3 hours ago, axman2526 said:

If you truly believe we are in the title race, and could win the title, then you are disappointed with this result and see it as two points dropped.

However if, like myself, you believe we are not and are, in fact, in a top 4 race then I believe we gained a point today, not lost two. Everton were at their best today. It was a hard game and we always struggle here. 

So for me this is a good point.

I'll certainly take the point today, but Everton under Dyche never came to play football today, mauling, grabbing, dirty fouls, and ten men behind the ball for most of the game but we should have gone out with better energy than we did and gone out with the belief that we can come away with 3 points.  We may not be in a title race, but with a win today would have kept the momentum and the belief alive....still a long way to go, a couple of key injuries to Liverpool and who knows, we have all winnable fixtures up to the end of January...I just want to keep Arsenal behind us and shove it down Arteta's throat..

Our last league game at Goodison Park sees our recent recent form there has yielded only 2 goals in 8 games, 1 of which was a pen.

Certainly glad they are moving, and I certainly hope, for our away fans sake, their new stadium sees us find ways to break their defence.

We had an off day and Everton played their game well. We started well but when we couldn't score, that gave them belief to get stuck in and we didn't respond in kond.

 

I'm not worried, we are still an excellent team and progressing amazingly this season. Today injuries didn't help (imagine Reece, Cucu or Lavia playing instead of Disasi who is just simply not a right back) and neither did the weather.

 

Sanchez MOTM for me, saved our bacon twice with fantastic saves, no one else really stood out.

6 minutes ago, Virosh said:

We had an off day and Everton played their game well. We started well but when we couldn't score, that gave them belief to get stuck in and we didn't respond in kond.

 

I'm not worried, we are still an excellent team and progressing amazingly this season. Today injuries didn't help (imagine Reece, Cucu or Lavia playing instead of Disasi who is just simply not a right back) and neither did the weather.

 

Sanchez MOTM for me, saved our bacon twice with fantastic saves, no one else really stood out.

Also, as was pointed out earlier, the weather made playing our passing game next to impossible. 

Had Liverpool played their game there, as they should have, they would not have won imo.

7 hours ago, Deino said:

Probably not but Chilwell doesn't fit at all in this system and Cucu's better. Your point works better in this scenario. 

Just chalk it up to a Maresca blunder, he was due one anyway.

We can't really say this? He's hasn't even had a chance to show that he is not capable.

22 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Also, as was pointed out earlier, the weather made playing our passing game next to impossible. 

Had Liverpool played their game there, as they should have, they would not have won imo.

Liverpool would have won. Not only do Everton roll over 9 times out of ten, Liverpool show their quality take their chances. We are inconsistent in this area as Jackson should've taken one of his. 

14 minutes ago, KonaKai Blue said:

Liverpool would have won. Not only do Everton roll over 9 times out of ten, Liverpool show their quality take their chances. We are inconsistent in this area as Jackson should've taken one of his. 

Yeah fair point, think they would have had a hard go given they play a passing game too. But with Salah, yeah probably.

Maresca was happy with the result, said in his presser he was more happy with us today than he was vs Brentford.

4 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Yeah fair point, think they would have had a hard go given they play a passing game too. But with Salah, yeah probably.

Maresca was happy with the result, said in his presser he was more happy with us today than he was vs Brentford.

I’m just glad spurs put 3 past them. They’ve now conceded 16 goals. So much for breaking our record.

Yesterday showed the reason why we WON'T win the PL this season, the players and the coach felt the pressure of knowing they had to win to put us top.

Jackson missed 2 chances that Liverpool wouldn't have missed, apart from that, did we create anything of note?

Maresca blew it as well, he picked the wrong players from the start BUT then he should have had the bo**ocks to change it, (who can forget JOSE hooking Joe Cole after 20+ mins when he knew it wasn't working), Gusto shouldn't have started as a LB, Veiga should have been there and Disasi on the bench..Sancho against Young (39 years old), didn't beat him once in first half, he should have been hooked at HT, instead he played the full 90. Evertons priority was NOT to lose, Liverpool went into their game with no pressure on them against a Spurs team with a weakened team and played like champions, we can finish in the top 2 this season BUT only if Marasca grows a pair.

I thought with Cucu playing for us we might have nicked it as he has started popping up in goal scoring positions.

Pundits on BBC thought a penalty for Pickford's challenge on Gusto.

Sanchez made 2 or 3 vital saves and Tosin a fantastic block. 

 

Not that it matters now but a few of the "experts" believe we should have had a pen, and Pickford sent off,  for his challenge on Gusto.

This is where we need to be smarter in the dark arts. Gusto should have stayed down and rolled around.

Edited December 23, 20241 yr by axman2526

Sorry if its already been said but 2 minutes added on time was ridiculous. 

3 minutes ago, jack_super_class said:

Sorry if its already been said but 2 minutes added on time was ridiculous. 

The ref wanted out of the wind and the rain as well, but knew he could not just blow on 90.

I wonder when will the refs stop protecting the English players.. That lunge from Pickford on Gusto in the box yesterday was absolutely ridiciouls, like the one on VVD a couple of years ago.

Malo is very lucky, a little bit higher and he was leaving Goodison Park with a broken leg.

Looking back I am not sure how that wasn't a red and a penalty. Absolutely shocking. 

Was not much of a protest about it, on here or at the game.

Maybe because it was a keeper it was overlooked? Had it been, say Ashley Young, who flew in like that it probably is given, even though it was at Goodison.

Well I think @mojogifs covered this all anyways but, for those that may want them, extended highlights:

 

 

18 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Looking back I am not sure how that wasn't a red and a penalty. Absolutely shocking. 

 

and there you have it....

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13279130/ref-watch-jordan-pickford-lucky-not-to-concede-penalty-and-pervis-estupinan-should-have-been-sent-off-says-dermot-gallagher

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Edited December 26, 20241 yr by KonaKai Blue