trousers Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Down to 2 centre backs now. I thought the same earlier, but Gardos will be back from suspension as only a one game ban, so we'll have Yoshida, Alderweireld and Gardos available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Excellent win, excellent tactics and Harrison Reed just shaded it for me as MOM closely followed by Long. One down side.....Fonte misses Crystal Palace after collecting his 5th booking. Down to 2 centre backs now. Think Gardos is available as only had a one match ban. Might not be too bad as Fonte gets a break and will be fresh for Chelsea. Only having one day in between matches is mad so we may have rested a couple anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dad Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Courtesy of @tsedge on Twitter. That is truly an amazing photo! I was at the game and I don't understand how you catured a photo like that! Respect!!! Anyway, what a great game. If I were a gambling man, I would have get on us to get slaughtered But that was a fantastic effort. We werewithout many of our main players. JWP and Harison Reed were not boys in our team. They were men! I'm very happy with our prospects in the future with JWP and HR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggles31 Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 What a great performance. Tactically perfect. 3-5-2 worked a treat and the two up front caused Everton all sorts of problems. Shane Long played like the £12m player we bought. Reed was exceptional. Great to see the youngsters contribute so well. That Forster save was out of this world too! Great day. COYR!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Great game. Thought we were going to get hammered but no RK played a blinder tactically a Ndola the team? Well outstanding. Our second midfield bossed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrZuess1979 the 2nd Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 I had us down for a loss today, and a poor display What do I know Funny old game this football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 I thought the same earlier, but Gardos will be back from suspension as only a one game ban, so we'll have Yoshida, Alderweireld and Gardos available. Ah thought straight red was 3 but it was a professional foul you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 That's better Saints. Harry Reed, Yosh and Shane were tremendous today, Alderweireld is a class act. This formation engages the whole team more than playing two wide men in front of full backs who bomb forward. When was the last time we were above Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham at Christmas ? COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingwing Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Also best way to play 3-5-2... *could van gall learn something* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Very solid today. Looked a completely different team to the one which lost insipidly on Tuesday. Good call from Koeman to play that formation because it allowed Clyne and Bertrand license to push forward and keep their full backs quiet while giving Long the chance to use his pace in more effective areas. Now looking forward to watching MOTD for the first time in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 When was the last time we were above Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham at Christmas ? I'll hazard a guess at never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Also best way to play 3-5-2... *could van gall learn something* LVG doesn't have the players for 352. We absolutely do; Clyne and Bert are perfect for it. Also a great role for Toby to get on the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Malvo Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 That is truly an amazing photo! I was at the game and I don't understand how you catured a photo like that! Respect!!! Gimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Ah thought straight red was 3 but it was a professional foul you are right. First time for everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBizzier69 Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Great all round performance - the other ST holders around us thought a draw would be good just for morale purposes, but a tireless performance all round. Reed excellent, gritty and played the simple pass every time. Not fazed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Great result, had a sneaking feeling Ronald would sort it out and get a win today. Well done Ron and team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintTex Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Oh well done to Dominic Gape, in his short time couple of nice touches & tackles. The look on his face when he was coming on was priceless.Saw that too.. I also get a little misty eyed when I see dreams realized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Absolutely superb result. Certainly didn't see that one coming. My only criticism is that we didn't try that formation a few weeks ago as it was obvious that the usual 4-3-3 wasn't working. Another tough game on the horizon and another suspension to deal with, however, Maya had a superb game today and another performance like that should see us right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 (edited) [video=youtube_share;yHDEfb7e4Ts] Edited 20 December, 2014 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doddisalegend Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Excellent win, excellent tactics and Harrison Reed just shaded it for me as MOM closely followed by Long. One down side.....Fonte misses Crystal Palace after collecting his 5th booking. Down to 2 centre backs now. Gardos should be back after his one match ban shouldn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 What a guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 I'm sure I saw a stat posted on here that Pelle had covered more distance than any other striker in the Prem? Did I just make that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 [video=youtube_share;3oW_WBQTUVQ] RK probably the best manager we have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaucho Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Every player had a stand out moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 RK probably the best manager we have had. Well changing the system today to accommodate the players he had available and then to get the win was pretty impressive. Nice to see a manager with a plan B........