13 Aug 2016 17:52:08
What a refreshing change. The goodison crowd is back and with a vegence.

I'm really impressed with Koeman and he was the difference in those last 20 minutes when the team looked tired. He was up on that sideline screaming and shouting. Orchestrating his team and it really helped in closing the game out.

He was also bang on about our fitness but what was great to see and something not seen in a few years was the players taking responsibility and upping them levels.

Wasnt a pretty second half but the first was the best I've seen for a while. The high pressing and tough tackiling was a joy to see.

We'll get better though and with new additions it really could be a very good year.

Anyone still want to go on about relegation or how Koeman is no better than Martinez? Didn't think so.

COYB NSNO IRKWT.

1.) 13 Aug 2016
13 Aug 2016 18:00:17
Can only agree mate. No nonsense defending and not afraid to get in the faces of the opposition. Happy with that, as you say a few additions and we can finally have some optimism going forward.

2.) 13 Aug 2016
13 Aug 2016 18:02:23
One word. organised.

3.) 13 Aug 2016
13 Aug 2016 20:35:24
Great post. I thought that there were a lot of positives today. We were playing against a much better team and until they scored we were comfortable. Stekelenburg looked fantastic, definitely staked his claim for the no.1 spot. Gueye was great and broke up play a lot. The tactics were good considering the opposition. Happy today. Would have taken a draw before the start.

4.) 13 Aug 2016
13 Aug 2016 21:31:57
Might I add that, considering the situation, Holgate was fantastic. Okay he made mistakes but he was overall really good. Also the fans were fantastic. I'm not made up with the result but the performance considering the lack of Coleman and Lukaku was good. A million miles from the dross we were served last season.