Everton v City Live Thread

[blueboy]

First topic message reminder :

So, after Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs all put in some excellent, goal scoring performances yesterday, we have no option but to ensure we win this game...an also hope for a dull 0-0 later.

Pep has so many options today, with the exception of Fernandinho and Gabriel, as he's known to prefer....

The team have had a full week to rest and train, though it seems some have only just started training recently, Fernando (injury) and KDB (illness).

We need to start quickly, get an early goal and settle into a passing rhythm, but it seems we keep saying that week in week out, and it's only when the second half comes around, do we seem to step it up a gear.

One player who seems to have nailed down a starting place, is TLMLF:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4120734/Pep-Guardiola-delighted-Yaya-Toure-naughty-step-Manchester-City-deserves-chance-Champions-League.html

[Topdawg]

mainly clichy's fault for the pass. I need to see it again before I blame others.

[blueboy]

what chance? he's a kid who's not got a run of games.

He's played more than Sane.....

[Topdawg]

kicking the ball away is a yellow card. but maybe not today.

[blueboy]

mainly clichy's fault for the pass. I need to see it again before I blame others.

The Arsene Wenger of the Bluemoon Forum.....happy to criticise, but then decides he didn't see it!

[Topdawg]

i'm sure you'll provide the stats to show that (and the goals and assists each has this season)

[Guest]

We will score today just hope we keep out any more.  A draw is no good though today, we are out the title chase if we drop points today

[Topdawg]

sweeper keeper should have got that

[Topdawg]

poor from zabba. that's why he can't plat RB anymoe

[Guest]

We just need our usual stellar 2nd half

[Topdawg]

I did miss the chance to say good ball from raheem and poor return from silva

[Topdawg]

We started well enough, but we all could see they'd get a good chance or two. I was hoping that would be after we scored 2 or 3 rather than before we scored.

[blueboy]

Niall Quinn.....his commentary makes me want to pull my teeth out with a rusty fork! He's just looked at the Robles challenge, and even though there was ABSOLUTELY no contact with his head, he said AFTER watching the reply "clearly must have been a knock by his own player"

What an absolute cock he is....you'd think he never played for City with his anti-City commentary.

[blueboy]

I did miss the chance to say good ball from raheem and poor return from silva

And his shot that skimmed the bar?

[blueboy]

We've made them run their bollocks off that half....keep up that tempo and chances will come.

Still think we're missing a Fernandinho in there or add another attacking player out wide....ie Sane for Zaba and get Silva closer to TLMLF...as KDB is playing too deep, even though he's had a good game so far.

[blueboy]

jumping on Yaya at he first given opportunity

So, immediately, Souness agrees with me.....TLMLF switched off in his defensive role.

[blueboy]

Told ya...keep up Mr Wenger.

[Guest]

One day we may get a ref that makes the right decision

[Topdawg]

see clattenberk immediately stretch his arms out for no pen?

[Topdawg]

i hate quinny's commentary too

[Guest]

And even the anti  city brigade said it was a pen

[Topdawg]

still think sterling should have hit it first time.

[Topdawg]

and still blame the goal mostly on clichy

[Guest]

Which I agree with too, passing out is stil our downfall with curent personnel

[Topdawg]

Just as well England are storming it in the cricket...

[Topdawg]

Ref mistakes costing us again. Would have been nice if Sergio had scored after fouling the defender.

[blueboy]

Which I agree with too, passing out is stil our downfall with curent personnel

But the pass was intercepted just inside our half....45 yards from goal. As Souness said, Davies had several touches before he played the pass in behind TLMLF......yes, it was a poor pass, but once again, it's not a pass that should have put us in ANY danger, if others are doing what they should be doing.

[blueboy]

We're blaming a goal on 1 wayward pass.....how far back do we all want to go when we concede a goal? Wayward passes will always happen, but not EVERY wayward pass should lead to a goal if others are doing their job....otherwise, we'd score as well....

But hey, 2-0 now!

[Topdawg]

might as well leave now..

[Topdawg]

Joe would have saved that

[blueboy]

So..shall we blame TLMLF for giving the ball away cheaply near the centre circle???

[Guest]

Yaya back to his best

[blueboy]

As for Bravo.....not sure whether he was at fault for any of the goals, but one thing is for sure, he rarely, if EVER, make saves down low, either side of him, which suggests his starting position is poor.

[blueboy]

Get Zaba off now and get Sane on.....1 point needs to be salvaged here - 3 if we snap out of this lethargy in our MF.

[Topdawg]

heads are down

[Guest]

Agree blue Bravo is a sweeper not a keeper, hes made what 2 saves since he came

[Topdawg]

bravo is poor coming off his line and closing the angles down.

[Topdawg]

didn't think he'd give that

[Topdawg]

with all that quality on display, we're poor at dead balls

[Topdawg]

nowt wrong with him

[Topdawg]

unlucky. overhit.

[Topdawg]

we look out of ideas. still slow in the build up.

[Topdawg]

Really is poor now.

[Topdawg]

decent effort from aguero

[Topdawg]

awful watching this now

[Nijinsky]

This is crap.  I was lucky enough to miss the 1st half.

[titbumwilly]

That's it, they can all fuck right off now.
Not interested anymore, they can't give a fuck so neither can I.

[Topdawg]

can't see yaya scoring from this

[Topdawg]

what fucking awful shit defending.

[Topdawg]

despite the fact we should have had a penalty, we've been very poor.

[Topdawg]

To all those that say Pep's been found out...

[Guest]

That keeper is so fucking bad it scares me

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