Dr Jinx

That was beautiful

Get in!!!!!!!!

They believe they can get something now

Shocking how many times we’ve given the ball away.

Arise agent Armstrong

How is that not a goal?

Nah, he was forcing the issue before, there’s a little bit of doubt creeping back in perhaps. Hope this post comes back to haunt me ?

Nathan Jones looked like the yellow man from Sin City

This thread will liven up when tonight’s match is over. Let’s hope the Everton link is just a smokescreen for what’s about to come.

What I don’t understand is, and I’m assuming AG would be playing the forward left role, he’s not even 50% of Maxi on one of his good days. Why are we not just trying to train Maxi to be more consistent?

Few posts down..

Survival and a % of games played. The club wouldn’t have done it if it wasn’t a likely deal to happen.

Arteta has bought very well in fairness and they’ve consistently played the best football this season. Only a massive capitulation will see them lose it now at this point. And every time we drop points, we seem to get lucky with other results. Top 4 is becoming more of a realistic option for us now.

Read this on the Everton forum and if true there’s no way Eddie Howe would want that. See point 3.. “Sell all day long for me. 3 observations: 1: When Ancellotti was manager, during training there was footage of him trying to 'play punch' Big Dunc. Light-hearted or not, it smacked of mucking around and disrespect. He went out on loan to Preston not long after. Should be knuckling down, not pissing around. 2: On the pitch he exposes the full back playing behind him. He cost us 2 goals at home to Brentford at last season in a must win game. He looked like he was throwing a hissy fit because of the Braithwaite sending off meaning he had to play right midfield instead of as a forward. Rico Henry rinsed him and Iwobi who filling in at RB. He should have been wiser to the support Iwobi needed. Patterson called him out earlier in the season for doing the same to him. At worst he isn't a team player. At best he is positionally naive. The same naivity that gave away the free kick last weekend... 3: He is not physically fit enough to play in the Premier League. Look back at the pre season videos and the distance running challenge. Mina was last (obvs cos of his glass legs), but second last and almost fainting on the finish line was young Ant. Even Dele beat him.” Just can’t see it happening, thankfully. He’s also minging and I really think that level of ugliness will just depress everyone here.

I’d rest him for Tuesday, well bench.. Wilson has looked off the boil since just before the World Cup, but as I mentioned in another thread, he had a 2 week Covid thing and that can take its toll.

There’s no goals from our midfield, well not nearly enough. In good positions our midfield is always looking for that pass and the teams we play against know this so they sit back. You add someone into that midfield who can hit one as well as pass and suddenly space starts opening up in the box.

Need to be balanced when judging the current state of play. We’ve gone off the boil for sure and it won’t have gone unnoticed by the manager.. when he says they’re waiting to review and reflect on where the squad are I think he probably is thinking of current players form as well. Like for example, I don’t think he would have started the season thinking Almiron would have played such a big part so I’m sure there’s a plan there for an alternative line up. We need to freshen things up for sure though.

He was busting a gut but then he also got Covid just before the world cup too.. he’s not looked like he’s had the same energy since returning.

Excellent shithousery by Palace at the end. Wasted a good 90 seconds with that whole Joelinton scuffle at the end.

Wood would have scored that ?

Tripps has been a little off the boil the last few weeks

I literally just tuned in at that very moment, did he say we have no world class players in our back line?

Does anyone know if he’s trained? Typically Howe doesn’t include anyone who wasn’t in the preparation for the game. if he is fit I’d give him the first half so we get our business done early in the match. Then begin resting who we need.

Told yis

He just said their home fans are shite ?