Kanj Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Ba back with a bang, what a crazy f***ing second half man my goodness. Now roll on lets get the f***ing season going, no more stupid s*** about "unrest" and all that either. This club man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Marveaux off, Ba on, 4-4-2 and go back to basics. Think tonight just goes to show that if players aren't performing, the system is irrelevant. Shola for Cisse perhaps? If we're going to hoof it at least there's a bit more chance of it sticking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 What a second half. Thank f*** the ref was a clown. First half was as bad as I've seen us under pards. Made the changes though and the second half was much better. The intensity of the game was immense, very entertaining watch. Everton were very, very good at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Just finished watching on Sky+. Jesus pole-vaulting fucking christ that was some second half. Great effort by the lads in the second half, we were rubbish in the first but we really turned it round. Tbf we should have been dead and buried at half time and rode our luck twice in the second half but it's a great point to get. Ba. Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 tbf, the ref was mint really. The lack of technology is the clown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 tbf, the ref was mint really. The lack of technology is the clown. Yeah just watching the analysis now and probably a bit harsh. Still buzzing from that second half, was so much going on just end to end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Lost in all the "Everton was robbed" nonsense being spouted in the media is the fact that we were on the receiving end of the only truly awful decision when Ben Arfa was through. There was no doubt about that one and it was a shocking piece of refereeing. For the two incidents the press prefer to seize on, the offside was by consensus too difficult to call, and for the "goal" the free kick they were awarded prior to it was quite simply NOT a free kick. The ball may have been over the line but it wasn't as if there was clear daylight as there has been in other "over the line" cock ups. Overall great result, a very ballsy second half performance, especially considering the players we are missing which gives us something to build on going forward. Thought Pardew was spot on in his post match interview, telling it like it was and being very honest. Thought overall that Sky's coverage was very biased towards them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Unlucky Everton find no favour To think it was Alan Pardew who spent the game in the stands for pushing a linesman. After 90 enthralling, error-riddled minutes at Goodison Park, it was David Moyes who had rather more reason to accost the officials. Newcastle's banned and banished manager could be grateful for their flawed displays as, coupled with a demonstration of his own prowess, the Magpies rescued a point in improbable fashion. It owed something to the reigning manager of the year. His half-time reshuffle entailed a change of shape, personnel and fortune. Enter the benched Demba Ba for a brace of predatory skill. Yet a different type of double occupied Everton minds. The two goals they were wrongly disallowed - Nikica Jelavic also rightly had one chalked off constituted grievous failings by the men in black, assistant referee Ceri Richards in particular. First Marouane Fellaini, level with the last defender when he converted Steven Pienaar's pass, was deemed offside. Then, still more obviously, Victor Anichebe's header crossed the line before Mike Williamson hooked the ball back into play. To compound Everton's frustration, no sooner had Anichebe put the ball in the net a second time - this time without his goal being disallowed - then Ba popped up for Newcastle's second equaliser. Moyes, with a face like stone, stalked the touchline before confronting Jones. "I had a word, not ranting or raving," he said later. "I just said 'hey, you missed two goals'." As everyone on Merseyside is all too aware, there are greater injustices than the loss of two points but this was footballing unfairness. In tone with the evening, Moyes' eventual response was admirably measured. "There's two goals missed," he said. "I can't get them back but what can I do?" Nothing except wait for football to exit the Luddite era. "I have been saying all along that technology must come in and it cost Everton a vital goal tonight," said Pardew. He argued his side just about deserved a point; Moyes, and the majority of onlookers, felt the hosts merited all three. Much of the football Everton played was of an elevated standard. They led when Leighton Baines exchanged passes with first Fellaini and then Pienaar and drilled a shot past Steve Harper. They fashioned chance after chance with the speedy, skilful and shot-happy Kevin Mirallas proving prominent on his first Premier League start, the elusive Leon Osman forever emerging unchecked and Phil Jagielka grazing a post from long range. Newcastle knew where the threat came from; stopping it was another matter altogether. "That left-hand side of Everton is as good as any team in Europe - Baines, Pienaar, Fellaini," said Pardew. Sylvain Marveaux and James Perch were powerless to halt them as Everton slid passes into gaps. "First half, we were fortunate to come in at 1-0 down," Pardew admitted. But even then, the warning signs were there. While Everton excelled, virtually every Newcastle chance stemmed from a defensive mistake. Class was marred by carelessness. Baines had to clear off his own line, Osman lost the ball to Yohan Cabaye, who then supplied the slide-rule pass, for Ba's first, and then a routine long-ball led to his second. The substitute had emerged fuelled by fury, something his manager welcomed. "Sometimes players play well when they are angry," Pardew said. Ba's initial omission gave him a point to prove. "He was aggrieved but he channelled it in exactly the right way," his manager added. Displaced by Papiss Cisse, Ba stated his claim to be the first-choice striker, if only because he is now the in-form forward. Ba stopped scoring when Cisse started last season; now the latter's goals have dried up, but the former is prolific again. His arrival was part of a necessary rethink. "I was shocked how we played in the first half," Pardew said. "It was as bad as we have been since I have been manager." So Cabaye dropped deeper into the midfield, Jonas Gutierrez moved into the right, one substitute scored and another, Shola Ameobi, set up the final equaliser. "We were lacking a bit of rhythm and fluidity but you can't