Everton Banter Archive February 20 2016

20 Feb 2016 23:41:58
For me Barry and Funes Mori were the best players on the pitch today, I think we've found a gem in Mori always feel more assured when he is in the team, such a good goal threat and seems a rock. Some of Barry's passes today were exquisite and unlike McCarthy (Don't get me wrong I think he is vital to the teams defensive stability) but whenever he wins the wall he always seems to want to play a quick ball forward and has a great eye for switching the play. Joel was great today.

Robles' penalty save was highlighted but I thought how he gathered a low cross from the right with a lot of confidence really shows why he should be number one. Good performance, great confidence boost for the team and us fans. Keep the good performances coming!

21 Feb 2016 00:35:55
When we signed Funes Mori, the press couldn't wait to slate him as an overpriced player who wouldn't adapt to the Premier League.
Now, after he's played his part in some good defensive performances, the press are desperately trying to sell him by reporting that Barcelona are interested in him - even ahead of Stones.
Don't you just despair of the press and its outrageous contempt for our club?

{Ed003's Note - don't take it personal lol - they are trying to sell papers.}

21 Feb 2016 01:58:50
Ed003; Deep down I know that, but allow me - and other fans - to wallow in the feeling that the press are against us. It makes us feel good when we think there's a vendetta (admittedly imaginary! ) against us ;-)

22 Feb 2016 09:43:26
not many on here wanted to give him chance either bin a very good signing and right now deserves his place in team.

20 Feb 2016 20:05:00
Well done Robles, he took some terrible flack at the start of his arrival.
Nice to see a goalkeeper of ours totally miss the ball but give the cf one sh$t of a headache!
Good penalty save but mom for me Gareth Barry, totally committed to EFC.
Maybe wrong but no goals in cup conceded yet?
In 66 no goals till final when 0-2 but went on to win it!

20 Feb 2016 22:18:25
Good post Mush fair play mate, I have not posted in the last few days because of the negativity, but in saying that I was one of the negative posters, from now on I'm just going to support the team win lose or draw mate and see what happens at the end of the season. COYB.

21 Feb 2016 00:41:55
It's a nice link to previous cup-winning seasons that we've not conceded yet, but far more important in my humble opinion is that a Martinez managed side is keeping clean sheets.
Stating the obvious (! ) , but a clean sheet means we can't lose a match AND, with our attacking talent, we should score and win a match.

20 Feb 2016 19:35:09
Have yet to conceded in FA cup. In the quarter final. Penalty saved. Joel has to be number 1 keeper now.

When is the last time we got further than semi-final in League cup and quarter final in FA cup in the same year? Hopefully have a strong finish to the rest of the premiership. strong for the rest of the season.

20 Feb 2016 20:15:28
Never looked in doubt that we would win this one. Every player did what was asked if them when called upon. Lukaku is on 21 goals and would simply walk into any side in the prem. He's so deadly in front of goal. We're in a good position having a 20+ goal a season striker at such a young age.

Barkley is so exciting to watch. Yes a bit frustrating on times when he makes the wrong choice, but it's easy to see all the options sitting where we do. But he delivers almost all the time.

Jags is solid and Mori is his best partner.

Robles saved a pen!

Absolutely chuffed with the result and can't wait for the draw. So maybe WBA was a one off on an exciting run. Nice well earned trip to Dubai for the lads for some hot weather training. Keep it going lads

COYB.

20 Feb 2016 20:27:01
Agree mate, not pretty but good win.

20 Feb 2016 23:20:03
Who really apart from Barkley takes a chance in the middle of the pitch everyone plays safe safe safe safe we get nowhere and he talks a chance because no one else will, he needs to work on his final at times but it's easy to get annoyed by the only player willing to not just go sideways.

20 Feb 2016 19:22:12
good win and great peno save.

20 Feb 2016 18:21:49
Halftime observations:

Barkley and Lukaku play on different planets. No chemistry up front. That is the managers fault.

Lukaku needs a 2nd center forward with him. He is no one man army like Rat Boy.

Cash in on Lukaku or Barkely in the summer

No one is throwing decent crosses in there

Too bad we don't get a goal for 20 completed passes in a row.

Old Man Distan looks good. Always liked him, goes RM didn't like independent minded professionals second guessing him.

We need a new 2nd keeper this summer to back up Joel.

20 Feb 2016 19:15:39
Okay. new plan.

I will label 2-3 players as bums who should be sold for a 12 pack of Budweiser and they will score for us.

Good to see Distan smiling (and Everton winning)

Announcer said Lukaku likes being alone out there. I disagree.

20 Feb 2016 19:19:45
Cash in on lukaka? Your having a laugh. So he's out of form at the moment. The guy has been immense for us and probably could do with a rest.

20 Feb 2016 19:43:13
Agree god knows where we would be without him this season, little miffed as to why he didn't celebrate his goal though? maybe one of those days for him.

20 Feb 2016 17:46:58
Watching us play is like watching play station football for some reason it doesn't look real I mean the amount of passing is unbeatable but for what.

20 Feb 2016 18:00:33
Lukaku has gone from best striker to absolute no hoper in a month.

Its like someone chopped his legs off.

20 Feb 2016 18:02:54
All of our passing is around the half way line. We give teams so much time to get back that we make it really difficult to break down. We are capable of playing forward so much quicker than we are.

20 Feb 2016 18:18:29
How sad ant sell him sure will we.

20 Feb 2016 19:16:50
I didn't say sell him but he isn't the monster he was previously.

20 Feb 2016 17:12:07
Right I've been RM's biggest critic and moaned constantly but it's time to get behind the team and hopefully try and help them salvage this season
COYB and good luck RM
Hopefully if we all stay together we can turn this around and start getting the right results
Once a blue always a blue!

20 Feb 2016 17:19:20
YES pab.

20 Feb 2016 18:24:44
Your right pab the team needs better support a lot of positive posts on this site last two days let's get behind team and see where we are at end of season home support needs to be better for me am certain it will help the team.

20 Feb 2016 16:48:51
great to see the biggest anti football manager and his horrible team getting knocked out of the cup wba are everything football shouldint be boring & horrible.

20 Feb 2016 14:52:22
C. o. y. b hard game but rather be playing away than at Goodson.

20 Feb 2016 12:22:04
2-0 win and a great game for us we will batter them
Murff to put a bet on them wining 👍👍.

20 Feb 2016 12:43:19
oy Pb i'm not the jinx lad, proved last week, got a beauty for ye today, two singles 4-0 blues, Barkley hat trick, you can see why I rarely win any cash now with that selection, 100/ 1 for Barkley hat trick though is cracking odds, i'm due a big win, hopefully its today.

{Ed025's Note - good luck degs..

20 Feb 2016 14:02:36
Hope ye win mate really do. Win and Garrick would be the medicine we all need.

20 Feb 2016 14:40:51
I got no idea what this phone is typing anymore it's getting on my last nerve.

20 Feb 2016 15:02:48
2-0 win for me would be tops.

20 Feb 2016 09:22:11
Merson said: "Is Tottenham's team really better than Everton's? If you put the two together you'd get half and half. May be just less Everton. They shouldn't be where they are. "
merson talkins sense again what's going on.

{Ed025's Note - i feel there is nothing between the two teams bretto, but they have the better manager..and thats the difference mate..

20 Feb 2016 11:57:28
Agree Ed, 100%.

20 Feb 2016 13:34:30
he also said about keeper which I agree with if we had Hugo lloris we been in top 4.

20 Feb 2016 15:05:01
Wow imagine how good we would be with loris in goal.