Everton Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2024/25

lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121531413#Comment_121531413

Yeah he doesn't suit the general theme of the squad for me right now

thebaz

I just want to see to Dom getting goals again, so close and looked robbed today, when they start I think theyll be like busses. Bad set of results for us today, but think we will be fine.

beggars_bush

Cannot see us getting anything against City tomorrow. We'll be pulled back into the relegation zone due to the form of other teams

Brian?

Forest winning is a bad result for us and now Luton are winning as well. Luton seem to have found form, which is very worrying.

Our injuries piling up is a big worry. I expect nothing from tomorrow. So we will probably win.

thebaz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121537547#Comment_121537547

Past 2 set of fixtures been dreadful for us , Luton gathering momentum, and we play city , just when I thought we were safe

eh i dunno

Could still really do with the ten points back but I do fancy us against city tomorrow if we can put a strong team out which is looking unlikely with both doucoure and gana out.

Bottom three were always going to pick up points but we should still be ok.

Brian?

We’ve missed Doucoure in a big way the last 2 games.

The only hope I have tonight is that we tend to be better sitting back and hitting on the break.

lawred2

These lads will run through walls right now. Fully bought in to what's being asked of them.

thebaz

Dom to come on and score the winner

lawred2

Fair play to city.. had to dig that out against the premier league's official cheats. Playing against all the odds.

thebaz

Pickford was dreafull, got to hope Brentford and palace keep falling

dubrov

I thought it was fairly mixed from Pickford. He made a couple of decent saves and his distribution was brilliant. However, I think he was poor for the first city goal (it was an obvious shot from a long way out that beat him at his near post by a mile) and the third one is obvious.

Great performance from the team all round and feel VAR ultimately robbed us.

Brian?

still can’t believe that penalty was given. Where was he supposed to put his arm?

lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121542450#Comment_121542450

Ball was heading for row z too. Another garbage decision in a long line.

Every week. Where there's a marginal call to be made, Everton are on the wrong end of a decision.

Gets tiresome.

Pickford was grand. One half blocked kick out and the pitch forks are out.

beggars_bush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121542488#Comment_121542488

He behaves like a 15 year old clown.

I'd hate to be playing in front of him

thebaz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121542450#Comment_121542450

The handball rule has become a farce, should only be for delibetate , not the accidental nonsense rechecks of VAR

lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121542830#Comment_121542830

Pickford?

Stripeyman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121542830#Comment_121542830

Well luckily for you it's probably something you won't ever have to worry about. And luckily for the rest of us he's been one of Everton's best players over the last few seasons.

Working class heroes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121544007#Comment_121544007

He is a very good keeper and we owe him a great deal but he does act like a petulant child at times.

Brian?

Awful again

lawred2

Spurs and City were emotionally draining affairs. Such a performance was always a worry.

Slipping back into must win games territory.

Really didn't like today's game plan.. Onana and Garner are not going to win too many midfield battles

eh i dunno

Keane started so it doesn't take a genius to work out how it's going to go.

beggars_bush

Think that penalty shoot out defeat has knocked the bit of confidence out of the squad

We've gone backwards since

thebaz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121551131#Comment_121551131

Dreadfull all round, including Dyche, selecting Keane again, was so confident of the return of Dom, but his scoring ratio is not good eneogh - Think its between us and Luton, and if we cant get more points than them , we deserve it.

eh i dunno

Incredible stats

thebaz

Dyche seams a pretty level headed guy, except his persistent faith in Keane as a defender, better defenders in league 1 and 2

thebaz

Rooney sacked by Birmingham , I think that will kill of any talk of a homecoming when Dyche 's time comes - Rooney on par with Lampard as a manager.

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121560942#Comment_121560942

Wonder if they might bring Eustace back in? Was doing a far better job, and was only sacked cause he’s not famous.

its mad just how bad Lampard, Gerrard, and Rooney have all been at management.

thebaz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121561066#Comment_121561066

yeah, the likes of Mourinho and Wegner broke that trend you had to be a good player to become a manager, it seams now some coaches become coaches mid career like Ipsswich manager MvKenna, Rooney seamed way out of his depth, Lampard was shocking for us and Chelsea.

dubrov

I think you are being unfair to Lampard putting him in the same bracket as Rooney.

He was always doomed to fail being brought in to manage a poor squad and having to sell like mad for FFP.

lawred2

Lampard isn't a pragmatic manager. Asked players to play in a way that they neither believed in nor were comfortable.

Nice man. And a proper football man with real pedigree. But he was too idealistic for Everton.

The position he took with Dacoure was criminal

thebaz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121564031#Comment_121564031

not really, look what Dyche is doing with pretty much the same squad, minus Richi , his record at Chslsea after was truly shocking , hardly won a game.

Brian?

First half wasn’t a great watch.

Brian?

Mykolenko blessed himself about 7 times. Surely that’s a good omen.

lawred2

That red card is quite possibly the worst thing I've ever seen.

Xander10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121572651#Comment_121572651

That's proof that VAR is making things worse

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121572651#Comment_121572651

It’s the softest red card I’ve ever seen.

lawred2

It's hard not to get a persecution context when every single week Everton are on the wrong side of very questionable VAR calls

Brian?

And a broken leg for McNeill. Jesus.

lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121572671#Comment_121572671

There wasn't even any contact. He controlled the ball.

VAR is a toy for geeks who never played a minutes football. I hate it.

thebaz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121572699#Comment_121572699

and thats why I hate the FA cup, its become a devalued nothing comptition, used to be good about 20 years ago, Champions league has totally devaliued its status, and we lose McNeill probably for end of season, and possibly Dom for a few games, farce.

SickBoy

Can a straight red in a cup match be appealed?

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121573496#Comment_121573496

Yes.

lawred2

Good to see we're not just accepting it for a change.

lawred2

Overturned.

VAR is a pile of sh*t

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121593400#Comment_121593400

Absolutely shocking

thebaz

Var allowing a delibetate foul, in gifting luton a **** point

Brian?

Keystone cops at the back today.

lawred2

Danjuma is infuriating

lawred2

DCL really isn't justifying his selection