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I remember seeing the stat during the week that if each game had finished after 80mins, Spurs would be top of the league. Well add another 3 points to that stat.
I thought we did well for 89 minutes but the fact of the matter is that it's totally unacceptable how many late goals were are conceding. It's going to happen once or twice a season either through bad luck or just good play from the opposition. But, it's happened far too many times already and we're not even half way through the season. I'm not sure if it's AVB's fault or the team (probably a bit of both to be honest), but it's not good enough.
I thought we did well for 89 minutes but the fact of the matter is that it's totally unacceptable how many late goals were are conceding. It's going to happen once or twice a season either through bad luck or just good play from the opposition. But, it's happened far too many times already and we're not even half way through the season. I'm not sure if it's AVB's fault or the team (probably a bit of both to be honest), but it's not good enough.
On a brighter note Assou-Ekotto is still a complete nutter
Benoit Assou-Ekotto @AssouEkotto
Still 1 point! May b at the end of the season. This point ll b importante for us! Stay positif!!!! LoL coys
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Still 1 point! May b at the end of the season. This point ll b importante for us! Stay positif!!!! LoL coys
Agreed. I didn't feel the way I felt earlier in the season when once the game turned against us we were sitting ducks and couldn't re-establish control. A couple of kind deflections and we would have been eulogising about a solid performance that restricted Everton to half chances at best, the 'unplayable' Fellaini hardly troubled us at all etc. We could have defended the goals better of course, but I think they are just mistakes, I don't see it as an inherent weakness in the team.
Minority opinion coming up:
We are in serious shit if Benoit coming back is regarded as a cure for all our ills.
We are in serious shit if Benoit coming back is regarded as a cure for all our ills.
Yea, it was fucking disgraceful taking Dembele off, I don't care if he IS still recovering from that injury and looked in pain when he went off. Play through the pain you pussy! At least AVB could have put Moutinho in instead of Siggy!!! Take a winger off, put a winger back on, it's that simple. Willian needs more minutes FFS! Why we ever signed a player of his caliber and haven't given him any starts yet is beyond me.
And Bale, why the fuck didn't Bale start?
It's criminal to use your substitutions to put fresh legs on the field! AVB should be ashamed, his miscommunication with Lloris directly resulted in that first Everton goal. Gallas is a much better CB, in my opinion.
#AVBOut!
And Bale, why the fuck didn't Bale start?
It's criminal to use your substitutions to put fresh legs on the field! AVB should be ashamed, his miscommunication with Lloris directly resulted in that first Everton goal. Gallas is a much better CB, in my opinion.
#AVBOut!
I think AVB is the right person because:
A: He rotates the squad instead of playing favourites into the ground
B: He knows international football, can choose decent transfer targets and has tactics for beating teams in Europe
C: He is actually (contrary to what the press want to believe) a good man manager and a diplomat for the club
D: He is young enough to have a long future at the club, promising a period of stability and growth, but experienced enough to manage at the top level
E: He promotes players through the youth system into the first team, providing us with a realistic method of competing long term with the billionaire-run super-rich clubs
F: He is tactically aware in a game, and responds to changes in play, and he adopts the right tactics against different teams
I didn't see the game today, I was travelling back from France, but I read the BBC write up, and I don't think anyone was complaining that it was our manager's tactics that screwed this game up for us
So come on Carlito, who would you have instead and what would you have done differently today at Everton?
A: He rotates the squad instead of playing favourites into the ground
B: He knows international football, can choose decent transfer targets and has tactics for beating teams in Europe
C: He is actually (contrary to what the press want to believe) a good man manager and a diplomat for the club
D: He is young enough to have a long future at the club, promising a period of stability and growth, but experienced enough to manage at the top level
E: He promotes players through the youth system into the first team, providing us with a realistic method of competing long term with the billionaire-run super-rich clubs
F: He is tactically aware in a game, and responds to changes in play, and he adopts the right tactics against different teams
I didn't see the game today, I was travelling back from France, but I read the BBC write up, and I don't think anyone was complaining that it was our manager's tactics that screwed this game up for us
So come on Carlito, who would you have instead and what would you have done differently today at Everton?
Yeah yeah, and Frank Lampard has never had a big mac.
Oh and I would go to the doctor about that short term memory problem.
I swear to Allah if he says Mourinho I'll cut him.
Caulker worries me. He set up the first goal by taking the ball out of Lloris' hands just like the Liverpool game. Doesn't he understand French? And he was frozen in place just like Gallas and Vert on the second. I know it's part of the maturation process, but...he needs to grow-up faster!
Here I'll help you out a little bit, you can take it from here.
Spurs go to Goodison Park in 4th place to take on Everton who are sitting in 6th.
Everton have won 1 of their last 6 ties, picking up 4 draws along the way.
Spurs on the other hand have won 3 of their last 6.
There have been 161 competitive meetings between the two sides. With Spurs coming out slightly on top with 60 wins and 48 draws.
In the Premier League era the two teams have met 40 times, with Spurs winning 19 and drawing 14.
Spurs last victory against Everton came on the 11th of January 2012 where we beat them 2-0 in White Hart Lane.
The last time we came out on top of a tie in Goodison Park was the 21st Febuary 2007 where we were 2-1 winners with Berbatov and Jenas :jenaswtf: both netting.
And some pictures:
Spurs go to Goodison Park in 4th place to take on Everton who are sitting in 6th.
Everton have won 1 of their last 6 ties, picking up 4 draws along the way.
Spurs on the other hand have won 3 of their last 6.
There have been 161 competitive meetings between the two sides. With Spurs coming out slightly on top with 60 wins and 48 draws.
In the Premier League era the two teams have met 40 times, with Spurs winning 19 and drawing 14.
Spurs last victory against Everton came on the 11th of January 2012 where we beat them 2-0 in White Hart Lane.
The last time we came out on top of a tie in Goodison Park was the 21st Febuary 2007 where we were 2-1 winners with Berbatov and Jenas :jenaswtf: both netting.
And some pictures:
added the pics to the OP.