Everton 1-1 Wolves - verdict thread

[Alan]

We're staying up

 

[jd1981]

Look we’re terrible but at least we’ve got a bit of fight in us still.
We should be able to reach the late teens points wise if continue in this fashion.
Just don’t go on one of those prolonged losing streaks again.

 

[Celtiña]

Very bad game of Everton, they played like the Getafe in spain. Bad and made a lot fauls, protest...

All center, and assist are poor, i view Sa send a ball out, and failing a lot long shots, that is the problem of team, no have good assistants...

Only Mane have quality on attack, he need play close the area, need minutes to Fer and Chirewa. on mid for hawke...

Andre-Gomes are similar player, on mid, pass and move the ball, they play great on mid, but on attack no have good ideas...

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Elokobi was just as bad technically but always had a bit of heart.

Jérémy Hélan had the same shocking touch, lack of attacking intent and fondness for dribbling straight out of play. Added 'balance' though.

Elokobi was limited but not that limited!

 

[Lycan]

Elokobi was limited but not that limited!

I dunno, he literally couldn't control the ball.

 

[pfafftownapp]

One good move all game. I know we were on top in the second half but we were still shit and created fuck all. The pass is always a yard or two behind where it needs to be, and the running off the ball is pathetic, and when it does come the vision isn't there.

This is still way better than 90 minutes of lining up in front of the goal, booting balls to midfield, get back to defend, rinse and repeat with nothing going forward.

 

[Alan]

I dunno, he literally couldn't control the ball.

Shouldn't it be an absolute embarrassment to the entire Prem if this is true of any player in it? Is it the best league in the world or not?

Edit: this reads so much sassier than I meant it to, apologies.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

I dunno, he literally couldn't control the ball.

He could jump for headers and tackle though, and he wasn’t a coward that passes backwards 95% of the time.

 

[Alan]

He could jump for headers and tackle though, and he wasn’t a coward that passes backwards 95% of the time.

Good at stealing Doyle's goals, too

 

[Derby Wolf]

Backwards and sideways, everywhere he goes, backwards and sideways everywhere he goessssssss

 

[Lycan]

Shouldn't it be an absolute embarrassment to the entire Prem if this is true of any player in it? Is it the best league in the world or not?

Elokobi was a strange player, he was so clumsy but earned his place in the squad through heart, leadership and strength. Not an atrocious defender either, he could compete against some excellent wingers. It's just that when he had to touch the round white thing with his feet it usually bounced 5 feet away from him.

 

[Carsy]

I dunno, he literally couldn't control the ball.

Could head it though

 

[Alan]

Elokobi was a strange player, he was so clumsy but earned his place in the squad through heart, leadership and strength. Not an atrocious defender either, he could compete against some excellent wingers. It's just that when he had to touch the round white thing with his feet it usually bounced 5 feet away from him.

I loved Big George so damn much. When he started getting a few minutes (in League One I think?) I was so stoked. "Intangibles" are so underrated, IMO.

Regarding the eliteness of Prem footballers, I think I am perhaps too rooted in the NFL, which really doesn't map all that cleanly to talent distribution in European soccer.

 

[Carsy]

I loved Big George so damn much. When he started getting a few minutes (in League One I think?) I was so stoked.

Regarding the eliteness of Prem footballers, I think I am perhaps too rooted in the NFL, which really doesn't map all that cleanly to talent distribution in European soccer.

He was my Facebook profile picture for over a year. Cult hero.

Was it him who gave the non league team the huge speech in the car park pre FA cup?

 

[The Saturday Boy]

I thought we were pretty solid but uninspiring first half, not helped by Hwang, Mane and Arias not being in the game. It certainly wasn’t the sort of Wolves performance of earlier in the season where the game would have been over by half time. Much better 2nd half either way the exception of pass back Jackson and no touch Hwang.

I don’t usually like hanging the fate of a team on the shoulders of individual players, but if Mane had started the season we wouldn’t be in this dire situation. He has got the thing the team was missing. He was well marshalled by Everton…until he wasn’t.

 

[Alan]

He was my Facebook profile picture for over a year. Cult hero.

Was it him who gave the non league team the huge speech in the car park pre FA cup?

Probably whilst bench pressing a Vauxhall or something

 

[Lupo]

Hard fought point away to a horrible side full of gnarly, cynical old cunts in the image of their gaffer. They should have been out of sight by half time but we were much better second half and could have/should have won, if only Hugo had scored at the end, brilliant save by Prickford mind.

Another superb goal from Mane, what a player we have on our hands and would be great to keep him into next season but he talks of the Premier League a lot.

Ref gave us nowt for most of it. The yellow for Sa over the free kick/goal kick confusion and the yellow for Mosquera whilst that ape Tarkowski got away with everything. Then came the rightful straight red for Keane and the hilarious sending off of Greasy, one of the funniest sendings off I've seen!

5 points from 3 games feels massive after what we experienced prior. We have no chance of staying up but if Rob Edwards can get a tune and some fight out of this lot and a few more points going forwards then that is all we can ask for.

 

[jd1981]

The fact VP couldn’t see the quality Mane had to not include him makes his short tenure even more bizarre.

 

[MobNet Wolf]

I’m not sure how I feel about finding out we can, in fact, compete after throwing half the season. Suspect we’ll get a respectable points tally from here out but obviously too late.

 

[Lycan]

I loved Big George so damn much. When he started getting a few minutes (in League One I think?) I was so stoked. "Intangibles" are so underrated, IMO.

Regarding the eliteness of Prem footballers, I think I am perhaps too rooted in the NFL, which really doesn't map all that cleanly to talent distribution in European soccer.

Football is a weird game. Players like Jackson Tchatchoua or Marshall Munetsi can end up sharing a pitch with someone like Vitinha or Pedri in meaningful games.