The Prophet Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Just now, gdm said: Tbf we could very likely be missing our best player through injury too I'd be amazed if he doesn't play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 My only concern is it plays out as a frustrating draw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Just now, gdm said: My only concern is it plays out as a frustrating draw then hopefully chewsee forest does too as weel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonShandy Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 37 minutes ago, gdm said: Just noticed Everton have lost only 3 of their last 17 games It's also true that they've lost 3 out of their last 8 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 1 minute ago, gdm said: My only concern is it plays out as a frustrating draw That's up to us to make sure we don't. We tore apart one of the most in form teams in Palace, in a match when Isak should have scored another three goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggies Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 We are a very good team. At home where the crowd will be well up for it. My only concern is that we don’t take our chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BennyBlanco Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Well. . . . fuck. Were gunna drop a bollock here aren’t we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) Seeing all these mentions about how many Everton have lost and conceded etc. but all form kind of goes out the window on the last day of the season with teams who have absolutely ZERO to play. If this were at Goodison I would be extremely worried but it's not. The only thing that can scupper us is our own players letting the pressure get to them. They've proven this season that in the big game they have the balls to get the job done. We'll win, we'll get UCL and all will be well. Edited May 19 by Mazzy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) 12 hours ago, gdm said: Just noticed Everton have lost only 3 of their last 17 games That's one way to look at it. Or, you say they've only won 5 out of the last 15, and only 3 out of the last 10. Negative or positive, i suppose that depends on how one wants to look at it. Edited May 19 by Bimpy474 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrone Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 The best season in mosts living memory, and still people are getting all uptight about what european competition we will be playing next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoricGinola Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 1 minute ago, patrone said: The best season in mosts living memory, and still people are getting all uptight about what european competition we will be playing next season Standards, we need to think like a big club. There's no comparison between CL and Europa League IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 54 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said: Well. . . . fuck. Were gunna drop a bollock here aren’t we? No, asskicking of the highest order at home engineered by Eddie Howe, who has proven himself over and over again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Everyone relax, its fucking Everton at home on the final day of the season with them having fuck all to play for. We win, our players will show up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Obviously would have loved to have finished second, have CL boxed off, and gone into next weekend with a degree of freedom - but - these high pressure, high reward games, laced with jeopardy is it what it’s all about. The place will be jumping if we get it done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 You can see how the decades of toil and frustration have scarred so many of us. We have a scenario that we would have all jumped at months ago, a scenario that didn't seem possible a few years ago, and there are so many who are scared shitless of a loss. We control our destiny. Simple. We need to beat a team we should be beating at home. We do that, we are in the Champions League with a third-placed finish after winning a domestic cup. Incredible stuff. We just need to grab it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonShandy Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 35 minutes ago, Memphis said: You can see how the decades of toil and frustration have scarred so many of us. We have a scenario that we would have all jumped at months ago, a scenario that didn't seem possible a few years ago, and there are so many who are scared shitless of a loss. We control our destiny. Simple. We need to beat a team we should be beating at home. We do that, we are in the Champions League with a third-placed finish after winning a domestic cup. Incredible stuff. We just need to grab it. It really is decades. Can't help dreading that next Sunday turns into another debacle like Partizan Belgrade, or even Anderlecht. No reason to think it will, but the scars remain . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Do you think our rivals would swap positions with us? Due to our goal difference its still in our hands. Chelsea and Forest have to play each other. Man Utd may not be good but its still at Old Trafford and they may be on a high of winning the Europa League going into the final day. People are also massively overrating Everton and forgetting we're playing at St James' where we normally win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 For me I think it's just that we had the fixtures to have this wrapped up before the final day, but now there is jeopardy. Because like a cup final, in a one off game anything can happen, a sending off, injuries, a bad ref decision, or simply just having a off day. So it would be gutting that for weeks it felt like we had this under control and then let it slip at the last hurdle. Doesn't undermine the cup win or anything like that but would just be a really sour note to end on, on what could and should be the greatest season that I have seen in my lifetime. A cup win and CL qualification would have to surpass anything I have witnessed so far. But have to remember that we were having a pretty average season up until that long winning run we went on. So if you had told me back in February or whatever that we would have won a cup and be one home game against Everton away from securing champions league football again, I'd have snapped your hands off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 So does 19th get in the Europa League? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 5 hours ago, SteV said: Obviously would have loved to have finished second, have CL boxed off, and gone into next weekend with a degree of freedom - but - these high pressure, high reward games, laced with jeopardy is it what it’s all about. The place will be jumping if we get it done. Yep, year after year with nothing to play for. Apart from 11/12 the closest it got to this intense were those two failed relegation fights, and promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 5 hours ago, SteV said: Obviously would have loved to have finished second, have CL boxed off, and gone into next weekend with a degree of freedom - but - these high pressure, high reward games, laced with jeopardy is it what it’s all about. The place will be jumping if we get it done. If we're doing things right, then we're going to have end of seasons like this more often than not. We're not always going to be in a scenario where it's in our hands to beat a bottom half team at home to qualify for the Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) It’s been a brilliant season winning a cup for the first time in 70 years and whatever happens Howe and the players deserve huge amounts of credit. I do think missing CL considering where we’ve been sitting and what it could mean and the ramifications on recruitment and PSR it’d be a massive missed opportunity and a bit of a low and deflating at least temporarily. “If” we haven’t got it in us to put Everton away on Sunday (I think we will for that matter) then we will have to accept we just haven’t quite been good enough. Edited May 19 by ExiledGeordie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) Lads and lasses, if you can’t deal with the so called “jeopardy” that comes with being a successful competitive side, then you really should get some proper counselling for NUFC PTSD so you can start to enjoy life again We’ve won a cup, we’re in pole position to qualify for the CL and yet there’s people on here acting like the Sword of Damocles is hanging over our heads If you can’t feel positive about our current situation then you’ve definitely got some serious issues with anxiety, perspective and catastrophic thinking Enjoy it man. Stop fretting. The sky isn’t falling in. What will be, will be Edited May 19 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 9 hours ago, gdm said: Just noticed Everton have lost only 3 of their last 17 games Only won 3 of their last 12 mind. Draw specialists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 1 hour ago, bobbydazzla said: Lads and lasses, if you can’t deal with the so called “jeopardy” that comes with being a successful competitive side, then you really should get some proper counselling for NUFC PTSD so you can start to enjoy life again We’ve won a cup, we’re in pole position to qualify for the CL and yet there’s people on here acting like the Sword of Damocles is hanging over our heads If you can’t feel positive about our current situation then you’ve definitely got some serious issues with anxiety, perspective and catastrophic thinking Enjoy it man. Stop fretting. The sky isn’t falling in. What will be, will be Well said I'm thoroughly looking forward to next Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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