Everton (A) - Sat 19th April, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[RodneyRodney]

Immel

Frontzeck
Curle
Symons

Lomas
Flitcroft
Summerbee
Brown

Clough
Rosler
Phillips

Some interesting ideas here,Tinny, but I'm not sure Kalvin's quite got the speed to play on the wing

 

[Gorbachev]

They've only won 1 game in 7.

We score first and I think we will be fine.

Everton are the not a team that will take a game away from you. They get one and sit deep for as long as possible and take their opportunities from there.

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

It is when he doesn't have the recovery pace to compensate.
He was directly responsible for the 1st goal CP had.

Or a lack of positional awareness all together. Plenty of examples of goals where he isn't where he should be, which if he is meant to be a right back is worrying

 

[BringBackSwales]

They've only won 1 game in 7.

We score first and I think we will be fine.

Everton are the not a team that will take a game away from you. They get one and sit deep for as long as possible and take their opportunities from there.

Only lost 1 in 7 too, away at liverpool one nil

 

[Marvin.]

They've only won 1 game in 7.

We score first and I think we will be fine.

Everton are the not a team that will take a game away from you. They get one and sit deep for as long as possible and take their opportunities from there.

That's true. But at the moment they are a very difficult side to beat.

 

[citymad]

Wind up?

No not at all. Hard to see where the creativity comes from in that team without Kev.

 

[citymad]

Some interesting ideas here,Tinny, but I'm not sure Kalvin's quite got the speed to play on the wing

Not to worry, Clough has it in abundance to make up for it.

 

[BorgElites]

I reckon its 5 teams fighting for 3 places. A win here would be massive. Chelsea and Forest could be the ones to miss out assuming we are now on a roll?

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

No not at all. Hard to see where the creativity comes from in that team without Kev.

He was a creative machine the week before at Old Trafford wasn't he. One match all season and people think he has found form. I hope he does and leaves us after a positive finish, people thinking he is back after an hour against Palace is funny though

 

[citymad]

He was a creative machine the week before at Old Trafford wasn't he. One match all season and people think he has found form. I hope he does and leaves us after a positive finish, people thinking he is back after an hour against Palace is funny though

Point taken, but it's not a coincidence that it was his first game all season pain-free. I also think he was playing with freedom now that he's got that news off his chest.

 

[thegoatsthegoat]

Point taken, but its not a coincidence that it was his game all season painfree. I also think he was playing with freedom now that he's got that news off his chest.

The news was off his chest the week before where he had an absolute stinker. If his pain is gone less than a week from that match then it can't have been too bad 6 days prior. As I say I hope we see more of that on Saturday but it doesn't change our position

 

[TinFoilHat]

Some interesting ideas here,Tinny, but I'm not sure Kalvin's quite got the speed to play on the wing

HE's got to prove his price tag someday.

 

[the blue panther]

Not to mention the dark past and a nightmare experience in a cup final. I don't like the term bogey team but we have had a lot of bad experiences at their hands although we also hand it out to them occasionally.

Agreed, and yes, I forgot about 1981. I've never forgiven the Spurs **** who threw a can of beer at me - thankfully it missed but I got showered by the contents.

 

[kurteiz]

I'd love to see Grealish in the line-up but I feel that his ship has sailed with him stranded at an ongoing party. Nunes is good at linking up with the right winger but he isn't a defender. Khusanov should be an automatic starter in that position when there are other options at centre-back. Mcatee did quite well but I'm hoping Bobb is ready to start this weekend.

 

[Marvin.]

I'd love to see Grealish in the line-up but I feel that his ship has sailed with him stranded at an ongoing party. Nunes is good at linking up with the right winger but he isn't a defender. Khusanov should be an automatic starter in that position when there are other options at centre-back. Mcatee did quite well but I'm hoping Bobb is ready to start this weekend.

We haven't seen any evidence that Khusanov can attack have we? I think he might well be the best defensive right back at the club but can he attack too? You have to be able to do both.

 

[Marvin.]

Point taken, but it's not a coincidence that it was his first game all season pain-free. I also think he was playing with freedom now that he's got that news off his chest.

I might be wrong but I thought KDB claimed he had been pain-free for 6 weeks? And it was City who decided not to offer terms to KDB, not the other way around.

 

[No1 was Colin bell]

Moyes has made Everton a really difficult team to beat since he has arrived, It's going to be a tough game for us.

A draw wouldn't be the worst result, Hopefully we can do enough to get a massive all three points.

Ortega

Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
O'Reilly

Nico Gonzalez
Kovavic
De Bruyne

Savinho
Doku
Marmoush

What has gone on with khusanov?

 

[chickaroon]

Ortega
Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol
Gonzalez, Kovacic
Bobb, De Bruyne, Grealish
Marmoush

A draw wouldn't be the worst thing.

This is a really good team. I love the balance. A good mixture of youth and experience. I do wish Eddie was fit though.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

I reckon its 5 teams fighting for 3 places. A win here would be massive. Chelsea and Forest could be the ones to miss out assuming we are now on a roll?

Never.assume.anything.
; )

 

[Blue Theatre]

It looks like Forest might be going off the boil at a critical moment ... but that's only an assumption. And only helpful if we continue to win our own games.