Closed Everton v Chelsea

[CMS 382]

Luis Over Azpi.

Got nothing to do with Aspi. He has three players to cover all the time. Even coasta was tracking back to tackle, Hazard not doing squat.

[Gappy 130]

Poor performance from Lineman at Everton Side

- Offside Ivanovic

- Handball from Tim Howard

- Costa didn't offside at the other chance

[DanishBlue 426]

Well, we are in front but played a very bad first half imo.

I hope the players step it up in the second half.

[Shakez 755]

I don't think we "let them attack", it's just that Everton have been excellent and we have been a bit sub par. Ramires' positioning has been a bit off at times and more disappointingly, so has Matic's. We're leaving the back 4 exposed too often.

Idd, it was expected by going up 2 goals that early.

[didierforever 7,349]

I thought his workrate was top notch.

weird!!!

[Daniel1980 1,425]

Also, Matic-Ramires haven't exactly been impressive defensively, especially Matic. Once again.

[Muzchap 8,966]

He's defending all game in our 18y, people were even praisin his defending earlier this game!

But he can't track every run of Coleman can he?

Chelsea is playing crap cause only thing they do is defend since the 0-2...

If he has been told to track Coleman - then yes he fucking well can

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,738]

He's defending all game in our 18y, people were even praisin his defending earlier this game!

But he can't track every run of Coleman can he?

Chelsea is playing crap cause only thing they do is defend since the 0-2...

He most certainly can. We are leading up 2 and away from home. Every time Coleman goes past the half line Hazard should be on his ass.

If Costa can track back to our box to help azpilicueta Hazard has no excuse not to.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Easy scapegoat, thought his workrate was very good, and did his defensive job well except for the goal.

Not every piece of criticism is scapegoating.

Let's all be fucking honest - Hazard has days where he just doesn't turn up. Now he can give himself a kick up the arse and light it up this half, but that's down to him.

When we do recover possession, there is ACRES of space but no-one seems willing to actually take control.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Easy scapegoat, thought his workrate was very good, and did his defensive job well except for the goal.

Even for the goal, I don't think he's to blame. The imbalance in midfield started with Matic being out of position.

[MichaelDance 552]

Hazard getting blame? What?

Because the left side is how they seem to attack us like mad.

[iseah100 5,612]

weird!!!

People earlier in the thread were praising his workrate. How is he to blame for the goal?

[didierforever 7,349]

He's defending all game in our 18y, people were even praisin his defending earlier this game!

But he can't track every run of Coleman can he?

Chelsea is playing crap cause only thing they do is defend since the 0-2...

just watched moses play against city. covered EVERY run of sagna's plus was a handful on counters.

[Sovieticus 743]

I had to.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Hazard getting blame? What?

Someone has to be blamed, now that Torres is gone and Oscar not involved.

[calculatingInfinity 1,443]

Hope that last one is a wakeup call, the team needs it right now.

[LAM09 6,548]

Terrible time to concede. We need to up the tempo in the second half, and get another goal.

Don't even get me started on the officials.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Ramires needs or sit on Barry - mark him out of the game and Everton resort to longer hopeful balls - nearly everything has gone through Barry

That's where we are desperately missing Oscar today.