Man City 1-1 Everton - the fans' verdictpublished at 11:42 27 December 2024
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Thursday's Premier League game between Manchester City and Everton.
Here are some of your comments:
City fans
Tony: A bit of an improvement but defensively culpable for Everton's goal - Illiman Ndiaye was given so much time before he scored. He was standing in the same position for two to three minutes before he scored and nobody was picking him up. I hope we can improve at Leicester but, honestly, a draw would have been nice and a win exceptional at this moment in time!
John: The slow, methodical build-up play does not work anymore. Having the bulk of possession is pointless if you can't make it count. Playing the ball square or back allows the opposition to regroup defensively. Be more direct and have a go. Pushing the ball out to the wings isn't working either when you have nobody able to convert in the box. City have a lot to thank Erling Haaland for in recent years but he has been shocking this season. He wanders about the pitch aimlessly, hardly touches the ball, gives up too easily and his workrate is poor.
Peter: Another inept performance. Too slow in the build-up and lacking defensive stability. Rico Lewis was again at fault for the visitors goal, but Pep Guardiola still keeps selecting him. He needs to go out on loan to develop. The future looks bleak. Why is Kevin de Bruyne not playing from the start?
Sam: I'm happy with the way we played and I'm confident we'll do well or better in subsequent matches. With the way Everton played, any team would have struggled to score - they had all their players in defence! We were just unlucky, but overall we played well. Also, we cannot expect City to win the league every season.
Everton fans
Anthony: If Everton can get a 10-league-goals-a-season forward in January, they're safer than one of those boxes in a bank. They're trending upwards - a testament to courage and application. Well done.
Chris: We had our chances. I just wish Sean Dyche would use some imagination. Jordan Pickford to the rescue again. That's 17 points from 17 games - and if that ends up being 38 points from 38 games we should be playing Premier League football in our new stadium. Overall, a satisfactory performance.
Steve: In footballing terms - happy with a point away from home against City and very happy with the festive results... but we are so poor in the final third of the pitch. We just don't know what to do. Clearly all the coaching and all the tactics are based on robust defending and being set up not to lose.
Richard: We look capable of competing again and Ndiaye looked as good as anyone out there. Three great draws against quality teams so Dyche deserves a lot of credit. And us Toffees need to stop moaning!
