Everton vs Chelsea (PL) Sun 10th Dec 23 14:00 GMT

I'm not saying play long, I am saying be more direct. Get it to the attacking players quicker. Liverpool did that for years with Salah, Mane and Firmino. Leicester did it with Vardy and Mahrez. This constant slow possession based crap has gotten us nowhere, it's time to ditch it.
Liverpool can go direct because you can lump crazy ball to salah and mane and the ball stick. You lump crazy ball to Mudryk and Borja you will 😭😭😭

If you want to play counter attacking game. You need to be clinical, we had many transition chances vs Everton and it led to nothing 

 
Well. The clown show rolls on. Whoever thought it was a good idea to go into this season with Jackson and Broja as our strike force needs to be sacked, especially once it became clear how serious Nkunku’s injury was. We’ve got a chance to rectify it in the coming window, but it’s all a bit late as the damage has already been done. 
Do we though with FFP looming over our heads. I wonder what the fan reaction would be if both James and Gallagher are sold next month to help fund a proven striker, or more likely an unproven striker in this league.

 
Where do you actually see this high pressing? We've seen some early in the season but in the last couple of games it's been non-existent for most of the time.

Today it was the same script all over again, not for a single moment I thought we were going to score. Same, predictable attacking patterns with no individual quality to rely on either. We complain all the time about our attackers not finishing chances yet today we created zero, and it's not for the first time. Not to mention 14 (!?) goals conceded over the last 5 games, of course the worst record in the league. That probably deserves a whole topic.

What I see here is a mediocre team, stacked with inexperienced players of limited potential, that lacks leadership and most importantly, hunger and desire to represent this club. I genuinely expect nothing but that at this point as realistically we don't have much to play for this season. And it's the manager's responsibility. The same manager who stubbornly insists on a style of play that doesn't work, puts players out of positions and doesn't seem to have a plan B.

I wonder how do you expect us to find consistency? Next week it's Sheffield who've got Wilder back, so be sure they're gonna commit to it and fight for every single ball. It has all the makings of another frustrating afternoon. After that it's three games in six days, with a paper thin squad, and I wouldn't bet against even more players getting sidelined. 
If we are at the stage of grimacing at the prospect of facing Sheffield Utd then we really are in the relegation scrap.

 
Nothing is changed. 

We have no motivation, no energy. The way Sterling and Jackson came into the game just gave me the feeling we're going to lose.

There is nothing to add, everything was told. Disappointment. 

 
First time I wasnt angry at a defeat this season. 
 

I’ve simply accepted it. 
This is sad but true.  The stages of grief.

We can look at our players and they are for the most part above average players. Our coach is also an above average coach - seems like a nice bloke too.  We are currently performing at a below average level. We have shown glimpses against Arsenal and Citeh of being a promising Project. I don't dislike any of our current players - they seem to be good lads and they are 'trying' imho. There is no longer any point in referring to any individual player for praise or as a scapegoat. Because the idea of playing a bunch of assorted young highly talented kids together in the hope of creating a 'team' is truly bogus. Apart from Thiago where are the grown-up players in this squad? Where is the identity? This project is failing. The project is failing. Our current owners and the clubs obsession with its 'Vision List' in terms of recruiting is at fault. This is a huge problem, because there really is no alternative other than to keep going. We have the squad we have. We have to wait for some of the players to grow up.  We can add a more experienced player here and there but again that takes time to have an impact. To readjust the squad will take time. To persevere with what we have will take time. We have to just sit back and watch and wait.

 
We need a sitting midfielder Enzo does not seem to want to play there and Caicedo is built for movement not sitting.

Would not be surprised if we brought Santos back from loan.

Gallagher might go and another striker come in.

Injuries are killing us and our midfield balance is wrong, have to admit was shocked when we sold Jorginho and just brought in Enzo thought they would make a good midfield paring. 

Not 1 for 1, it does make you wonder at times.

 
Yes that is a bad mistake. on the whole he played ok.

I would sell Reece James in a heartbeat and spend the money on an average but reliably fit full back. Someone like Gusto if fit would do fine. Gusto himself was injured most of last season and injured most of this season. The owners get taken for a ride buying talented but broken players. Its by far my biggest complaint.

Trouble is who is going to pay any money for a guy like Reece that spends 75% of the time in the treatment room?

 
6 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Here they are, the extended highlights:


In all fairness that looks like a good performance albeit we just couldn’t convert the chances…I know I know goals win games etc. 

 
A lad I work with is an Everton season ticket holder. He gets in the ground very early as his wife is ill and needs to take her seat early.

Anyway, he thought we looked like we had technically better players, but that he felt we lack any leadership.

His other observations were that our warm up looked like we were just going through the motions. He says Liverpool for example looked totally focused and very intense in their warmup and their performance matched.

He also said that our support was pretty flat and not it's usual boisterous self and that Pochettino himself looks a bit flat on the touchline.

Funnily enough though, he thinks given two or three seasons it could grow into a decent team. I'll go back and ask him if he meant in the PL or Championship.

 
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