Everton - v - Leeds United ***Matchday Thread***

[WTF11]

Was that 2 points dropped or a point well earned?

50/50. Subs were too late and sitting back after the break on a one-goal lead was stupid.

[Pacaman]

In the end, a good point.

[Rev72]

Decent point but Farke made the subs too late.
Gruev and Aaronson gave the ball away too much in dangerous situations.

Forest beat these 3-0 away.

6pts clear with Arsenal and Forest at ER to come.

[BelfastAndy]

Aaronson reverted to type in second half. Trying to take on the world rather than pass.

[Billyni]

Was that 2 points dropped or a point well earned?

2 dropped on 1st half performance.
1 gained on 2nd half performance.

Clearly tired at 65 min but no change.
Aaronson is so so close to being a top player but will he get there, or turn backwards and fall down.

[Billyni]

Decent point but Farke made the subs too late.
Gruev and Aaronson gave the ball away too much in dangerous situations.

Forest beat these 3-0 away.

6pts clear with Arsenal and Forest at ER to come.

I'll forgive them nothing from arsenal if they take 3 off forest

[spaldy]

Aaronson reverted to type in second half. Trying to take on the world rather than pass.

I think it was more a matter on no one running with him in the second half. A lot of passing back for all of them. No one running square of forward with him or anyone else up front

Think this one was on coach

[Rev72]

Next 5 games are really tough with Arsenal and Forest at home then Chelsea Villa away then Man City at home .

Tough old February that , Forest is a must win.

[Rev72]

Gutted we dropped 2 points tonight, was a real chance to put the sh1tters up those above us , pressure does funny things to some players.

[Rev72]

Aaronson reverted to type in second half. Trying to take on the world rather than pass.

Agreed , Farke should have pulled him after 10 mins and brought Willy on , but Farke does not do early subs .

[spaldy]

Bummer, hooper again as ref.

He is really poor? even by prem standards

I stand corrected. He really did an excellent job. Let them play but kept in under control. Not card happy

[Rev72]

Farke trying to hang on to a 1-0 lead was our undoing 2nd half. Our only outlet was the long ball to DCL which they dealt with comfortably.

Farke reverting back to type for me , don't get me wrong a decent point but all 3 were there for the taking.

Anyway , lets see if we can shove it up the Arse this weekend ( which Andy does to billy every weekend)


MOT

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Completely Rev - subs made way too late by which time the momentum in the game had shifted.

Tanaka as was an example of players needing regular minutes to perform not the odd 5 or 10 here and there.

Stach looked knackered after 60 and he waited annothet 23 minutes to sub him.

Someone should be analysing and questioning that with Farke.

Very good point away but feel we let the 3 points slip from our grasp.

Not sure what Gnonto needs to do to get game time as he is a difference maker when he comes on.

[spaldy]

I know I posted earlier in the thread but was really dissappointed in coach on this one and I really hope he learns from it.

I think it he subs at 60 minutes (which he has done in some games) we win that game. Stach, Aaronson, Gruev and even DCL were spent. They did great but just "knackered" as you like to say.

We had Tanaka, Gnonto, Nmenchek and the new loanee chomping to play. It's crazy not to send them out there with fresh legs!

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

He sometimes seems to want to stick rather than react to what is happening in the game - think he is quite cautious by nature.

Three things he didn?t really respond to last night.

Moyes changed tactics which caused us problems from the off in the second half.

Gruev and Stach got yellow cards within 3 minutes of each other and may have become more cautious as a result.

Stach was visibly tiring from 60 minutes and was slow in getting back to position compared to first half.

Sure Farke will say we were 1-0 up so why change but the changes at the end shifted momentum back to us so it?s the one clear weakness he has.

The other which is less concerning when we are winning and injury free is if players on the bench get few of any minutes then if we get injuries and they are needed they won?t be match ready.