Everton (H) - Thu 26th Dec '24, 12:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Blue Maverick]

Really looking forward to this, everyone watch the documentary if you can’t get yourself up for it, fucking inspiring it is, come on lads make it a blue Xmas.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

500-0 city,
Come on lads!

 

[KS55]

There was a time when Everton were a bit of a bogey team for us, then we hit a long winning streak against them. As we complete now to stay out of the bottom three, I’m not sure what will happen.
The question is whether Pep makes a tactical change or sticks to his traditional knitting. I think he won’t change, which is worrying. Everton’s defence has improved enormously and innumerable passes in front of them just will not work. I would like to see a fox in the box to give Haaland a chance. Phil is the obvious candidate, but Lewis could do it. We won’t see that fox, same old, same old.
C’mon City, for Pete’s sake.

 

[BELFAST_BLUE_BOY]

setting off thinking we really need these 3 pts today and I dont care how we achieve that.

 

[John Wayne]

I thought Ake was fit again? If so he must play.

Where have you seen that? Very important that he's fit, we're significantly better when he plays.

 

[babyape]

500-0 city,
Come on lads!

I’d still be nervous with 7 minutes to go mind.

Typical City. It never leaves you

 

[citytill1die84]

Where have you seen that? Very important that he's fit, we're significantly better when he plays.

Well he was on the bench last week so must be close.

 

[fanatic1]

We defo need the 3 points today to kick start our Xmas run of fixtures. Next up are Leicester, West Ham and Brentford - on paper not too difficult. If we don't the safety 40 points does look far away as we're slipping down the league. We'll reinforce in the January window but new players will need time to bed in.

 

[Toffeedude]

MON THE TOFFEES

Sorry all, will cheer you guys next game.

 

[Fordyboy46]

MON THE TOFFEES

Sorry all, will cheer you guys next game.

You must be confident mate?

 

[Fordyboy46]

We defo need the 3 points today to kick start our Xmas run of fixtures. Next up are Leicester, West Ham and Brentford - on paper not too difficult. If we don't the safety 40 points does look far away as we're slipping down the league. We'll reinforce in the January window but new players will need time to bed in.

Will new players arrive though, no real links to anybody yet apart from the ones that aren't happening ie Zubimendi and Guimaraes. I think we'll struggle to get any top quality in January

 

[Gray]

Will new players arrive though, no real links to anybody yet apart from the ones that aren't happening ie Zubimendi and Guimaraes. I think we'll struggle to get any top quality in January

Anything will be better than what we are witnessing at present.

 

[DMA's]

Don’t think Everton will have the quality to hurt us in the transitions tbh. Expecting a pretty routine 2 - 0 win. Prob take a while to break them down but just don’t see them offering a threat the other way

 

[malg]

Can we have one more option added please:

Anything bar a loss

 

[Dial M 4 Mercer]

500-0 city,
Come on lads!

We may pass the ball successfully 500 times but unfortunately it’s that wayward pass that Everton will seize upon to score a goal.

 

[Toffeedude]

You must be confident mate?

With Everton?? Never lol!

 

[the plasterer]

This has the potential to be the most boring match you will see in years, City just passing side to side, Everton just standing their ground, could be a snoozefest this

 

[Blue2202]

Don’t think Everton will have the quality to hurt us in the transitions tbh. Expecting a pretty routine 2 - 0 win. Prob take a while to break them down but just don’t see them offering a threat the other way

Teams haven't had to do much to score against us recently, a lot of the goals we've conceded have been from our own dong not the quality of the opposition. I wont be banking on a clean sheet anyway.

if we don't stop the rot today its going to get very ugly.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Don’t think Everton will have the quality to hurt us in the transitions tbh. Expecting a pretty routine 2 - 0 win. Prob take a while to break them down but just don’t see them offering a threat the other way

"Routine win"? LOL. WTF is one of those?

I think that we should have a 'Sack the board' demo outside main reception if we don't get 3 points from this game.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

No point trying to play with control today. We need a fast start. Crosses in to the box and getting shots away. Not getting to 30 mins without testing their keeper, which we do far too often. The tempo will be slow and allow them to keep organised.

We'll probably concede anyway, so let's get at them and remind everyone just how good we are.

Love Bernardo, and happy to see him start, but not out wide. Even Foden out there rather than central would be more of an attacking threat (clearly a Bernardo hattrick masterclass from out wide is incoming and of course I'd be delighted with that!). Strangely optimistic about this one. 3-1 City.