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Wow. Heard nothing of the game, were we good or did Everton play poorly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Wow. Heard nothing of the game, were we good or did Everton play poorly? A bit of both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Wow. Heard nothing of the game, were we good or did Everton play poorly? Bit of both. They were tidy and had more of the ball but didnt have a creative spark and we defended really well. Other end they didnt deal well with Long and conceded three goals they would consider pretty poor. Think we deserved to win but it wasnt really a 3-0 game if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenSaint Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Always liked the 352 formation when played well and koeman is the man to make the team play it right. Interesting to see if he changes it now, even with Fonte out you could place Vic in defence as the sweeper or try Gardos in there. Put Morgan back in midfield to replace Davis as i thought Reed played really well and deserves time (also allows to keep Davis fresh the the bigger games, rotation does not hurt). Now here is the question, if Koeman sticks with the 352 system and we have a fully fit squad and no-one leave in Jan, what would be our best players in that formation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Anyone who doesn't give Shane long motm is a serious **** wit. First half the man gave a masterclass in doing the absolute best you can . Toby was different class and well done to Harrison Reed. I realised today what a fantastic manager Ron is, he changed the shape and got a great result . Great Xmas present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Thought Clyne was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChudSaint Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Just got back to Devon, my record this season now reads Visits 3 Wins 3 Scored 15 Conceded 0 Hope to see you again soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 An excellent team performance - the plan B we have been crying out for. Yoshida made that third goal, and to think he wasn't even sure if he should go up for the preceeding corner! Did anyone else notice after he'd scored, Alderweireld grabbed the ball and booted it out the ground... superb. PS. Forster's save from Lukaku's thunderbolt was top drawer from our viewpoint in the Itchen. Ah it was Toby, thought seemed most un-Yoshida-like lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Thought Clyne was excellent. Clyne would improve any PL side IMO apart from maybe Chelsea and City. Destined for big things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 great result, stemmed the slide and a massive morale boost for the side, for the academy boys and for us fans. Happy days again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Well changing the system today to accommodate the players he had available and then to get the win was pretty impressive. Nice to see a manager with a plan B........ Yet Martinez said we did it to try and tackle their system and they couldn't defend it haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Looking at both team sheets before the kick-off, it appeared as if we could get a tonking. Our midfield had been decimated with the absences of Wanyama, Schneiderlin and Cork and on paper at least, Everton have some real quality in their team. But Reed's opportunity of a first full start excited me, as everything I've seen of him up to now suggested that he would not be overawed by the occasion and by the final whistle, I had him as MOTM. Reed is really Davis MK2 in many ways, temperamentally as well as appearance wise and both of them with James Ward-Prowse helped win the midfield battles, closing down the Everton players, denying them the space that they needed to be effective. Koeman got it bang-on tactically today, the three CBs solid throughout, allowing Clyne and Bertrand to get forward out wide and the two up front caused Everton all sorts of problems, Pelle the big man muscling the defence with great arial ability and hold-up play and Long the outlet for the ball over the top or into the channels with pace that was hard for Everton to handle. Despite the referee doing his utmost to give Everton an advantage, we were without doubt the better team and could have had more than three goals, with chances to score right up to the final whistle. On several occasons when we have a win like this, the key is perhaps that several players feature highly in the MOTM poll, pointing to a real team effort. Although we might not have individual players to match those in the glory clubs, it is possible to match them as a cohesive unit when so many play their part. It really was difficult to look back at the match and point a finger at anybody as a weak link. I look forward to watching Match of the Day to see what the pundits make of Long's penalty claim, which if allowed, would surely have seen Jagielka red-carded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Home now. The referee still have me fuming. Awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Courtesy of @tsedge on Twitter.Shame it's been colour filtered or what ever as was a truly amazing sky without any enhancement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 I look forward to watching Match of the Day to see what the pundits make of Long's penalty claim, which if allowed, would surely have seen Jagielka red-carded. And the Distin foul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 I look forward to watching Match of the Day to see what the pundits make of Long's penalty claim, which if allowed, would surely have seen Jagielka red-carded. Me too. It wouldn't have been a red card because Long was running across goal and not towards it. I agree with the rest of your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Well done Koeman. Nullified their full backs and they had nothing. Aldereiweld is quality. Longs's best game. In a season of shocking refs that joker was dire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Just got back to Devon, my record this season now reads Visits 3 Wins 3 Scored 15 Conceded 0 Hope to see you again soon Sunderland, Newcastle and Everton matches I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylander Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 That was unexpected! Everyone played well. Pelle looked back to his best. Harrison Reed looked like he'd been in the side all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringwood Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Me too. It wouldn't have been a red card because Long was running across goal and not towards it. I agree with the rest of your comments. the penalty that became a corner, that those around me thought, corner ffs if its not a pen then its a goal kick!!!!!,, ref today was the only poor performance on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 the penalty that became a corner, that those around me thought, corner ffs if its not a pen then its a goal kick!!!!!,, ref today was the only poor performance on the pitch Agreed. His decisions were somewhat bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Agreed. His decisions were somewhat bizarre. Prepare for increased blood pressure: Letting Everton carry on with one of their players down, then ordering Forster to put the ball out of play as soon as we got the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Crumble Posted 20 December, 2014 Share Posted 20 December, 2014 Great result, wonder how we will play against Palace with Fonte suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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