BRE
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Unfortunately the current playing squad isn’t good enough to be competing for Europe, so another few years of mid-table obscurity is exactly where we’ll be. It’s a shame, because there are real bright sparks in our side that are being let down by the leftovers of pre-Marco Silva eras. The manager is not to blame, […]
Just as the Bournemouth game was, Southampton is a must-win. We need to keep pace on the teams ahead of us, and losing to yet another relegation-level team is not going to help our cause, especially given that this period was supposed to be the ‘easy’ run. That’s all too analytical for me, isn’t it. […]
Thankfully, the insane run of games over the late Christmas period are over. While they’re somewhat enjoyable, the incredible drop-off in the quality of football is noticeable, and only strengthens the argument for a winter break. I still believe the ideal solution is to essentially copy the NFL, and give teams ‘bye weeks’ where, say, four […]
Starting off strong and falling off the subsequent cliff has been a staple of Marco Silva’s Everton. Even against Lincoln City, today was no different as we went ahead 2-0 very quickly and looked to be coasting until Lincoln ramped the pressure up and, once again, we conceded from a fairly routine set piece. We […]
Here we go again. We’re at home in the third round of the FA Cup, a staple fixture that we all look forward to in August, until everything inevitably comes crashing down as it has this year and we’re just praying that we don’t bottle it. I don’t think many of us have big expectations for a […]
I can’t imagine a single person inside Goodison today wanted to be there today. Not the players, not the referees, not the Everton fans, not the Leicester fans. Everyone was tired and that was reflected on the pitch with a genuinely awful first half from both teams. The 45 minutes dragged and dragged and dragged […]
The call for a winter break intensified within me as every second of this first half passed me by. It was a real mission to get through it all and to have to intently watch it to award these ratings, for which I am a real trooper and I will not be told otherwise. There […]
So I didn’t do the ratings last time out. I’ve heard we played alright. However I’m afraid that I’m back with a vengeance for the forseeable future so do not be at all surprised if Everton themselves realise this and pack it in for the season. We’re up against a deceptively good Brighton side. The […]
Merry Christmas to you unfortunate lot. Actually, that sounds a little too ‘present tense’ because as we all know, Christmas is well and truly over now that Everton are back. The fun times have stopped and we are ready to be properly let down once again. This time, it’s away to Burnley. The most glamorous […]
As long as the team is plagued with a mentality of reacting to making a mistake by making more and more mistakes, this team will absolutely get nowhere and nowhere fast. This was a game that we should have absolutely breezed through, as it could have been 2-0 or 3-0 after half an hour. Instead, […]
For a game against one of England’s elite, Sunday’s fixture hasn’t received anywhere near the hype that the games against Manchester United or Manchester City did. Maybe that means the hype comes from actually playing well in the fixtures beforehand, which Mr Silva’s men certainly haven’t. Regardless, Sunday has turned into somewhat of a must-win […]
I think all of that game went exactly to script. Not our script, but a script. City started somewhat slowly and for the large portion of the first 20 minutes, the Blues were dominant. But it’s all well and goodd dominating the ball at the top sides for small parts of the game only to completely […]
