Everton Banter Archive December 02 2018

02 Dec 2018 21:14:41
Thought we played well but same old Everton AGAIN as my nan always used to say Everton always get beat . I do feel for Pickford thought he played well up till then 😫.

02 Dec 2018 21:52:13
I disagree, that team today wasn't the same old Everton mate that was an improving Everton team who gave us a bloody good go.

{Ed025's Note - dead right salah mate..

02 Dec 2018 21:05:33
Thank you Mr Silva for restoring "the derby". cannot remember the last time I watched a derby from start to finish without wanting to go and put my head in the oven.
Forget the result as it was one unbelievable individual error but the performance was immense and shows how far we've come in such a short space of time.
Even enjoyed Klopps "invasion" as it underlines the passion. also a big compliment as I can't recall any other one of their managers so excited to beat us. he said we are the best he's seen and he is right.
Lookman to start and 6 points by next Monday night and things will really start to get exciting!

{Ed025's Note - im proud but gutted trev..

02 Dec 2018 18:45:04
We were the better team.
It's only 6 months into his reign and already we have performed better at these games against the top rubbish. It is coming and it will be glorious. Take heart from today's game and think back to what we made them do.
A mistake is a mistake. End of.
We controlled large parts of that game and we haven't done that at hell for a long time.
Same at Chelsea. These were games we lost 4 or 5 0.
Relax and take the positives. We are back. We will conquer. We are Everton.

02 Dec 2018 20:01:07
Still only one point from Arsenal Chelsea Man Utd and Arsenal though. 11 points dropped. Mind you if we had beat West Ham, Bornmouth and Wolves we would have been in top 4. Need to get points from teams above - we have a shocking record and can’t keep blaming bad livk.

02 Dec 2018 20:45:40
Bit of a gutting end today but we’ve already looked so much better against those teams than past years, we’ve actually looked like we’re just as good as them and unlucky not to come away with anything, last few seasons we’d have been routed 4-0. Things are going in the right direction. It’s also worth noting we’ve only played these teams away so far. See what happens when they come to our turf.

02 Dec 2018 18:38:13
Wanted to come on here and say you boys gave us a game and a half, probably the best performance from an Everton side I’ve seen against us (even when you’ve beaten us) . Really unlucky from your point of view but would be lying if I said I wasn’t buzzing.
Marco is building something over there and it will be a really tough game in the reverse fixture. A draw would have been a fair result as you had some huge chances, can see Richarlison becoming an absolute hero for you, and a villain for us in the derbies. But with Utd off the boil I think you have a huge shot at top 6.

02 Dec 2018 18:59:45
Total respect enjoy your night, hopefully you won't have too many more like it.

02 Dec 2018 19:52:58
It was a good game. I told myself it was the performance that mattered and I think our performance shows how far we have come. It's the nature of the goal that upsets me, I'm so angry at Pickford. What was he thinking? Just undone all the hard work. That's goalkeepers bread and butter. help over the bar if in doubt and leave it if it's safe. Pickford chooses the 3rd option 🤡.

02 Dec 2018 20:23:22
He’s saved you from all sorts this season, we all make mistakes. keepers make them and it usually ends in a goal.

02 Dec 2018 20:30:59
One mistake and they made us pay for it. He won't do that again. What did you think of the game today Eds your all quiet.

{Ed002's Note - Unusually for me I watched most of it. I thought that Everton put up a good show and that is no way to lose a game, but if you are going to lose a derby, that is a great way to go. I think Liverpool were a little off colour and I thought the referee did just fine and could easily have ended up sending folks off if he were over exhuberent at the start. Everton played well but I still feel this left sided imbalance is wrong - my gut says 3-1 at the front with a striker, then Richarlison, Bernard and another on the right behind would get better results. Silva is doing OK but I fear the journeyman issue kicking in again, but for now - Ecverton are not good enough for the top five but should be good wnough to fend off those bihind them. Liverpool are not good enough to win the league but will make the top four. An early Everton goal would have made an intriguing game - an early Liverpool goal would have seen a 4-0 result - that is the real gap to me. No points, but no screaming tomorrow afternoon when analysed. I hope this helps.}

02 Dec 2018 20:32:26
Pickford has been amazing, the best young British Keeper I have seen in my 36 years on this planet. We all make mistakes, it is just his hurt a lot of people. He will learn from it, maybe over confidence had a small part. He has taken risks with us and playing for England and got away with it but it is part of human nature. He has saved 2 penalties this season, he will have been feeling indestructible but this will hurt him more than anyone else. Get behind him he is a legend on the making, this is just a painful bump along the way.

{Ed002's Note - There is no doubt he is a very good goalkeeper - but to be honest that was a bollock he dropped on the cross bar tonight. It doesn't matter though.}

02 Dec 2018 20:55:11
Thanks Ed but it's still painfull the way that goal went in.

02 Dec 2018 18:19:38
Thats seriously difficult to take that one. Why do we always seem to be on the end of stuff like that. Pickford should of seen that well over the bar. Absolutely killed me that.

02 Dec 2018 18:29:57
Not going to blame the lad, still a lot to learn, still one of the best around. As you say hard to take. Son in Law just sent me a video of my Grand Daughter (2 years old) running round the room screaming and shouting gooooaaaallll. At least she was happy. LOL.

02 Dec 2018 18:35:28
Think the lad Richarlison should go back out wide where he can do a lot of damage. For that though we need someone to lead the line, with Gomez playing the way he is at the moment and Sigurdson to, why not give Tosun a go. That was a good test and we gave one of the best Teams in the Prem a good game and it was a good game if not a good result for us.

{Ed002's Note - Actually this is a great point - the problem arises when you overstock in one position with good players and the only way to give them all a go is to play them out of position.}

02 Dec 2018 19:08:51
Agree. Best wingers Richarlison and lookman. Best forward is Toson - don’t fit them in to places they should not be.

02 Dec 2018 18:12:17
Did not deserve that at all.

02 Dec 2018 18:31:31
we did, in football u get what u deserve and we didn't deserve to win because we didn't score our numerous chances, yes it was fluke goal but they got in the position to score, where wer r defenders? y was origi completely unmarked? what was pickford doing? sloppy defending and poor finishing cost us that match am sorry but this oh they always get lucky crap doesn't wash anymore they make there own luck by getting in the positions.

02 Dec 2018 19:56:47
The team didn't deserve that. No matter what you say Johny, they didn't deserve that. There should not have been a threat like that at the moment.

02 Dec 2018 20:33:15
they should have defended the goal better end of mate so they got punished, luck has no place in sport.

{Ed002's Note - That is a dangerous thing to say Johny.}

02 Dec 2018 20:59:06
its the truth ed we played well but got nothing because we didn't score and we conceded 1, there is nothing lucky about it, pickford should have dealt with it and the defence shouldn't have switched off.

03 Dec 2018 17:50:01
Luck has no place haha have a word mate 😂 it was one persons individual error which cost the team their deserved point end of.

02 Dec 2018 17:13:10
Did well to nullify their threat first half and Gomez was unlucky, but need to keep our wits about us. Hopefully second half will see more action in their half COYB!

02 Dec 2018 15:35:17
Confident we can grind out result today, but its going to be tough . Just seen the line ups and that's a strong team they have, just hope bernard and walcot turn up today because we are going to need everyone at 100%, can't afford any passengers. i'm going to say 1-1 Richiarlson.

02 Dec 2018 09:23:05
Morning fellow blues. Derby day and it will be a blue day today.

02 Dec 2018 09:44:14
I hope so. I admire your confidence.