Everton 1-1 Aston Villa post match thread

[hilts_coolerking]

I don't have a problem with El Ghazi missing that chance.... Better strikers have missed sitters than him.

What I find unforgiveable is allowing Theo Walcott a free header at the back post when the defense should have been in full lockdown with minutes to go. Matty Targett offers more at LB going forward, but he's fucking atrocious at the back - HE cost us that game, not El Ghazi imo. Everton weren't in it, and throwing those 2 points has pretty much cost us our Premier League status I reckon.

Not for me.  AEG puts that away, as any decent striker should, and we almost certainly take home 3 points.  If he does, the Walcott chance never happens.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Lest we forget or rewrite history, his goal at Wembley was a mistimed header that went in off his shoulder.

And?

Lest we forget the greatest moment in our history was a shank off a shin.

Blasphemy! Withey said he meant it. Certainly looked like that from where I was standing.

As for El Ghazi, he's had a free pass for his Wembley goal for far too long. His contributions since he's been with us have been generally one decent thing per game. He then disappears. I'm not accusing him for bottling the chance yesterday, I just don't think he's very good.

[darren woolley]

Disappointed with the draw we could have won that.

[Chris Smith]

I don't have a problem with El Ghazi missing that chance.... Better strikers have missed sitters than him.

What I find unforgiveable is allowing Theo Walcott a free header at the back post when the defense should have been in full lockdown with minutes to go. Matty Targett offers more at LB going forward, but he's fucking atrocious at the back - HE cost us that game, not El Ghazi imo. Everton weren't in it, and throwing those 2 points has pretty much cost us our Premier League status I reckon.

Not for me.  AEG puts that away, as any decent striker should, and we almost certainly take home 3 points.  If he does, the Walcott chance never happens.

Agreed, if he’d been braver he wold have just let it hit him and bundled it in.

[Richard E]

I’d have backed myself to score from there.

[RichardBatchelor]

I have just watched their goal again.  Hourihane didn't get within two metres of Gomes to stop the cross and El Ghastly and Elmo stood and watched.  Dean Smith has the temerity to dig Konsa out for not keeping the ball off the line.  Tool.  It was a fantastic cross but should have been stopped.  Lazy defending.

There were numerous times when crosses were coming in seemingly without any real intent from our players to stop them. Targett and Jack in particular. They seemed to be standing of their wide players. Their goal resulted from this as did the Calvert Lewis miss

Unfortunately I think the young and nimble Arsenal players will be too much for us next week

Allowing crosses to come in too easily has been a problem all season. That has to be down to the coaching staff for me, not full backs.

[ROBBO]

El Ghazi has far more talent Than Trez so if he is wondering why he's behind him in the pecking order he can just look back on that miss. For all his shortcomings he would have finished that no problems.

[JUAN PABLO]

El Ghazi does miss a few sitters to be fair , in other games it hadnt mattered but this one did.       El Ghazi and Trez should never be starting in a prem team .


Still bloody gutted today , a game we should never have drew.

[RamboandBruno]

I’m still gutted, but then there’s a lot of over analysis on here which is understandable given where we are in the league. But however crap Everton look, they haven’t lost at home since Ancelotti took over in November and I thought we outplayed them for most of the game.
I just hope the team aren’t in the mentality that this is over. A draw and a win from our last two games might still be enough

[chrisw1]

I've had time to sleep on this calm down and take a more measured look at the performance.  The only conclusion I can draw is that they're a massive bunch of ******.

[devilla]

This one hit me hard. I know I shouldn't expect more but just to hold on for a few minutes more. For Targett to pick up that cross before it got to Walcott, for El Ghazi to put in his chance. For Samatta to put away that header (something were told is a strength of his). Yes that was an improved performance but given the dross we've had to ensure this season that isn't saying a lot. If only it had come sooner. Now we're all but down and I've resigned myself to several more years in the cesspit of the second division - it'll always be that, never the "championship".

Part of the pride? My arse. This lot have no idea what it means.

If nothing else, writing this has been therapeutic to me. Sorry if it comes across as a stream of consciousness but I'm very pissed off.

[Des Little]

Right with you mate, we all are. If we fail to overcome the deficit from here and (as looks increasingly likely) drop, I think the gut wrenching pain of last night will take a hell of a lot of shifting. A proper boot up the bollocks that was.

[CT Villan]

As bad as El Ghazi's miss was, we were still winning 0-1 after it and should have been capable of seeing the game out.

[LeeB]

Right with you mate, we all are. If we fail to overcome the deficit from here and (as looks increasingly likely) drop, I think the gut wrenching pain of last night will take a hell of a lot of shifting. A proper boot up the bollocks that was.

I, a committed atheist, found myself mouthing a little prayer maybe no more than a minute before the goal, promising to be a better man if we could just hold on.

So to conclude, either God doesn't exist, or he's a Bluenose wanker and he can get in the fucking sea.

[hilts_coolerking]

Right with you mate, we all are. If we fail to overcome the deficit from here and (as looks increasingly likely) drop, I think the gut wrenching pain of last night will take a hell of a lot of shifting. A proper boot up the bollocks that was.

I, a committed atheist, found myself mouthing a little prayer maybe no more than a minute before the goal, promising to be a better man if we could just hold on.

So to conclude, either God doesn't exist, or he's a Bluenose wanker and he can get in the fucking sea.

Most likely it's because you're irredeemable.