Everton vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread

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Poor game. Easily the better side and the only one with any ambition beyond falling over/launching it long. But not enough quality in the final third. A definite case of 2 points dropped.

We had acres of space throughout in midfield, but couldn't find the final ball at all. Crossing poor as well when in position to do something.

The goal would have changed the game had it stood. It would have probably won it given how awful Everton are.

Clearly a bit of a weakness of sorts at the moment against ambitionless sides who sit in. Finding that early goal or that alternative will come.

Absolute chaos in the box towards the end where I thiugh surely we would put it in, equally the header that goes a whisker wide. Not to be.

A word for the referee who was fucking abysmal.

[john e]

Kamara is my man of the match

We got mugged off by Everton they dragged us down to their level As soon as it kicked off I knew we were not gonna be winning they got what they wanted a Scrap with a little football being played
So if you play into the oppositions hands you won’t be getting much back

It’s difficult and frustrating to watch because you know that we have far superior players but they aren’t making it count

I haven’t got as big a problem with the ref as most others on here, he wasn’t great but I’m thinking any game involving Everton isn’t gonna be easy

As I’ve said before the pedestrian pace we play at the end of games when we need a goal does my head in

[tomd2103]

Better side, but probably didn't quite do enough to force the win (though I do think the VAR was dubious).  I thought we looked a lot more solid when we made changes and Konsa went back to CB. 

Bailey and Diaby are too weak to play togethrr in more physical away games and both lose the ball too often.  We need last season's Jacob Ramsery back along with Tielemans in the attacking midfielder role for those kind of games.

[JUAN PABLO]

not conceded a goal this year yet . thats at least one good thing.


dropped to Burnleys level a bit tonight and a few under par players to be fair. tho we miss Pau I actually thought Lenglet was good.    Not sure whats going on with Diaby . I really thought was Cash was going to scire that winner , great block but If he could have just dummied the  shot and do a sidestep into the empty net but you need a Silva  type football brain for that .

Oh the ref -   is this premier quality?     no its sunday morning down the local park.

[brontebilly]

Lenglet 8 - very good throughout, didn't understand his signing but proving his worth

Weird thing to say when both the loan players were to replace key players pretty much taken out for a season whilst a transfer window was still open. We don't have Mings or Buendia injured, we don't have those players in.

I thought at the time we already had Carlos and Torres who could play LCB and didn't think Lenglet would play much. Thought competition for Cash at RB should have been prioritised instead. Never impressed me much at Spurs either when I saw him. But bar a very ropey debut Lenglet has been very solid for us. Carlos, bar the two games against City and Arsenal has been a liability.

[andyh]

We totally and utterly lack killer instinct.
Too much pissing about being ‘true’ to our philosophy.
Liuz was like a liability and Diaby has become the invisible man

[Stu82]

Can’t see Duran working.
Doesn’t seem a team player, always moaning at others, not on same wavelength as rest of team.
Nearly scored but still don’t rate.
Diaby could have had pen if he went down.

Dragged down to their level.

Dougie and kamarra solid.

You say not on the same wavelength - for the chance that went just past the post he made a great run and pointed to Cash as to where he wanted it and it got there. Had it crept in it would have been a great goal.

Agreed on that, but also saw him missing the balls into space, Watkins was frustrated with him.
And when he messes it up moans about others.
Creates chaos, but limited.

[kippaxvilla2]

Whoever thought Duran was the ideal back up striker for Watkins really does need a word.

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We totally and utterly lack killer instinct.
Too much pissing about being ‘true’ to our philosophy.
Liuz was like a liability and Diaby has become the invisible man

Sticking to our principles and pissing about has yielded more points in a year than we've enjoyed since we won the league.

[LeeB]

We totally and utterly lack killer instinct.
Too much pissing about being ‘true’ to our philosophy.
Liuz was like a liability and Diaby has become the invisible man

Sticking to our principles and pissing about has yielded more points in a year than we've enjoyed since we won the league.

Like the much maligned (by pundits with ham for brains) high line.

[Rigadon]

With a stronger ref we’d have been playing against 10 men.  Basically the crowd were reffing that game.  Pathetic. 

[brontebilly]

Whoever thought Duran was the ideal back up striker for Watkins really does need a word.

One of his better cameos today, very close to getting the winner

[Bad English]

Just keep believing…we will see what happens

Let's keep religion out of this please!

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Yeah Duran did well, competed with them physically. Thought we should have had a penalty with the lunge at Diaby.

I'd like Everton to drop. 30 years I've been going there and I've had just about as much as I can tolerate now of them never supporting their side, but moaning constantly and speculatively calling handball on every possible ocassion. Fuck off you turds, time to be flushed.

[Rigadon]

Whoever thought Duran was the ideal back up striker for Watkins really does need a word.

One of his better cameos today, very close to getting the winner

He stopped running in the last few minutes seemingly in a strop.  I’m not sure he has the right temperament.  There’s a spark, but we need more than that if we’re going to finish top 4.