Everton Banter Archive March 31 2018

31 Mar 2018 18:27:48
Horrible first half for us and I'd like to say I'm shocked but to be honest I'm not. City are a different class. This could end up 6 7 or 8 nil.

31 Mar 2018 18:52:39
Where are you mate? From where I sit (admittedly had a few) this is awful, don't give a monkeys how good a side is and especially knowing how good they are, pick a side with A. Bottle and B. Legs. Above all listen to your coaches and training Staff. Play two lads as protection and playmakers in front of the back 4, one with no legs and the other whose confidence is completely shot and the oppositon will have a field day. An opposition of City's ability will not get out of 2nd gear.

31 Mar 2018 19:07:30
Men against boys, no fight, no technical skills, no spirit . God help us next week . embarrassed.

31 Mar 2018 19:36:53
Horrible
Beaten by a very good City side but we didn't compete. It was embarrassing. We can't play like that next week - it would be a slaughter.

31 Mar 2018 19:50:41
To answer DFS I think it's awful too. They should be playing better and trying harder but I think this season has shown the level that the majority of this particular squad can play at. Unfortunately it's a million miles away from the likes of City. Add to that poor decisions by mediocre management we are lucky to be on 40 points. City taught us a lesson today, and all I'm saying is I'm not surprised.

31 Mar 2018 21:18:35
Rooney, snids in midfield against city what did we really think was going to happen, rooney could do a job against the lower teams but not city, and it shows how desperate we are getting that we have to play him there, if rooney is to slow up front, how did SA think he would be quick enough to keep up with the city midfield. why was Davis left out, why was dcl In the team now sigs is out, none of it made any sence, to beat city you have to first stop there midfield, obviously S. A. did t realise this when he left them to do what ever they wanted.

Don't get me wrong I doesn't think we would get anything from this, but why not try something different instead of snids, why not Davis, klaasson and bang in the middle, something different than the same team same results.

01 Apr 2018 08:28:13
Couldn't agree more Simon, 2 slow poor midfielders aren't going to cope with De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling and Sane. Why was DCL starting? Like the lad a lot but it made no sense. The only game we start with 2 strikers is against City, good thinking batman. It seemed like DCL was actually playing centre mid. Then the divvy brings benni on (who should of started) and Niasse, for DCL and Tosun. He is clueless. When it went to 3-1 he should of brought Klassen and Niasse on for Schniederlin and DCL and we should of gone for it. The managers an embarrassment and so are half the players. The lack of effort was disgraceful today.

31 Mar 2018 14:15:49
{Ed's Note - figodasilva has posted a new article entitled, West Ham v Southampton preview

31 Mar 2018 13:32:14
Today is the day tosun announces himself as a top prem striker with a hatrick.

{Ed025's Note - i think we may struggle to create 3 chances johny..

31 Mar 2018 13:47:41
At the moment I am employing a coping strategy. It's called "trying not to think about it"

31 Mar 2018 13:51:03
He will get 3 today mate, big win 3-1, and a win against LittlePool and then we will be stuck with Sam? (City v pool midweek will help)

{Ed025's Note - come on city and liverpool then stig.. :)

31 Mar 2018 13:55:04
Love it Ed, and yes.

31 Mar 2018 15:11:46
He'll struggle to get 1 never mind 3 and that's only going to happen if we lock City in the changing rooms for 90mins.

31 Mar 2018 15:37:47
Even then we'd struggle to create chances bullens.

31 Mar 2018 18:24:21
3-0 down and 4 or 5 pints down as I speak. Embarrassing, anyone who dares tell me Schneiderlin is a player, don't bother. How the heck can you match a player with no bottle with a player with no legs and expect them to protect the back 4. This is basic Sunday Morning tactics when against a far superior Team, pick a Team with legs.

31 Mar 2018 07:44:42
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 31st March 2018

30 Mar 2018 23:56:35
Smalling, Wilshire, Tierney and Fonseca or Eddie Howe would do for me .
Good basis to start next season on without going mad on spending and IMO good solid personal.
Just scared if we keep on spending money like it's going out of fashion well end up ****ed ( Everton aren't we) . Never going to work for us!
Back to basics without going mental, with good players who'd walk into our team and reasonably priced and good a age .
Opinions anyone? think I'm being realistic and not too far fetched but sure someone will shoot me down. UTFT.

31 Mar 2018 18:35:39
Wiltshire and Smalling represent a backward step, Fonseca has better offers on the table and Eddie Howe has no desire to come up north. Yer man from Newcastle for me as Manager. Garbutt as back up for Baines, Kenny for Coleman. Tosun is a good striker but needs the line of feed.