fault us for attitude," Pardew said. Nor could Everton be faulted on an evening when their approach was impeccable. Hillsborough in 1989, provided the context for Goodison Park in 2012. The two teams were led out by Liverpool and Everton mascots, the numbers on their shirts forming 96. It was an exhibition of the old-fashioned class that is at the heart of Everton as they showed solidarity with their neighbours. "Everyone here would say well done to the families for the justice they deserved," Moyes said. "It doesn't bring them back but Everton stand alongside Liverpool." It was a moving ceremony and it preceded a stirring game. MAN OF THE MATCH: Leighton Baines - The outstanding left-back in the Premier League over the last couple of years is maintaining his fine form. EVERTON VERDICT: The win they deserved would have put them in the top four and, with this level of performance, they would not have looked out of place there. But they were uncharacteristically sloppy, with Phil Neville starting the game with a series of misjudgements. They also lost Jelavic, who banged his knee against the post; an injury Moyes does not believe will be too serious. NEWCASTLE VERDICT: Strangely supine in the first half, much better thereafter. Newcastle backed off before the break, when Pardew's 4-2-3-1 did not work, and pressed higher up the pitch thereafter when they played 4-4-2. Marveaux may have to wait awhile for his next Premier League start after this while injured defenders Danny Simpson and Fabricio Coloccini were missed. Reserve goalkeeper Harper deserves plaudits for a moment of sportsmanship when he intervened to spare Anichebe a booking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Justice tastes a lot like strawberry syrup Le Tiss you c***! Odd how LeTissier has always had a negative attitude towards us. Was he humped by a black and white Jersey Bull or something ? My wife calls him an ugly tosser, can't put it fairer than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Eh? I completely disagree about Le Tisser. I always think he comes across quite well when talking about us compared to the idiots that he's on Soccer Saturday with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 We should be used to biased media by now though.My Grandad once said the radio of the Arsenal v Newcastle cup final of the 50s was Arsenal have the ball....Arsenal have lost it....Arsenal have the ball again ! The Arsenal goalkeeper fails to catch that ! Arsenal losing 0-1 ....." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Eh? I completely disagree about Le Tisser. I always think he comes across quite well when talking about us compared to the idiots that he's on Soccer Saturday with. Maybe Ive missed the rare occasions, eh ? Ive never heard him being fair on our behalf, TBH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Eh? I completely disagree about Le Tisser. I always think he comes across quite well when talking about us compared to the idiots that he's on Soccer Saturday with. That fat cunt hates us, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Eh? I completely disagree about Le Tisser. I always think he comes across quite well when talking about us compared to the idiots that he's on Soccer Saturday with. I've not noticed any negative bias towards us either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Eh? I completely disagree about Le Tisser. I always think he comes across quite well when talking about us compared to the idiots that he's on Soccer Saturday with. I've not noticed any negative bias towards us either. Must be the headphones turned up full with Def Leppard, and the blaindfold then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Love how much more candid Pards is in the nufc interviews. "first half, rubbish." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Eh? I completely disagree about Le Tisser. I always think he comes across quite well when talking about us compared to the idiots that he's on Soccer Saturday with. I've not noticed any negative bias towards us either. Only times ive noticed is the 4-4 against arsenal he celebrated like an arsenal fan when they thought it was 4-5 only for van persies goal to be disallowed. The other time was the commentary when we lost in the last minute against arsenal last season and he was the co-commentator. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Le Tissier has always been a dick towards us imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil K Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Only times ive noticed is the 4-4 against arsenal he celebrated like an arsenal fan when they thought it was 4-5 only for van persies goal to be disallowed. The other time was the commentary when we lost in the last minute against arsenal last season and he was the co-commentator. Can't recall any others off hand, but know he HAS done them - you don't dislike a pundit for nothing. Has to be earned. And he has. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Also worthy of note: that beautifully weighted ball to Cisse lofted over the top of the Everton defense from Perchinho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Le Tissier has always been a dick towards us imo. Aye i remember last year when we smashed Villa and Cabaye bossed it, Le Tissier was saying Villa had the better of it and had more of the ball too. When we had like 23 shots and 60%+ possession I don't mind Le Tiss when he talks about other clubs but when he talks about us i just want to mute the tv majority of the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Is there a reason for him to dislike us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Well then, what a game that was! Such an exciting second half. The less said about the first half the better tbh - there's only one word to describe it: shite. The second half was a massive improvement on the first and was arguably the best half of football I've seen us play so far this season. Really hope we can build on that and properly kick start our season. Everton should have won really but fuck them, it was a great result for us IMO and needless to say I'm happy atm! We showed some great spirit in the second half and that was really heartening to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Anita needs to switch to RB long term, looks completely lost in CM but great as a fullback. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Have to say I enjoy the utility having both Perch and Anita gives us. Utility players who can play a variety of positions. Makes the squad seem bigger than it actually is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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