Red Focus » Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:13 am wrote:BR always preached about ball possession, dominating games, attacking football etc etc all music to our ears but I didn't see any of that at all in this game. In fact Everton bossed the game and could have thrashed us had it not been for Mignolet(my Liverpool MOTM). So on the contrary, we played like as if Hodgson had returned to manage ie long balls most of the time which were easily intercepted and given the ball back to them and we were just not aggressive and hunger to win the ball back when we lost it. We played like as if we wanted a draw or to steal a win. BR's usual philosophy was thrown out of the window in this game. I hope to see us play more like Everton did in this game in future. This season's PL is a very open and any of the current top 8 teams can finish in top 4 next May.
You do realize that we played on the Goodison, where Everton have only lost one game in this calendar year. What do you think happened when they played Chelsea, Spurs or Newcastle this season (our rivals that everyone thinks that will finish above us)? You think that when Chelsea lost or when Spurs drew they were dominating Everton?
The fact that it was an open game yesterday with a lot of chances doesn't mean that we were dominated. Sure, the games Everton played with Spurs and Chelsea were all about battle in midfield and a few chances on both sides but that's because they have a different style of play. Our style is all about attack. We tend to hold a high line, which is why Everton made so many chances (they were mostly counter attacks and having too much space in our half) while Spurs and Chelsea have their defense sitting deep, so even if Everton managed to get through their midfield, there were always the Ivanovic's and the Vertongens to hoof it out and start all over again.
Seriously lad, get over yourself. It was always going to be a tough match. We even almost won it. We wouldn't have been having this conversation about Everton "dominating" us if Allen scored an open goal or Dowd had sent Mirallas off. It was a game that we deserved to win a bit more IMO but a draw was a fair result at the end.