Everton 1-1 Aston Villa post match thread

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm largely in two minds about keeping Smith, but I can't disagree with any of that. I could cope with the blancmange defending if he was some latter day Ossie Ardilles and we were piling them in up front but we're toothless in attack as well as supine at the back.

What are the pros?

I think he's done ok considering the terrible players that he's been given to work with (I know you disagree about his role in signing them, but I suspect he's been dealt a bad hand). When the collective dander is up we can go toe-to-toe with anyone. There's an outline of something positive there for me.

[villadelph]

I can understand people saying EL Ghazi should have chucked everything at it but if he had clobbered Pickford, the goal would surely have been ruled out anyway.
Crap defending at the end of a game is what killed us (again).

It was Tim Cahill who called him a coward. Dion Dublin agreed. They weren't talking about fouling Pickford. The point they were making was he should of made sure of contact with the ball first. If he takes it into the back of the net along with the keeper that's not a foul. It's being determined to put the ball in the net. The enormity of a second goal meant he had to everything physically possible to make sure he scored. He failed to do that.That's the point they were making in the studio.

Survival on line. He goes in lame and skies it, then grabs his balls to feign injury.

El Ghazi is soft.. this isn't news.

[Gido82]

We played well and should have seen it out but that's not what we do.....I have the feeling in the months and years to come I'll miss being utterly gutted at having only taken a point from somewhere like Goodison Park.

[The Edge]

We played well and should have seen it out but that's not what we do.....I have the feeling in the months and years to come I'll miss being utterly gutted at having only taken a point from somewhere like Goodison Park.

I like that positive attitude.

[cdbearsfan]

Years to come? We feel like that this evening.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

you can't teach bravery on the training ground. It comes from within. Just hope there's a chance for Ghazi to be a hero in the final 2 games.

[Ads]

I hope El Ghazi has forgot about it now. And the rest of the squad.

[AsTallAsLions]

I hope El Ghazi has forgot about it now. And the rest of the squad.

I fucking don't. That would stink of apathy. I hope they dwell on it all fucking weekend like we will until the Arsenal game on Tuesday, and I hope it fires them up to do better and not be so fucking gutless and toothless ever again.

[brontebilly]

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Not having a quality striker has killed us. See maupay scores again

Kodjia was better than anything we have. Why did he get rid of him? Wesley had his moments and then got injured. Would he have made a difference?

Kodjia was worse than each and every one of the other average/dreadful options. Going into the season with him as second choice striker was negligent in the extreme.

Davis was very good when he came on. Bullied that Everton kid at centre back and held the ball up brilliantly. But does he ever look like scoring. Even that cross Hourihane puts in for Konsa's goal, Davis is nearly there. That miss v Palace that somehow Trez and himself missed late on. Nearly again. Unfortunately it's always nearly with him.

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I hope El Ghazi has forgot about it now. And the rest of the squad.

I fucking don't. That would stink of apathy. I hope they dwell on it all fucking weekend like we will until the Arsenal game on Tuesday, and I hope it fires them up to do better and not be so fucking gutless and toothless ever again.

Not for me. Learn a lesson. Move on, improve. No external motivation required, it comes from within.

[hilts_coolerking]

I think he's done ok considering the terrible players that he's been given to work with (I know you disagree about his role in signing them, but I suspect he's been dealt a bad hand). When the collective dander is up we can go toe-to-toe with anyone. There's an outline of something positive there for me.

Fair enough.  Personally I don't see a good manager being held back by poor players.  I struggle to see what Dean is good at.

[wince]

It was easier for El Ghazi  to score, if he wasn't such a fucking coward. He was more worried about Pickford clipping him than securing a victory for us , c***.

Same guy did it for us in the playoff final...It was a shocking miss alright but coward is a bit strong

He chickened out , what wasn't even a 50/50 challenge.

i think coward is accurate, if he focuses on the ball he scores.
He didn’t because he was scared of contact.

Isn't it great when someone sitting behind a keyboard calls someone else a coward.

Completely agree. It’s a missed chance nothing more.

[PaulWinch again]

I think he’s made the players look worse than they are.

[Gido82]

El Ghazi should have scored of course but to call him a coward is a little harsh. If only Davis or Samatta were ever in such positions

[itbrvilla]

I think he’s made the players look worse than they are.

Me too. We have a habit of this over the last decade. I think we should call it the Villa way.