Post-match: PL MD1: Tottenham Hotspur v Everton - Sept. 13, 2020

It appears it’s scheduled to be on Peacock. I’ll be completely honest I don’t fully understand Peacock’s availability model (there’s purple feather on the listing). So it might be free to watch, might be part of their paid tier or part of their other paid tier.

:shrug:

 

Jose will set us up in a classic 8-1-1 formation, Everton will have 70% possession, but we nick it with a goal on our only shot on target.

 

I'll play, even if there's no cash prize.

 

James announces himself to the league. Loss by 1. I hope I'm wrong. I like Ancelotti.

 

actually we looked quite sharper and incisive than before

 

Bet Jose wished he’d signed James Rodríguez - he’s been a class apart so far

 

Dier is a liability wherever you play him..

It’s not enough nowadays just to be ‘tough’

 

After 70 minutes

• Defense looks weak.
• No Lo Celso to unlock defenses
• Goal scorers seem to have a diminishing ability to score goals out of nothing

Only the first game so not much to conclude from it.

 

Dreadful second half. Maybe a healthy Lo Celso will improve things, but doesn’t look like a team in contention for a top four finish.

 

what shit was that. new season, same shit.
where is the desire, passion, movement?
i didn't want to see an Everton home match, its our home start and that is the energy they give.
livid.
the players are not worthy of playing in that new stadium.

 

you were not wrong.
James has not even settled in, and he was class. calm, movement, great passing.
they had the energy and passion.
we were crap.

 

I did not think we could be worse than last season but I was wrong.

We did not create one scoring chance in the second half.

We were played off the park, especially in the second half.

We were second to every ball and looked knackered.

I still can't see what Jose is trying to do tactically. The half-time sub of Sissoko for Dele was a terrible decision.

Like I said, the squad is not good enough and the only person who can change that is sitting on his 6 million pound a year butt. Everton identified where their problem areas were and went out and signed 3 quality players in James, Allan and Doucoure, before the season started. You can talk all you want about the new stadium and the deal with the NFL, but if you don't invest in your squad, we will be nothing more than a rich man's Newcastle (and I am doing them a disservice because even they have had a better window than us).

 

And only 70% fit apparently

 

It's clear that there's a disconnect between the defence, the midfield and the attack. The defenders seem more than happy to play long, hopeful balls out of the back because they don't trust the midfield to do anything. At the same time, Kane's out there looking for service and the best he can get are those long balls out of the back.

Lo Celso probably changes that but it can't just be down to him to unlock defences. The team's success can't depend on whether one person's health or whether Son/Lucas have bothered to turn up.

There's also the problem of too much space in between the lines. Every time James had the ball he had tons of space to play a diagonal pass. In the first half, we used a high press with some success but the back line didn't step up to try and suffocate Everton in their own half.

Sometimes I watch this team and I wonder whether the attackers, the midfield and the defenders train separately from each other?