Merseyside derby

[Goalposts]

VK's not going to have them humping long balls down the channels for a lone striker.

You mean like muric on Saturday to Barnes and the flick of the defenders shoulder for tella’s 3rd

[HiThere]

Everton so predictable, they look like us in the last 18 Dyche months. Horrific.

You can't be enjoying this if you support Everton.
Some fans won't like this, but he's not suited to a team like Everton. He's a Championship manager who is excellent at getting teams up.

[Carwin261]

Oh dear Sean looks like his bitten off more than he can chew with this lot,I’d only take Tarks out of this lot,& he’d only make the bench.

[HiThere]

Should have been 3.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Sub at 80 nailed on, Vyds you ready? Oh sorry Neil…

[KRBFC]

Everton gonna make a sub before the 85th minute striker swap?

[ElectroClaret]

Looks like it's not going to be a fruitful night for the Toffees, but it's not games like this that will determine whether they stay up or not, but games (including six-pointers) against the sides at the bottom and lower middle of the PL, plus the odd nugget like the win over Arsenal.

Not all that confident for them, though.

[RVclaret]

They’ve got 4 cb’s and a wing back on the bench

[Stayingup]

You can't be enjoying this if you support Everton.
Some fans won't like this, but he's not suited to a team like Everton. He's a Championship manager who is excellent at getting teams up.

What about the six years in the Prem? Have you got amnesia?

[Devils_Advocate]

They’ve got 4 cb’s and a wing back on the bench

I think Lampard picked them

[HiThere]

Looks like it's not going to be a fruitful night for the Toffees, but it's not games like this that will determine whether they stay up or not, but games (including six-pointers) against the sides at the bottom and lower middle of the PL, plus the odd nugget like the win over Arsenal.

Not all that confident for them, though.

Let's be fair, it's good for us if they go down. I wanted them to win because I want Leeds down.
But if Everton go down thats a big club out of the Premier League.

[Rileybobs]

Always thought Dyche sides were better set up in a 4-4-2 than a 4-5-0.

[HiThere]

What about the six years in the Prem? Have you got amnesia?

I wish I did, having to listen to you.

[Damo]

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Dr Seuss has been at it again

[NewClaret]

Tarks is not a ball playing centre back is he…!

[TPClaret]

Everton trying too pass it out from the back

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

I can’t get over how good Zaroury was a swop for McNeil absolutely astounding, was it £20m in , £3.5m spent ? unreal , twice the player.

[Stan Tastic]

You mean like muric on Saturday to Barnes and the flick of the defenders shoulder for tella’s 3rd

That was once, not continuously hoofing it long, though I suspect you realise that. If you didn't, that's worrying.

[HiThere]

I can’t get over how good Zaroury was a swop for McNeil absolutely astounding, was it £20m in , £3.5m spent ? unreal , twice the player.

I've said it before, but I think VK would play McNeil through the middle. He wouldn't be competing with Zaroury.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

I've said it before, but I think VK would play McNeil through the middle. He wouldn't be competing with Zaroury.

Don’t think he would make our team at the moment bud, we would run rings around Everton on this showing.

[ElectroClaret]

I can’t get over how good Zaroury was a swop for McNeil absolutely astounding, was it £20m in , £3.5m spent ? unreal , twice the player.

That's fair enough, but just remember Dwight's currently playing against far better players
than AZ is, much as I like him.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

That's fair enough, but just remember Dwight's currently playing against far better players
than AZ is, much as I like him.

True but I think he’ll show he can still do it when we hopefully get promoted and he’s two footed

[Paddy1882]

Team full of clodders this lot absolute zero pace and now no target man…. They’re in Big bother. Actually think Dwight has been their best player had the bravery to keep taking the ball.

[Stayingup]

I wish I did, having to listen to you.

He took one team up from the Championship.

[HiThere]

Don’t think he would make our team at the moment bud, we would run rings around Everton on this showing.

Fair comment mate. But I bet if you ask every Burnley fan, 99% would take McNeil as a bench option. I agree with your thinking though.. but looks like Everton will be going down.

[Papabendi]

Big struggle for McNeil..week to week he simply does not look up to this level of football from what I can see.

[HiThere]

He took one team up from the Championship.

And my opinion is that Everton is too big a club. And they will go down - time will tell.

