[Canucantona20]

VDB is class

 

[Pexbo]

Matic with the early pass....



...said no one ever.

 

[Offside]

Some real quality from Fernandes tonight just nobody getting on the end yet

 

[Deery]

This is going to pens isn’t it.

 

[Drifter]

Should have punished them. Everton easing into the game.

 

[Tony247]

Good football

 

[One Night Only]

1 minute? There was fecking 3 for whoever's nose it was earlier

 

[SirAnderson]

Matic with the early pass....



...said no one ever.

Matic with an early pass.

 

[Judas]

Haven't taken our chances but we played some brilliant stuff in that half. Not going to whinge too much but we should be a couple ahead.

 

[Tony247]

Sometimes VdB needs to pause, take a first touch and run with the ball.

 

[saivet]

Frustrating not to be in the lead but a poor 10 minute spell aside I think we've played well.

 

[SirAnderson]

Good start, disappointing we could get the lead our start deserved.
Hopefully we can put them to the sword again in the second and actually get something for it.

 

[lex talionis]

Disappointed to not be in the lead.

 

[48 hours]

Annoying. Great start, should have scored at least a couple. Then let Everton get a foothold

 

[ValenciasDrilledCrosses]

1 minute Mina wasted about 3 refusing to walk off the field.

 

[90 + 5min]

Just keep on.

We have been very, very good. Controlling the game. We seem so full of confidence.

 

[charlenefan]

How the feck are we not ahead?

I didn't care about this game before KO but then seeing the confidence we were knocking it about I'm infuriated that we're not ahead

 

[abailey123]

Good half of football. Enjoyed watching that

 

[Sandikan]

Should be out of sight here.
Played really well in places.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Played well.

 

[Feed Me]

We’ve played well but we aren’t ruthless yet and we have a tendency to let games get frayed against us. We should have been well clear but result is a coin toss. Everton have been allowed to ease into the match.

 

[TMDaines]

Should be out of sight here.
Played really well in places.

Yep.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Did it result in a goal Oh future one???

Yes

 

[siw2007]

Very good first half hour, followed by a tough ten minutes though it seemed we took the sting out of them a bit there. Should be in front but haven’t been clinical enough, need to keep going, bring on Rashford and Martial towards the end to see if we can kill them.

 

[Member 21058]

Mara dona?

Holy typo, Batman!

"Mata"

 

[T00lsh3d]

Playing some good football. We just need to be more clinical and keep moving the ball at pace

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Started off really well and played some lovely stuff. Should have been 3/4 up which is the only main gripe I have of that half of football. They grew into the game after the half hour mark. Really need to take our chances is the message that needs drilled into this lot otherwise we are potentially gonna get punished and rightfully so.

 

[AshRK]

1 minute Mina wasted about 3 refusing to walk off the field.

Exactly. Everton would love it to go to pens.

 

[Ollie Derbyshire]

Sometimes VdB needs to pause, take a first touch and run with the ball.

Agreed, one touch is great and all but a little run or shot sometimes is the better option.

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Started really well, but could not get the goal. Fernandez sadly ruined our best chance too when he just needed a simple pass to Cavani.
Need to get going again and not relax!

 

[Idxomer]

Great half, we only lacked a striker who could hold up the ball.

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

That first twenty or so minutes was class. Shame our resident KKK member seems off the pace.

We have stopped putting the ball quickly in between the lines mainly because we are not rotating the ball into Matic, who is slowing things down and play back towards his own defence.

 

[kouroux]

I counted 6-7 times where VDB asked for the ball and Matic ignored him

 

[GledTheRed]

Annoyed, should be ahead and pickig the cnuts off on the counter

 

[SirAnderson]

Yes

False Prophet

 

[Polar]

Happy with the first half. Good and interesting set-up. We look like a team joining the title race

 

[KennyBurner]

VDB is class

yes backward passing is "class"!

 

[Bastian]

Shame we haven't taken the lead, but that's the best 45 minutes I think I've seen from us all season. Especially the first 15. Not least with regards to a much changed lineup and a big occasion.

Very promising. Just have to get that lead early in the 2nd half.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Some real quality from Fernandes tonight just nobody getting on the end yet

Also his usual sloppiness combined with breakneck running back to salvage the situation

 

[M Bison]

Good half, shame we didn’t get a goal but comfortably the better side for 35-40 mins, although means very little at 0-0.

Give it 10-15 and get Rashy on LW...