02 Dec 2018 18:38:13
Wanted to come on here and say you boys gave us a game and a half, probably the best performance from an Everton side I’ve seen against us (even when you’ve beaten us) . Really unlucky from your point of view but would be lying if I said I wasn’t buzzing.
Marco is building something over there and it will be a really tough game in the reverse fixture. A draw would have been a fair result as you had some huge chances, can see Richarlison becoming an absolute hero for you, and a villain for us in the derbies. But with Utd off the boil I think you have a huge shot at top 6.
02 Dec 2018 18:59:45
Total respect enjoy your night, hopefully you won't have too many more like it.
02 Dec 2018 19:52:58
It was a good game. I told myself it was the performance that mattered and I think our performance shows how far we have come. It's the nature of the goal that upsets me, I'm so angry at Pickford. What was he thinking? Just undone all the hard work. That's goalkeepers bread and butter. help over the bar if in doubt and leave it if it's safe. Pickford chooses the 3rd option 🤡.
02 Dec 2018 20:23:22
He’s saved you from all sorts this season, we all make mistakes. keepers make them and it usually ends in a goal.
02 Dec 2018 20:30:59
One mistake and they made us pay for it. He won't do that again. What did you think of the game today Eds your all quiet.
{Ed002's Note - Unusually for me I watched most of it. I thought that Everton put up a good show and that is no way to lose a game, but if you are going to lose a derby, that is a great way to go. I think Liverpool were a little off colour and I thought the referee did just fine and could easily have ended up sending folks off if he were over exhuberent at the start. Everton played well but I still feel this left sided imbalance is wrong - my gut says 3-1 at the front with a striker, then Richarlison, Bernard and another on the right behind would get better results. Silva is doing OK but I fear the journeyman issue kicking in again, but for now - Ecverton are not good enough for the top five but should be good wnough to fend off those bihind them. Liverpool are not good enough to win the league but will make the top four. An early Everton goal would have made an intriguing game - an early Liverpool goal would have seen a 4-0 result - that is the real gap to me. No points, but no screaming tomorrow afternoon when analysed. I hope this helps.}
02 Dec 2018 20:32:26
Pickford has been amazing, the best young British Keeper I have seen in my 36 years on this planet. We all make mistakes, it is just his hurt a lot of people. He will learn from it, maybe over confidence had a small part. He has taken risks with us and playing for England and got away with it but it is part of human nature. He has saved 2 penalties this season, he will have been feeling indestructible but this will hurt him more than anyone else. Get behind him he is a legend on the making, this is just a painful bump along the way.
{Ed002's Note - There is no doubt he is a very good goalkeeper - but to be honest that was a bollock he dropped on the cross bar tonight. It doesn't matter though.}
02 Dec 2018 20:55:11
Thanks Ed but it's still painfull the way that goal went in.