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Post by Avinalaff on Dec 14, 2016 15:20:41 GMT
Posted on behalf of Ross, who is travelling ..........
Obstructed View - Reflections on the Arsenal (H) GameWell, that's better. Lots. Problems not solved, but clearly Everton read my blog from the Watford game and showed immense fight, passion, and from time to time a bit of skill too. Still a work in progress, but signs of that work being on the right foundations. Still a few wonky bricks to replace though. I said wonky. Koeman was wrong. In his post match analysis he said we improved after the first 20 minutes. The truth is we were awful, tentative, scared almost in that first period, but I can time the more exact moment we improved to a series of 3 fiercely won 50:50 tackles just after 30 minutes. The Goodison roar erupted from within the angst and the negativity, and frankly we never looked back after that as the tackles rained in. And boy did we reign (see what I did there?). Wenger said that Everton's physicality disrupted the Arsenal rhythm. Soz. He said we scored with defenders not Lukaku. Soz about that too. And that it wasn't a corner resulting in Williams' winner. Yeh, you're right Arsene, soz for that too. But whilst we're moaning, my 2 bob is that Coquellin didn't get a single yellow card, let alone the two he deserved. But let's not be negative, there'll no doubt be more opportunities for that no doubt, let's focus on the positives. Step forward Enner Valencia. Blimey. Work rate excellent, passing a bit awry at times, movement superb, tracking back, left side, right side, lost causes recovered, an all round strong performance. He took the pressure off Lukaku who, but for one of his trademark barnstormer runs down the wing, was quiet over the whole 90 minutes, at one stage loitering without apparent intent at the far side of the box rather than being in the mixer. But even he did more of the closing down required of this team. Step forward James McCarthy, much maligned of late, but this was his best game of this season, arguably with not much to beat. But he matched the tempo of his fellow hustler Gana Gueye, but gave the ball away less than our Senegal Sizzler (I mean Dynamo but it's not alliterative). And step forward Ross Barkley. Again, not flawless, but loads of energy, much better passing, and a fine focus for our developing attacks. Easy to get carried away, but I won't. I've lived through many painful false dawns without tempting fate once again. This was the answer to the call to the barricades, but we need more than a one-off, this energy and relentless closing down and tackling has to continue. Sort it again please Everton. Ross Crombie
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Post by Avinalaff on Dec 14, 2016 15:35:34 GMT
It felt like Everton again last night.
It's what the fans have been waiting for for a long time, and rightfully wondering why we weren't getting it, but it nearly went awry, with defenders not clearing the ball, and trying to play it out at a very dangerous time.
What made the difference?
Well, it could have been the fact that for 3 months fans have been pleading for the manager to give Rom a partner, and finally he took note.
I hate it when fans cop out, and say "Ron knows better than you - because he's with the players in training everyday" ............
Well guess what .......... he doesn't!
What ever happens in training has no bearing on a real match, and when it comes to facing Premier League opposition, in the field of battle, our fans know our team inside out. They know each player inside out, and they know when a player is playing to his true level or not. Ronald Koeman is still learning about Everton, and might want to take notice of the fans a little more than he does.
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Post by tellmema on Dec 14, 2016 16:52:01 GMT
It felt like Everton again last night. It's what the fans have been waiting for for a long time, and rightfully wondering why we weren't getting it, but it nearly went awry, with defenders not clearing the ball, and trying to play it out at a very dangerous time. What made the difference? Well, it could have been the fact that for 3 months fans have been pleading for the manager to give Rom a partner, and finally he took note. I hate it when fans cop out, and say "Ron knows better than you - because he's with the players in training everyday" ............ Well guess what .......... he doesn't! What ever happens in training has no bearing on a real match, and when it comes to facing Premier League opposition, in the field of battle, our fans know our team inside out. They know each player inside out, and they know when a player is playing to his true level or not. Ronald Koeman is still learning about Everton, and might want to take notice of the fans a little more than he does. Koeman has only just arrived in the grand scheme of things so it will take time to get a full understanding of the players so I agree in that respect. We were shite for the first 25 minutes, and only seemed to get going once they scored. That happens sometimes, as they have nothing to lose, but as much as I enjoyed the win it's important not to get carried away and think our problems are solved. Once again our defenders are scoring goals.
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Post by jimmy on Dec 14, 2016 20:06:07 GMT
Wenger moans everytime they get beat. To say we were playing a cup match is disrespectful, as if it's an easy win for them normally. Back to our team, we put more effort into it, but Goodison was a morgue for the first half hour so it shows that when the players put a shift in, so do the fans, as it became a lot louder as the game went on. Lukaku is a hard player to pass to, but having 2 of them made it easier to keep the ball upfield, so hopefully he'll do that again against Liverpool.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 14, 2016 20:11:13 GMT
We won , you lost - simples do one Wenger
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