes ago, Palfy said:

I’m destroyed 

Fairly convinced we are all living in the matrix and took the wrong pill.  At least beer still tastes good in this nightmare universe.

[memmaclub2]

We have to play with the squad we have IF Dom was fit IF we had McNeil back. We don't and we lose 3of 3 against Top 8 sides and below and we score 0 goals. We have had.2 relegation battles in a row and the same squad is weaker each season.

[Palfy]

1 minute ago, Matt said:

Beaten by goalkeeper heroics and 1 switch off. Mostly quite positive again though and despite what the media says, its not a 6 pointer and its not time to panic. 

No it isn’t yet, but we are desperate for clinical finisher and Danjuma as shown he’s not as clinical as some thought, and playing him upfront hasn’t done him any favours. This is a carbon copy of last season when we never had a recognised striker and were playing wide men and midfielders up front, will we ever learn.  

[Matt]

2 minutes ago, Palfy said:

No it isn’t yet, but we are desperate for clinical finisher and Danjuma as shown he’s not as clinical as some thought, and playing him upfront hasn’t done him any favours. This is a carbon copy of last season when we never had a recognised striker and were playing wide men and midfielders up front, will we ever learn.  

We are definitely looking for that finisher but these 2 home performances have been without McNeil, DCL and an unsettled back 4. We were cheated first game, we were inches this game. Much like the Fulham game, they had the ball but didn't do anything with it. 

I'm not going to worry until the window closes. Might get nervous then, but probably not.

The biggest enemy is the media at the moment. Were ripe for clicks and that means cash, so wind fans up and you'll get more clicks. We have to be smarter than that. 

[Shukes]

13 minutes ago, milesey05 said:

P3 L3 GF0 GA 6

Currently have a manager who’s decision making could be compared to Luis Rubiales.

Not hard to quote you.

Carry it on then and if we are relegated I will put my tail between my legs and say… you were right. Promise you.

But after watching out two home matches I feel it’s plain to see that once we put the ball in the net confidence will come and results will change. It’s not like  the last few years where we just don't create anything.  But that’s just me and I may possibly be wrong.

Willing to have a friendly bet I’m not though!

[Palfy]

17 minutes ago, Shukes said:

You sound like an adult speaking. 
But i would say get ready for younger fans to speak about relegation already. 

Shukes you’re going to be changing a lot of nappies in the not so distant future if we go to Sheffield and come back with nothing. Mines XL at the front

[Wiggytop]

Yet again I’m waking out of the ground shell shocked,  2 home games that we have been hit with a sucker punch, it hurts right now. Few beers and sleep, I’ll put things in perspective and think we will be on when we get players back, just hope these 6 points dont turn out to be crucial in May.

[Shukes]

1 minute ago, Palfy said:

Shukes you’re going to be changing a lot of nappies in the not so distant future if we go to Sheffield and come back with nothing. Mines XL at the front

Mines XS!

Im confident from what I’m watching that one goal goes in…. Confidence flows and we go on a run. 
I would be worried more if it was like the last few seasons where we’re not creating, but the last two home matches I have felt we’ve been robbed. 
 

Like I say mate, I could easily be wrong. But I could just as easily be right

[Palfy]

2 minutes ago, Shukes said:

Carry it on then and if we are relegated I will put my tail between my legs and say… you were right. Promise you.

But after watching out two home matches I feel it’s plain to see that once we put the ball in the net confidence will come and results will change. It’s not like  the last few years where we just don't create anything.  But that’s just me and I may possibly be wrong.

Willing to have a friendly bet I’m not though!

Ffs Shukes you accused me a couple of days ago of not watching us last season, and the amount of chances we created against Fulham was a one off as Palfy mentioned and we didn’t need a striker we needed more creativity. Well I’m pleased you’ve seen the light and now you’re fully on board with me, give me a hug  

[Shukes]

1 minute ago, Palfy said:

Ffs Shukes you accused me a couple of days ago of not watching us last season, and the amount of chances we created against Fulham was a one off as Palfy mentioned and we didn’t need a striker we needed more creativity. Well I’m pleased you’ve seen the light and now you’re fully on board with me, give me a hug  

You were right! 
Im with you, I can see the light! 
xxx are

[milesey05]

7 minutes ago, Shukes said:

Carry it on then and if we are relegated I will put my tail between my legs and say… you were right. Promise you.

