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Mike Gaynes
1 Posted 05/12/2013 at 05:55:20
Flawless report and flawless rankings, Paul.

I've probably been pretty tiresome tooting Oviedo's horn for the last season and a half, and I was confident he'd step up today, but I never dreamed he'd write a page destined to last in Everton annals for a lifetime.

And again, his hair was perfect.

Wayne Smyth
3 Posted 05/12/2013 at 08:32:30
Wouldn't agree with a few of those assessments.

We rode our luck at times and had howard to thank for a number of absolute quality saves to keep us in it. 9 easily for him and could we'll be vying for MoTM

I thought Distin was poor and Jags made mistakes also which could've cost us. Distin in particular looked nervy and appears the more uncomfortable with the new style of play.

Don't recall coleman doing much wrong. Seemed to get forward well and worked hard too.

Both the lads in the centre of the park were immense. Barry and McCarthy ran the show for us and worked their bollocks off. 9 for each and either could be MotM.

Deulofeu I thought did well too. Was unlucky with his chance just after he came on. When one of your players grabs the ball near the halfway line, dribbles it so fast the opposition can't keep up and forces the keeper into a good save, it seems a bit petty to complain he doesn't score or pass. That judgement will come with time, but for now I'm glad we have a player who is capable of that kind of football.

Great result. Could've gone either way, but loved the mentality we showed and loved Moyes face afterwards.

Michael Brien
4 Posted 05/12/2013 at 08:53:57
Wayne : as the saying goes - " Fortune favours the brave". No wins at Anfield, Old Trafford, The Emirates and Stamford Bridge in the Moyes era. That's no wins in 44 games - we went into most of those games with an inferiority complex thanks to the " Moyes Mentality". I am not saying that we will win at all those grounds this season - but at least we can be more confident that we will give it a go.
Steve Pugh
5 Posted 05/12/2013 at 10:47:19
After the last few games can people finally stop with the "Howard costs us x points" comments. He has been brilliant recently and has saved us loads of points.
Robin Cannon
7 Posted 05/12/2013 at 18:13:55
@Steve (714) - Agree. We've actually got the most clean sheets in the Premier League so far, and given that our defence actually doesn't always look stunningly secure, a lot of credit for that should go to Tim.
Roman Sidey
8 Posted 05/12/2013 at 22:29:03
Love that you refer to Barry as "ex-Man City". I think he'll sign as soon as he can and be with us for two-three more seasons, his body depending.

One thing I realised as I was reading about Deulefeu is that had he scored or passed to another player to score when he was in from Rom's pass, we very well may not have won the game. That was at 68 minutes, and a 1-0 lead against United at home usually doesn't last 22+ minutes, regardless of what shithouse is managing them.

Tim Jones
9 Posted 06/12/2013 at 03:05:45
Steve Pugh (#714) — Most clean sheets so far in the Prem... so much for the 'Wiganesque' defending that many of Roberto's detractors, and Moyes lovers, directed at him. So what are the other teams doing then? Wigan PLUS defending.

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