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29th August 1998 from Goodison Park by J!nder
Everton 0 Tottenham Hotspurs 1

                                          Ferdinand 5

Another 90 minutes of demostration and 270 minutes of evidence for a need and cause for a striker. We are just too typical and it seems we are just lacking of ideas to attack when Ferguson is  playing. Nothing against the big man....he was fantastic today infact closest in the team who could get us a goal. But isn't it too evident that we need to change our attacking tactics. WS instead of spending money on a goalkeeper, why not be prudent and see where the priorities should be set. We need a striker a goal poacher someone who knows where the net is and that too fast. Spencer tried....failed.. Cadamarteri tried failed.....now we have Madar back....i know he can try too.....but he is just not our answer to the problem.

This game gave a chance to look at out new players. Cleland i think was okay in the first half....faded away in the second and made many mistakes. Collins<er Carolina> it was obvious Collins is a real class he took on players a number of time in the first and look one of the most promising player in the first half...but in the second he faded away i think with a good forward line the team can then prosper from his service. Daccourt did well throughout and i can only see him get better. Unsworth...more composed and passing seem sto improve alot, did had a number of shackles with Ginola and won. A good return from Rhino today.

Match Incidents

05 min- *GOAL*! Spurs, off a Ginola corner, Ferdinand came unchallenge to head in,
            maybe the marking   was poor but i believe Myhre could havedone better and
            could have saved it

06 min- Dacourt had effort which sailed wide and high on the right.

16 min- Dacourt effort blocked, reaches to Cadamarteri, just the keeper to beat he
            hits it directly to him.

28 min- Carr receives a throughball and had Myhre to beat, Myhre comes out and
            blocks the shot for a corner.

33 min- Freekick to Everton, Collins and Dacourt just behind the ball,Dacourt take
            keeper saw it late but manages to punch the ball out for a corner

36 min- Ferguson had a header directly at the keeper.

40 min- Ball takes a short just outside the box, it goes low and wide.

Half time

 

Second Half

 

47 min- Myhre catches the ball, throws out fast to Cadamarteri who runs and
            then releases the ball to Barmby in the Spurs penalty area but then misses it.

51 min- Barmby wins the ball fantastically runs and then shoots but it was a
            weak effort and was saved.

52 min- Ginola tried to make history with a run to box something like the way
            he did last season against us at home. But Unsworth was there with a
            great tackle.

54 min- Another dodgy Ginola run, he runs to the box, Unsworth was trailing
            behind him, there might be sligh contact, Ginola trips and ref says NO!!,
            Furious Ginola was then shouting his frust all over...as if he has just 
            missed on grand lottery price.

59 min- Ginola takes a freekick, easily saved by Myhre.

63 min- Ferguson challenges Campbell for a ball which was cleared by Barmby,
           Campbell heads to Baardsen, Ferguson chases and win and puts it in the
            net. Linesman says offside....f*** off.........i mean he must be a Spurs
            fan no doubt.

65 min- Cadamarteri runs with the ball and squares it to Dacourt but it goes wide.

67 min- Ginola makes another of his those runs but it was tackled well by Materazzi.

70 min- Ball runs to the flank, puts in a great cross, Ferguson heads, good save
            by Baardsen.Worth watching that again.

72 min- Good run by Cadamarteri this time,another cross, Ferguson again...
            saved again!.

73 min- Short's cross, Ferguson passes to Collins but the shot is blocked.

74 min- Hutchison and Spencer come in for Barmby and Cleland respectively.

80 min- Dacourt runs chips in a ball to Spencer he chips the keeper, seems
            to be going wide but Campbell made it save and clears it out.

81 min- Penalty appeal by us turned down.

81 min- Short's long ball cross, Baardsen comes out for the challenge misses
            it, Ferguson heads just too high.

90 min- Final whistle.....jeers and boos....and 3 points lost...

 

Individual Performance

 

Myhre 6 - Just a couple of easy saves and handling of crosses but
                could have done better with the goal we conceded.

Cleland 6 - Was okay in the first hald but never really convinced me
                in the second. I think by this performance O'Kane could
                have done better

Short 6 -    Pretty quiet performance from him today.

Materazzi 7 - I am happy of what i saw today, tackles well, and uses his
                    left foot well and passing is good too.

Unsworth 7 - Good performance and happy to see him back in the squad.

*Ball 8* - Simply brilliant, tackles were all great. Matter of time before he
              wears the '3 lions on his shirt'. M.O.M.

Barmby 7 - Was everywhere and though in some reports they say he
                 was bad....i think i say they are wrong. He did all he could but
                 it wasn't our day

Collins 6 - His skills were there to everyone's presence and i can't remember
                a player quite like him in Goodison for sometime. Maybe lacking
                match fitness cos he faded badly in the seond half but in time to
                come i think he will be a real asset. Give us a good striker and and
                you will see the real Collins then.

Dacourt 7 - Good performance, knows how to bail himself out of trouble when
                 gets into one, tackles well and passes well. Free kicks are good,
                 shooting...better that Farrelly maybe he will get a goal earlier than
                 Farrelly like how he got last season.

Cadamarteri 7 - I think he could not play in the first half, cos Campbell was
                        everywhere but in the second he came deeper and took the
                        ball and ran with it and put in a couple of good crosses, should
                        have scored with his effort in the first half.

Ferguson 8 - Won almost all headers but winning it is one thing but his
                   determination to win it is another. Had like 4 good chances with
                   his headers but keeper dealt well, scored a perfectly legal goal
                   but was denied bythe linesman.

Subs

Hutchison 6- Did nothing much really.

Spencer 6- Look lively when he came on, had one chance created by the intelligence
                of Dacourt but still has not prove his tag of £ 1.5 million since his move from
                QPR.

Overall team performance - 6
Overall M.O.M - Sol Campbell
Refree - 6

 

*Match report is by J!nder, everything read here is by his own opinion.*