Week 9 - 10/21-22 - Gamethread Cross the Mersey

[OCST]

Two built in excuses for Klopp this morning, the earky game after the international break, and rain.

Toffees have won 3 of 4 in all comps including an impressive pantsing of Villa at their place (with a horrid loss to Luton mixed on). With a healthy Calvert Lewin, the wings manned by two actual wingers in their natural positions (big deal for us) in Harrison and McNeil, and especially James Garner pulling the strings in the 10, Everton actually look… dangerous in attack???

Phil Neville in the studio is fun.

 

[OCST]

Rain stopped.

 

[fletcherpost]

I just hope it's a good contest, fairly fought, with Liverpool coming out on top.

 

[allstonite]

Hey Pickford that was your own guy that low bridged you. Shut up

 

[Zomp]

Why is the upper stand behind the Everton goal empty? Construction?

 

[fletcherpost]

Diaz just cannae find the killer pass. Couple extra hours kip would have done the trick.

 

[fletcherpost]

Why is the upper stand behind the Everton goal empty? Construction?

Yeah mate.

 

[OCST]

Why is the upper stand behind the Everton goal empty? Construction?

Yea

 

[OCST]

Too easy for Pool to get through on the counter

 

[OCST]

I just hope it's a good contest, fairly fought, with Liverpool coming out on top.

I thought you loved me….

 

[OCST]

Peggy says hi btw. Cassie didn’t get up for this.

 

[fletcherpost]

Peggy says hi btw. Cassie didn’t get up for this.

Giver her a big 'hi' back, how's her leg? Hope it's much better.

And i say this in public, as a proud but tight Fifer - next time I'm in NYC i pay for dinner.

 

[SocrManiac]

The drop off from Robbo to Tsimikas is like being used to having a dagger in your pocket, then reaching in to find a TSA approved plastic butterknife.

 

[OCST]

Ashley Young is the worst player in the pitch by a good margin.

 

[CPT Neuron]

MacAllister at the 6 is killing his forward mentality 9 of 10 passes are lateral or backwards. Stiffling his game.

 

[OCST]

Tsiminas alone has had two or three fouls that were worse than either of those yellows

 

[SocrManiac]

I understand that players love the ball feel provided by these sock/boot things, but is it really wise in a match this physical to have no foot protection at all?

 

[OCST]

Giver her a big 'hi' back, how's her leg? Hope it's much better.

And i say this in public, as a proud but tight Fifer - next time I'm in NYC i pay for dinner.

Well pick someplace suitably pricy

 

[fletcherpost]

The drop off from Robbo to Tsimikas is like being used to having a dagger in your pocket, then reaching in to find a TSA approved plastic butterknife.

And yet a lot of Reds have been giving him (Robbo) stick for a while.

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Ashley Young is the worst player in the pitch by a good margin.

Not anymore.

 

[SocrManiac]

I would expect Everton will improve without that deadweight on the pitch.

 

[CPT Neuron]

Soft

 

[OCST]

On the Everton chat board I’ve been advocating for taking Young off

First one was not a yellow. No doubt on this.

 

[SocrManiac]

Isn’t that the first second yellow a Liverpool opponent have seen in years?

 

[allstonite]

Soft

The first one maybe. That was a pretty clear yellow

 

[CPT Neuron]

And mind-numbingly stupid decision by Young to go in on that challenge

 

[SocrManiac]

Soft

What?

 

[fletcherpost]

Nah, I'm not having that. Not a yellow for me. Give him a final warning.

 

[CPT Neuron]

My sarcasm meter is off at this hour...yes, 1st soft and 2nd a stupid challenge

 

[SocrManiac]

If that had been on target it would have been like McAdoo’s penalty in the last episode.

 

[OCST]

…

 

[SocrManiac]

Ben Foster talked about how high level players have a difficult time getting their brain to understand their aging body’s more limited abilities. The tackle for Young’s second yellow was that. It looks insanely stupid for a guy of his experience, but it might have been a safe challenge for him a couple of years ago.

 

[OCST]

Nah, I'm not having that. Not a yellow for me. Give him a final warning.

Even as a homer, I gotta say- it’s so freaking dumb that he deserves it even if the contact didn’t warrant a booking.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Seems pretty soft for a second yellow to me, especially after compared to Kovacic's non second yellow in the Arsenal-City match.

Ashley Young is just slow, old, and bad and his body failed him while trying to make a tackle, while Diaz did a good job shielding. It wasn't dangerous and it wasn't an intentional foul where he just tried to take the man and wasn't trying to play the ball.

 

[OCST]

Supposedly he’s a wise old head, right? You have to know better. Villa fans were disappointed to lose him, they told us it was a good signing. He’s been poor.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Ben Foster talked about how high level players have a difficult time getting their brain to understand their aging body’s more limited abilities. The tackle for Young’s second yellow was that. It looks insanely stupid for a guy of his experience, but it might have been a safe challenge for him a couple of years ago.

this .. the classic mind writing cheques the body couldn’t cash

 

[OCST]

Seems pretty soft for a second yellow to me, especially after compared to Kovacic's non second yellow in the Arsenal-City match.

Ashley Young is just slow, old, and bad and his body failed him while trying to make a tackle, while Diaz did a good job shielding. It wasn't dangerous and it wasn't an intentional foul where he just tried to take the man and wasn't trying to play the ball.

The relevant comp is Tsimikas regularly flattening people on that side of the pitch and not even getting a whistle.

 

[the1andonly3003]

NBC studio crew rooting for Everton I guess. Where is the outrage of bias? All they need is Len Osman on commentary!

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

The relevant comp is Tsimikas regularly flattening people on that side of the pitch and not even getting a whistle.

He’s been whistled for three or four now .. have to think he’s a little lucky to not get a yellow on the last one.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

On the Everton chat board I’ve been advocating for taking Young off

First one was not a yellow. No doubt on this.

I thought so at first .. But the replays show Young sticking his knee out which was quite dangerous.

not quite at the level of Jota getting a yellow card for being in the same city when the Spurs player tripped over a blade of grass,

 

[the1andonly3003]

Dyche at his best...5-4-0

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Unfortunate that Bad Trent arrived at the game today.

 

[OCST]

Dyche at his best...5-4-0

Wingers off, 2 defenders on.

 

[OCST]

He didn’t need to do that. Dumb yellow.

 

[allstonite]

Alisson playing midfield now

 

[the1andonly3003]

Wingers off, 2 defenders on.

Dyche looks up grinning like the devil

 

[OCST]

Tarkowski header would be the most Dychebthing ever

 

[the1andonly3003]

time to give Diaz a red for pushing Tark Onana over the ad boards

 

[OCST]

oh no.

 

[OCST]

Myko, Tarkowski and Branthwaite have all been excellent