Harry_SFC

Yep. As I said, you can do away with this inverted full back nonsense, leave a couple more men back from corners and and tone down the commitment to get everyone forward and still play decent possession based football. He's trying to come up with some wonder game plan that is clearly just pie in the sky stuff.

All their keeper had to do from goal kicks was ping it into Vardy along the floor. They were then 3 on 3!

He kinda got away with it at Swansea because the expectations were a bit lower. Realistically we have to go back up this season or next. History says after that teams struggle to get promoted again. There is a lot more pressure here.

This really. We've scraped past the worst teams in the division so far because we have better players than them. The 3 times we've come up against teams who will be up there this season we have been battered. (Including Norwich because they were better than us)

Don't rate this guy at all. Looked good Vs Sheff Weds because we had the ball all the time and they had no runners from midfield. As soon as a team attacks us he looks useless (Norwich, Sunderland and now Leicester).

His long range passing is incredible to be fair

I was actually in favour of appointing Martin - I didn't realise at the time that his defensive set up was this bad though. As others have alluded to,we made exactly the same mistakes as against Sunderland. Martin said himself that that type of display wouldn't happen again. I would give him until the international break. If nothing has changed in our structure then I'd bin him off. You can pass the ball and still be solid, just look at Leicester. We missed out on Maresca...

Smallbone worst player on the pitch by some distance here

Alcaraz seems to have energy until it comes to tracking back.

Tbh Martin's only options were to play Holgate or weaken the midfield somewhat. Neither ideal.

Bazunu; KWP, THB, Bednarek (Holgate), Manning; Charles, Downes, A.Armstrong; Fraser, Edozie, Adams. Sulemena as an impact sub.

The only times we've looked vaguely decent at defending this season has been with Charles infront of the back 4. THB is used to the style of play and has been playing, kinda the opposite to Holgate. Pretty sure he could slot straight in.

Bazunu; KWP; Bednarek, THB, Manning; Charles, Downes, A.Armstrong; Fraser, Sulemena, Adams. Subs: McCarthy, Holgate, Bree, Smallbone, S.Armstrong, Alcaraz, SAA, Edozie, Mara If Sulemena isn't ready for whatever reason then switch Armstrong out wide and bring in Alcaraz.

Well we know McCarthy is just as bad/worse than Bazunu, so I guess it's Lumley's turn..

It was a very odd decision to play Mara out wide, firstly because he is never a winger in a month of Sundays and secondly, A.Armstrong is terrible upfront on his own. In terms of the midfield, I've said it several times that Smallbone is overrated by our fan base. He's ok sitting infront of our back 4 passing the ball around but when the going gets tough he isn't a player you want on the pitch. Downes also had a poor game by his standards.

There were quite a few ironic cheers tbh

Generally I would give a player the benefit of the doubt, especially if he had proved at his prior club he can be decent. The issue for me is literally every Everton fan says he is absolutely shite.

And part of that 6% set up a couple of their goals

I agree about the transition thing. The exact same happened in the Norwich game. Whilst I'm glad we look better on the ball we look so poor without it. I think it's obvious what needs work during the international break.

I think you'd expect Bazunu to save a couple of those goals today. Worst game of the season for him. The defending though was absolutely atrocious. That first goal was hilariously bad.

It was a huge error from Martin in dropping Charles for Smallbone. I think he's basically admitted he got that wrong.

Smallbone, Manning, Bazunu, Holgate and Mara particularly poor.

One of the worst debuts I have ever seen. I said what a poor signing it was and got shot down.

Not a fan of Mara starting. Feel like it's a huge game for him. Has to turn up.

Totally agree with this. Doubt THB starts though.