[ivaldo]

Our ball retention and recycling of position has suffered heavily.

We don't need ball retention when we continue to threaten from the counterattack. Better choices from Rashford and Micky and we would have been in plenty more times that half. Let them have the ball.

 

[Rozay]

If Everton pull their finger out and bring on Mirallas and DCL, it's not impossible they can get something out of this game. They performed better and better as the half drew on.

 

[Kapardin]

We will suffer later on in the season if Mata and Mkhi don't score more goals. Shockingly on zero for first choice attackers.

Wish Pogba was playing. He would had a field day feeding Lukaku with defense splitting passes.

 

[Android1974]

They should be tiring now. Only four of them field players didn't start on Thursday night.

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Not a terrible half, but still a bit sloppy. Lots of wrong decisions, but total domination for the most part. Screamer of a goal though.

Young and Matic have been excellent.

 

[Ban]

truth hurts.

Go with the flow be very negative

 

[Garethw]

Fellaini has been a passenger and his passing range is liability in games like this, rashford has been just as bad and mikh is making wrong choice every time.

For me Fellaini is the perfect person to introduce to a game if you are chasing a winner or equaliser. He isn't a starter for me.

Herrera was abysmal against Stoke, but I'm hoping that was down to lack of match fitness. He really should be starting when Pogba is out injured.

 

[Tom Van Persie]

Are people really complaining about our performance? We've been pretty dominant and good. We just need to put our chances away.

Of course they are. It's the match day thread where everything is doom and gloom.

 

[Handré1990]

Failed cross, what?

I'll give you a minute to suss out the joke

 

[AltiUn]

If you're reading this thread and didn't know the actual score you would think we are losing. Pathetic knee jerk reactions as usual.

It's madness, we've been all over them.

 

[mitchmouse]

why are we always trying the more difficult ball to Lukaku when there have have been easier and better options. it's as if he hasn't score for 10 games and they want to give him an chance. at least twice miki has gone for the impossible pass and mata has done the same at least once. there have been two breaks were mata was wide open and we looked for the glory ball. as for lukaku's miss; my niece would have scored and she's never kicked a ball in her life

 

[Mindhunter]

We are missing the final ball but calling this our worst performance is the most stupid thing I heard in sometimes. What has happened to people here?

 

[togg]

It's as though Mkhi hasn't quite got the pace of the PL league yet sometimes......

 

[SqueakyWeasel]

Do it for THE PUPPIES!

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Are people really complaining about our performance? We've been pretty dominant and good. We just need to put our chances away.

Agree it is very strange. Everton is also a strong side. We are 1-0 up and should have been 2-0 up. A bit wasteful, but overall we are playing well.

 

[squidoo]

Think it's unfair on Miki and Mata...they've got a statue planted in the box and at least they are trying to make things happen.

 

[JustinC00]

We can't breathe on Everton players without it being called a foul while Everton is getting only 1 in every 3 fouls called against them. Frustrating.

 

[DevilRed]

We will suffer later on in the season if Mata and Mkhi don't score more goals. Shockingly on zero for first choice attackers.

Wish Pogba was playing. He would had a field day feeding Lukaku with defense splitting passes.

Agreed. Mkhitaryan has been wasteful of feeding our attackers when on the counter attack.

Rashford and co. need to be more of a goal threat in the second half. Would be nice if Mata or Mkhitaryan opened their account already. The ability is there but it seems they still arent 100% confident.

 

[charlenefan]

Definitely missing Pogba as well

 

[HankHill]

I'd get Martial on for Rashford now and give Mkhitaryan a kick up the arse on his way back out to the pitch.

 

[Handré1990]

Think we're playing well, we've had some very good chances, it just feels like we have another gear or two we've yet to use

 

[AN17]

By the time we set up for a cross, the opposition already have defenders in position to meet it. We need more of wingers crossing it with shape and accuracy while running and strikers anticipating it and getting into the box to meet them.

 

[pseudo_canadian]

Go with the flow be very negative

LOUD NOISES

 

[van Nistelrooy]

Lukaku should have put this game to bed.

Seems a good few of our players are missing that cutting edge this afternoon. Mkhitaryan missing that final ball, Rashford running whilst leaving the ball behind him.

Has all the feeling of one of lasat season's home draws this. The second goal is vital and we should come out all guns blazing.

 

[SirAnderson]

Its been a good performance overall but immediately thought "playstation football" for some of the passes that they were trying, more simple and it could have maybe resulted in a goal or two, particularly Mkhi, hopefully he keeps it simple and he will easily get 2 or 3 assists.

 

[togg]

Definitely missing Pogba as well

Well...we'll have to get used to that for a month of so.....

 

[edcunited1878]

We are missing the final ball but calling this our worst performance is the most stupid thing I heard in sometimes. What has happened to people here?

People watched City beat a rubber turd of a team called Watford yesterday. Watford were abysmal.

 

[ivaldo]

Everton look like they've come to sit deep and so far things have worked for them bar the solitary goal. I'd hardly call it domination

Not it hasn't. With better pass selection we would have been in on goal another 2 or 3 times, along with Lukaku scoring they could and should be 3 behind.

 

[RedSky]

Typical overreaction from the Caf. We've been wasteful but look much the better side. We continue to get in behind and we will score another couple.

Indeed. We could do with @Scarlett Dracarys calling them all pussies again. You'd think we were losing and being out played by the reaction of some.

 

[FreakyJim]

This is the worst Everton team I've seen in my life and I still feel we could throw the game.

 

[barros]

What the hell I just watched? That fubotv commercial

 

[kps88]

Are people really complaining about our performance? We've been pretty dominant and good. We just need to put our chances away.

What chances? We've only created one due to a bad mistake from them.

 

[DOTA]

We were alright. One more goal and it could get very easy.

 

[Garethw]

The pundits would have you believe it's control but for me it feels like the last 3 seasons until we get a second

All it takes is a set piece and they're back in it

Absolutely. If we play like that in the second half then this is nailed on to end a draw.

So many players looking like they are on cruise control. I hope Mourinho is going to town on them as our attackers need a boot up the backside.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Desperately need that second goal.

Everton have had to come out since our goal, and we have had chances on the counter. We will continue to get chances, but we need to take them and make the right decisions in the final third.

 

[Bastian]

Are people really complaining about our performance? We've been pretty dominant and good. We just need to put our chances away.

I think our performance is not above criticism. Of course some of it is OTT but quite a few players aren't performing and we are making tough work of a team that has almost no redeeming qualities. I wouldn't really say that this is down to not having Pogba, but we lack a certain balance and when we do we really need players to step up. We lack sharpness.

 

[ManUtd1999]

We don't need ball retention when we continue to threaten from the counterattack. Better choices from Rashford and Micky and we would have been in plenty more times that half. Let them have the ball.

Not to mention the miss of Lukaku. We did enough to score more and we didn't let them do much.

 

[GM K]

Lacklustre 1st half.

Tempo really slow, Matic needs to speed up his decision making or else remove Fellaini and put in AH to speed up the passing.

Matic has been our best player. He has combined a DM role with that of a creative CM role. Excellent to far minus one or two errors.

 

[The No.10!]

Mata's movement is top class and it's a pity we aren't able to find him out there.

 

[RedRonaldo]

Hope to see some early subs for Rashford, Mkhit or Fellaini.