Everton (A) Pre Match Thread

[cartmel blues]

Let’s look at it this way.
Our squad is back to full strength and we are more than capable of winning all 3 games.
No injuries. Kev at full steam, mendy back.
Silva back in form. Dino fully fit.sane in the best form since he signed.
Imagine the justice lot when the pressure is on themselves

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

This time last year we panicked over playing arsenal at Wembley, arsenal at the Emirates and Chelsea at home in 6 days and we won them all comfortably

 

[dickie davies]

Shit that's a tough week made tougher. Arse home Everton away & Chelsea home kinhell.

Hardly any travel for us though

If you think having to play to top 6 teams back to back with a tough Goodison now sandwiched in between so that Chelsea’s players can have a full week’s rest whilst ours don’t is positive, then yeah it’s positive

We have to play them sometime and I think now, whilst they're in a poor run of form, is the right one and we have to put points pressure on Liverpool

 

[Segga]

If you think having to play to top 6 teams back to back with a tough Goodison now sandwiched in between so that Chelsea’s players can have a full week’s rest whilst ours don’t is positive, then yeah it’s positive

We still have to play them sandwiched between 2 games whatever happens, better now when they are in poor form with the points on the board (if we win) then at the back end of the season, playing catch up, whilst hopefully in the middle of a deep fa cup and champs league run.

 

[Pablo ZZZ Peroni]

3 blank midweeks between now and the international break Saturday 23rd march.

Using the middle Wednesday they are:

Wed 6th Feb (between Arsenal and Chelsea)
Wed 13th Feb (between Chelsea and FA Cup 5th Round
Wed 6th March ( between Bournemouth away and Watford home)

No doubt City would want 6th March but the problem here is that the last 16 of the CL is staged over 4 match weeks and United/Spurs play midweek 12/13 Feb and 5/6 March. So BT don't want that cos they are covering the CL and the PL prefer it so not opening themselves up to a clash of fixtures and the UEFA fine.

City presumably would then have the option of playing it a blank midweek after the international but have gone for the earlier option now.

 

[come-on-barney]

Pep will not allow the players to look at the fixtures. He will do what he always does concentrate on one game at a time and pick the right side for the team we are playing. Plus making full use of the squad. Sure it’s tough but nothing that he hasn’t dealt with before. Certainly not being helped but then we wouldn’t be.

 

[chaddblue]

Only if they drop points against Leicester or West Ham which is unlikely.

I know... that's why I said potentially

 

[Thomas Hearns]

We will play 8 in January and we haven’t been too shabby this month.

Against shite opposition

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Seven games in Feb including FA Cup 5th round.

Let’s be honest, we’ve just come off the back of the easiest month of fixtures I’ve ever known us to have. January has been easier than pre-season, there’s been loads of rotation, everyone’s had a rest, if they’ve played only 35-75% effort has been needed in any game.

We should be fresh as fuck for February.

 

[dhruvblue]

We need a favourable FA cup draw but given FA they would try to fuck us with tough away draw.
Anyway we have rotated in recent matches and everyone should be fit for coming tough Month.I think we can win all the matches.
Also we have almost everyone fit as well that helps