[FCBurnley]

Anybody watching the game fancy marking Everton at the end of the game ? Could be fun !!

[Bordeauxclaret]

Look a really poor side Everton.
Nothing up top and two very poor full backs.

[Devils_Advocate]

That was once, not continuously hoofing it long, though I suspect you realise that. If you didn't, that's worrying.

Spot on, our dominance and possession football drew Preston forward and their manager Lowe had to take a risk and leave the back 3 isolated. Once we spotted that we switched to using Muric's amazing passing accuracy to go long and totally expose their tactics.

Not sure if this was a tactical masterclass from VK or whether the players were intelligent enough to spot the gap themselves and exploit it but either way those two goals were very much products of the way we pass it out from the back and the problems it causes for the opposition

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Fair comment mate. But I bet if you ask every Burnley fan, 99% would take McNeil as a bench option. I agree with your thinking though.. but looks like Everton will be going down.

I may be wrong but we bought AZ and MB for £5m combined, unreal buys for the money so McNeil bankrolled them and lots more of the rebuild so we have to thank him for that.

[Carwin261]

Fair comment mate. But I bet if you ask every Burnley fan, 99% would take McNeil as a bench option. I agree with your thinking though.. but looks like Everton will be going down.

Dwight McNeil isn’t good enough for our under 18 ‘s

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Haha maupay coming on should have put a bet on!

[HiThere]

I may be wrong but we bought AZ and MB for £5m combined, unreal buys for the money so McNeil bankrolled them and lots more of the rebuild so we have to thank him for that.

I think we've done sound business. Sell those 2 and it has to be 30-60 million.

[Goalposts]

That was once, not continuously hoofing it long, though I suspect you realise that. If you didn't, that's worrying.

I worry youve not seen enough of our games and how effective muric is at that long pass, and how often he utilises it to great effect.

But if you dont like being picked up on inaccuracies, as you say that would be worrying

[fatboy47]

just remember Dwight's currently playing against far better players
than AZ

....and having about as much effect as I would....your point would be a good one if McNeil actually got past a man more than 3 or 4 times per season.

You're falling for the PL hype...

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

77 mins in Neil enters the fray

[HiThere]

Dwight McNeil isn’t good enough for our under 18 ‘s

He's good enough to be a solid bench option. At least.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Everton no chance of staying up unless they can drag DCL away from the mirror and the razor blade.

[Jellybean]

To be fair to McNeil we don't know how he'd have fared in the championship, could well have looked as great as anass, similarly anass might look similar to McNeil in the premier league. Hopefully he will set it on fire though!

[Vino blanco]

He's good enough to be a solid bench option. At least.

He wouldn't get on our bench now.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Sitter from Everton

[Rileybobs]

....and having about as much effect as I would....your point would be a good one if McNeil actually got past a man more than 3 or 4 times per season.

You're falling for the PL hype...

I think you’ve got to bear in mind how much quicker PL players are generally though. It’s been very noticeable this season how slow some of the defenders are, and it becomes more noticeable the longer a game goes on. There was one instance on Saturday where Zaroury just hit a ball past a defender and ran a wide arc around him.

Zaroury won’t be able to do that with ease in the PL, but he’s got much quicker feet than McNeil and is able to go in both directions. Unfortunately McNeil lacks pace and even TAA has worked out tonight that he’s so predictable in that he only looks to go down the touch line to get a left footed cross in.

[Funkydrummer]

Disgraceful then from Davies.
Wouldn't score in a brothel on that showing.

[Stan Tastic]

I worry youve not seen enough of our games and how effective muric is at that long pass, and how often he utilises it to great effect.

But if you dont like being picked up on inaccuracies, as you say that would be worrying

Muric's pinpoint long passing is not the same as aimlessly hoofing it down the channels. If you think it's the same that's a cause for concern, to be polite.

[HiThere]

He wouldn't get on our bench now.

So we can agree to disagree

[tiger76]

Everton looking poor tonight, however If Davies had scored could have made the closing stages interesting.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Handbags are out.

[HiThere]

No handbags. I think McNeil would be a solid option on our bench. Ask Burnley fans and I bet most would agree.

[Funkydrummer]

The "handbags" comment was referring to the squabbling
amongst the players.