27 Aug 2017 16:39:24
Today was our third game in 6 days and if you are to perform to your best each game you need to have quality in depth, we haven't and as much as defeat is hard to take it was expected and I would have happily taken a point if offered.
The 3 at the back splits opinions and I am not a fan but I feel it is the managers way of suffocating the attack of Chelsea, yes it didn't work but its early days and if we would have nicked a 1 nil then fans would be saying what a masterstroke, instead they pick faults with the system, out of interest how would these fans have set up with the personnel available? Interesting week ahead regards to ins and outs so let's see how we go and then maybe at Christmas if we are still inconsistent then its time to moan.

1.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 17:08:35
For me Bluegray it's a common theme when we play 3 at the back. We have NEVER played well with it. Even Koeman himself said at half time against Stoke he made a mistake and went to a back 4. Why not learn fro. That mistake?

I like Koeman but this is turning into an obsession that is derailing and threatening real progress.

2.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 18:29:18
Liverpool played the same amount of games and look how good they were today. Squad is not deep enough - granted we have injuries - and we don't have the pace to trouble the better teams. When Bolasie and Coleman are back this will help, but will this be this year, or sometime in January?

3.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 18:51:10
Hartlepool could have beaten Arsenal today so big deal.
Yes we have injuries and with Europe are squad is way to small we are a work in progress, at least another two windows I reckon before we can really challenge.

4.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 19:02:22
what have Liverpool got to do with it they played a very poor Arsenal side whereas we played the champions today played in Croatia midweek and against city last Monday who are favourites for the league doesn't matter how big your sqaud is any team would struggle slightly with that never mind at the start of the season when your building your fitness up here's a Novel idea how about you stop worrying about LFC or any other club and concentrate on our own great club I'm proud of how the guys have done they just ran out of steam today but apart from utd and city no other top 7 club has ran clear from us and we have played 2 of the toughest away games already up the blues.

5.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 19:29:40
Concentrate on our own side lads eh! I have no interest in Liverpool (the Football Team) as I am not a supporter, I am an Everton Supporter and the lack of quality was there to see against a Chelsea side that hardly broke sweat.

6.) 27 Aug 2017
27 Aug 2017 22:53:37
As I said the 3 at the back was wrong but the performance was due to it being our 3rd game in 6 days and our 7th competitive game of the season, compare that to Chelsea who were playing their 3rd competitive game, what do you expect, its not FIFA, the players are real people.
Interesting to hear Koeman after the game regarding Mirrallas, I think he's a goner after those words.
I will put my head on the line and say come Friday we will be stronger, with a Winger, a Centre Back and a Striker signed, as for using them lot as an example, not really feasible considering they played Saturday last week and then Tuesday before playing the late game today, all at home may I add, so not the same really, remember this is the Everton page not the Norway Reds page.