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Can't you tell when players hate a team selection/tactics

Just getting nothing at all to Barry

777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 3:38 pm Think Keanes been good. Covered for others sloppiness 3 or 4 times already

Barry has had some nice flicks need to get him in the game more

Yeah he's doing well

This is horrible. Eurgh.

Even when Brighton give it away we're not set up well enough for the counter.

Branthwaite having a decent game


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Barry could do with being a little bit more bullish sometimes. Feel like he gives in with the challenge easily

Bumble wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 3:24 pm There isn't actually a plan about how to attack here. We just get the ball to Ndiaye and hope for the best.

Oh, I think it very much is a plan.

This is a typical Moyes set-up. His plan is to capitalize on Brighton doing something wrong in their build up when we press them, secondary to hit them on a counter when they have been attacking in numbers and third to score on set-pieces that may result from one of his two attacking plans.

Brighton is often taking too many chances at the back which Moyes hopes to win the match on.

This is also why Moyes never will be the manager of a top side - he has no vision or desire of how to play football and break other teams down - he is pragmatic and makes a gameplan based on the opposition and not his own side.

I.e - he is not playing Armstrong as a right winger because he thinks that will make us more of an attacking threat but because he thinks he will press better and give us more opportunities to close Brighton down.

They all need a kick up the arse to get them going. Barry alone in all that space and we have no shots on goal.

Think the mics picked up Pickford there

Very much showing his limitations as a manager for me here.

Can't stand the Pickford diagonal to Jake , pointless

Cozzie wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 3:44 pm Very much showing his limitations as a manager for me here.

Absolutely agree but on the other hand he is making Everton stable and not fighting for relegation but players can't progress in the attacking play when he doesn't have a vision himself.

You wouldnt mind this performance if we were 5th from bottom.
But European places are up for grabs

Tedious stuff

Just me that thinks this is fine then? Always a tactical battle against this type of side. We're well in the match and managing the game fine. Think Moyes has shown enough on the road to be given the benefit of the doubt here.