But after watching out two home matches I feel it’s plain to see that once we put the ball in the net confidence will come and results will change. It’s not like  the last few years where we just don't create anything.  But that’s just me and I may possibly be wrong.

Willing to have a friendly bet I’m not though!

I don’t want to be right but after those 3 easier games and zero points! 
 

Away to a promoted team next week. 
 

I will bet you we will be reading the same BS.

” At least we are creating chances though”.

 

 

[Palfy]

I’m so disappointed at today’s result and as I said at the time I was completely destroyed when that goal went in, but I’m very optimistic that if we carry on creating those sorts of chances, and we can get DCL back and keep him fit plus try to get in someone who’s clinical in front of goal we will be alright, but at least one of those things has to happen. 

[Shukes]

1 minute ago, milesey05 said:

I don’t want to be right but after those 3 easier games and zero points! 
 

Away to a promoted team next week. 
 

I will bet you we will be reading the same BS.

” At least we are creating chances though”.

 

 

I mean it in friendly jest mate. 
But I’ll take you up on it and let’s see where we go.

We've created a lot and missed it all. But I’m sure that will change and we’ll start putting them away. 
Look, if Tarks has that same chance tomorrow, he scores it, same as Patterson the other week. Sometimes luck kicks you in the ass, but it can only fight against you so much before your hard work kicks back. And that’s where I feel we are.

[RuffRob]

32 minutes ago, Bailey said:

Sucker punched again. Completely inexplicably too with Tarkowski switching off.

I thought there were a lot of positives to take from the game. Onana had another good performance, Doucoure was as busy as ever, Branthwaite stepped up in his first appearance of the season, Patterson was solid too. 

I thought Young and Gueye had poor games. Danjuma looks a bit toothless at the moment. Garner played some quality balls but I wasn't that impressed by his overall game. 

As for Dobbin, there is promise there because of his energy and directness but he needs to add quality and composure to his game at the moment (an Everton theme). 

You can only think that if we had our best front 3 of McNeil, Dom and Harrison playing together, we would have battered Wolves today.

I think that sums it all up pretty well. 

No point in getting angry and too doom and gloom after days like this -we had a lot of player missing to day, as can throw Iwobi in to the mix as well.

 

The difference to last year and this. We actually deserve to be winning these games, that wasn't the case last season.

Our 'performances' so far this season deserve at least 4 points, arguably 6.

So sensibly heads heads would simply say, 'early days, things will even themselves out'. Key players to come back, etc, etc.

However, that doesn't happen these days. In a clamour for our attention every analyst, lazy arsed pundit journalist and BS artists will sensationalise the whole - zero points, zero goals, worst start ever, Dyche under pressure, club in crisis, blah, blah, blah.

Team probably need our support more than ever at the moment. Let's judge what we see with our own eyes, and not by the bullshit others feed us.

 

[Palfy]

3 minutes ago, Shukes said:

I mean it in friendly jest mate. 
But I’ll take you up on it and let’s see where we go.

We've created a lot and missed it all. But I’m sure that will change and we’ll start putting them away. 
Look, if Tarks has that same chance tomorrow, he scores it, same as Patterson the other week. Sometimes luck kicks you in the ass, but it can only fight against you so much before your hard work kicks back. And that’s where I feel we are.

The problem is when we are struggling for goals the pressure to score becomes huge, and when chances fall to players who aren’t natural goal scorers they have a tendency to choke under the pressure. Get a natural scorer in and we will be alright, I’d like to think Lukaku has watched our last 2 home games and told his agent get me back to Everton I could get 25-30 goals easily.  

[Zoo 2.0]

1 minute ago, Palfy said:

The problem is when we are struggling for goals the pressure to score becomes huge, and when chances fall to players who aren’t natural goal scorers they have a tendency to choke under the pressure. Get a natural scorer in and we will be alright, I’d like to think Lukaku has watched our last 2 home games and told his agent get me back to Everton I could get 25-30 goals easily.