*** Toffees v City Semi Final 1st Leg MATCH THREAD ***

[Green & Blue]

Fuck off otamendi with that bullshit. Fucking idiot.

Stand out player for me that half

[sidSmith]

Fuck off otamendi with that bullshit. Fucking idiot.

I blame mangala

It boils my fucking piss when he does that diving about. He's so shit at it as well, I'd fine the tit.

[Fidel Castro]

Otamendi should fuck off back to Camden and his cereal bar, the fucking cunt

[roblues]

Fuck off otamendi with that bullshit. Fucking idiot.

Stand out player for me that half

Besides the point here - he has to cut out his shit diving. Especially after claiming that his tattoos and beard are to make him seem more aggressive.
The half would have faded and ended level if he stayed on his feet and put the ball clear.

[london blue 2]

Fuck off otamendi with that bullshit. Fucking idiot.

I blame mangala

It boils my fucking piss when he does that diving about. He's so shit at it as well, I'd fine the tit.

Needless if he'd have made a simple pass. Trying to be clever and ended up looking like a cunt.

[getdressedmctavish]

Pellers has set up pretty well, denying Everton down the right. We need more from Ya Ya and Aguero. Everyone else fine, even cab though I fear for him at some point.Fern immense running into people and missing by 15 feet again, the man's a legend

[littlebig]

Toure is shit. Just a shit player nowadays. Can't defend, adds absolutely fuck all in that department. Clearly cannot play behind the striker, as he's wasted more than he's created. So where do we play him? Sick of watching the cunt

He's lost the ball a few times, but no less than Silva, KDB or Aguero. He just stands out more because he almost always keeps it. Yaya's played a few good balls and kept possession well.

I'd place more blame on the front and back line for being down 1 than the middle

The thing that annoys me is his lack of effort / commitment. That kind of shit is contagious in any organisation even if it is one of the more talented members doing it

[Dubciteh]

Noticed that we've got an ex Everton manager and player on the Sky pundits couch and then introduce Andy Hinch' as the ex City player to baslasnce it up in commentary who then goes on to tell us how Everton can win the game.

I suppose his 8 years at Everton never entered their minds but at least we have somebody related to City in the cast.

beagerie played for us too! I actually like him in general on the lower league stuff,haven't listened to him tonight tho!

[Original Dub]

Yaya has given the ball away with almost every pass/run he's tried to make.
Including one that led to their corner.

He's trying, but fuck me it's poor.
That aside, our game plan was working imo. They were parking the bus and we were getting closer.

They had a few efforts but miles offside and that just doesn't count as close.

[Beefymcfc]

Pffft, thought we'd been excellent up until then. Not buying the lukaku offside, he was but for me he wasn't interfering in play.

Keeper saved it so you could say he wasn't interfering but you could also say Willy would have had a better parry if he wasn't interfering. Swings and roundabouts, the ref gave it, we go with them.

Don't like our set-up, it doesn't work and takes all the emphasis away from our playmakers in Dave and Kev. Sergio on his own again is just making it hard for us to move their defensive formation.

Let's see how it goes the second half, not too upset about the first, especially as their only legal shot on goal went in. Or was that second, after the Barkley shit that was parried.

[bobadji]

Toure is shit. Just a shit player nowadays. Can't defend, adds absolutely fuck all in that department. Clearly cannot play behind the striker, as he's wasted more than he's created. So where do we play him? Sick of watching the cunt

He's lost the ball a few times, but no less than Silva, KDB or Aguero. He just stands out more because he almost always keeps it. Yaya's played a few good balls and kept possession well.

I'd place more blame on the front and back line for being down 1 than the middle

He hasn't though mate that's the thing. I don't mind if he's trying a 30 yard defence splitting pass and loses it, but he's misplacing the 3/4 yard balls, even the ones that will go down as a 'complete' pass are too far in front or behind the player. He's been worse than shit tonight so far.

[getdressedmctavish]

And Fern immense in turning his back on Barkleys shot, as every schoolboy is taught to do. Immense.

[sidSmith]

Oh well. 1/4 of the tie down. Just need to stay in it. Do away goals count for anything?

[london blue 2]

They had a few efforts but miles offside and that just doesn't count as close.

Unless you're a sky sport pundit of course.

[Cocacolajojo1]

Yaya has given the ball away with almost every pass/run he's tried to make.
Including one that led to their corner.

He's trying, but fuck me it's poor.
That aside, our game plan was working imo. They were parking the bus and we were getting closer.

They had a few efforts but miles offside and that just doesn't count as close.

Pretty much how I see it as well. We've been unlucky. IMO.

[nottsblue]

Seems this is a recurring theme at the moment. Start well, dont score, let the oppisition back into it, poor output up front, then a silly error and we concede.

[KinkyKinkladze]

Pffft, thought we'd been excellent up until then. Not buying the lukaku offside, he was but for me he wasn't interfering in play.

If you look mate Lukaku moves out of the way of the ball. If he's not interfering why move out of the way?

Oh he does move out of the way, no doubts, but what tells me he didn't interfere with play was Willy's save. Made it as if lukaku wasn't there. I would've been annoyed if we'd had a goal chalked off for it anyway.

[london blue 2]

So far this is a missed opportunity. They have been average at best.

[Hazy2]

We are the nicest team ever, no malice or devil in us.

[Mase]

FFS Demi?! Why!!!?