Everton (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[Newman Noggs]

Usual story against the better teams, convert a respectable proportion of our chances and we'll win. Continue to miiss sitters and we'll draw or lose.

 

[Marvin]

The United game?

IMO it was decent at the beginning, until towards the end when Everton looked destroyed physically. Martial's goal was him practically walking through their defense.

Everton v Man Utd League Cup quarter-final. Played at walking pace as so many games have been this season. Cavani's goal was top quality.

 

[franksinatra]

He was literally our best player in this fixture last season?

And Everton were mid-tablle last year and both clubs had little to play for. The circumstances are totally different this year. It was not opponent specific, my comment, more about my confidence the player will stand up in the more important matches.

Anyway if he does play I will hopefully be proved wrong.

 

[daflanger]

So many games in such little time. I really feel for the players and hope we don't have any injuries coming into Chelsea and then Man United

Everton is second in the league and this will be a very tough game. However its a must win to keep the chase going.

Dias did not get any rest recently so I would go for Stones and Laporte at the back. Ake and Cancelo as full backs. I hope we can do the same setup with 3 at the back like we did against Newcastle

Fernandinho will start this one with Gundogan if he is okay. I am going to take a bold step and say rest KDB and play Bernardo on the left, Foden central and Sterling on the right.

Aguero should start hopefully

So:

Ederson
Ake
Stones
Laporte
Cancelo
Ferna
Gundo
Foden
Bernardo
Sterling
Aguero

Most probably Mahrez and KDB will start and instead of Foden and Bernardo. Just wishful thinking from my side

 

[Akira]

Everton v Man Utd League Cup quarter-final. Played at walking pace as so many games have been this season. Cavani's goal was top quality.

Yeah I agree, the football hasn't been all that free-flowing or exciting this season.

 

[Blue Mist]

Not sure what team Pep should pick for Amazon Prime, if it was BT my starting 11 would be
1. 30.2 million
2. 38.4 million
3. 60 million
4. 72 million
5. 54 million
6. 38 million
7. 72 million
8. 88. 7 milion
9. 55. 75.800 million
10. 56 million
11. Bastards spoilt the script.

Please note prices are not accurate but it is BT so they never are.
Oh and can you guess number 11

 

[remember arthur mann]

Not sure what team Pep should pick for Amazon Prime, if it was BT my starting 11 would be
1. 30.2 million
2. 38.4 million
3. 60 million
4. 72 million
5. 54 million
6. 38 million
7. 72 million
8. 88. 7 milion
9. 55. 75.800 million
10. 56 million
11. Bastards spoilt the script.

Please note prices are not accurate but it is BT so they never are.
Oh and can you guess number 11

Ffs !!!

 

[mdj0520]

Cancelo amazing going forward with stones and Diaz imperios, think it's worth capitalising on that whilst using it to rotate.

Ederson

Stones
Diaz
Laporte

Cancelo
Gundogan/rodri
Bernardo
Foden/zinchenko

Kdb

Sterling
Torres

Saves us playing mendy an allows cancelo and the makeshift left wingback to worry a bit less about defending.

 

[Blue Mist]

Ffs !!!

Nope

 

[Out on blue 6]

Not sure what team Pep should pick for Amazon Prime, if it was BT my starting 11 would be
1. 30.2 million
2. 38.4 million
3. 60 million
4. 72 million
5. 54 million
6. 38 million
7. 72 million
8. 88. 7 milion
9. 55. 75.800 million
10. 56 million
11. Bastards spoilt the script.

Please note prices are not accurate but it is BT so they never are.
Oh and can you guess number 11

Good work fella. Darkes head would have wobbled off if Foden and then Palmer had come on

 

[117 M34]

Whoever plays right wing has most important job for us in this game. Keep digne pinned back and then help out defensively when they get the ball to stop him crossing

 

[bellsouth]

Rodri and Kev should be rested for this one but they probably won’t be

 

[TomDixie]

Hello all. Everton fan here, I thought I'd come and give you a Toffee view.

Through a combination of injuries and fixture congestion the squad feels run in to the ground.

Four of our very best players are out in Digne, Allan, Richarlison and James. We also have Delph and Gbamin injured.

DCL is knackered and our rotation option for him is Richarlison (Tosun is nowhere near the required level but I have a sneaky feeling he has to start one of these matches).

You may have noticed DCL hasn't scored for a little while. He is still playing really well but the regular supply isn't there without James and Digne.

We have Godfrey, a young right footed centre half, playing at left back. He is great defensively and can make surging attacking runs in to space - but most of the time with the ball he will turn back inside and pass backwards. This obviously makes a huge difference in our play compared to Digne.

I expect you to win the game as you'll rotate in top quality, which we just can't do in these circumstances, and also have top quality on the bench. So similar to what happened against Man United midweek.

We will line up something like this:

Pickford
Coleman Mina Keane Godfrey
Iwobi Doucoure Davies Bernard
Sigurdsson
DCL

Olsen (GK, Lossl (GK), Kenny, Holgate, Branthwaite, Nkounkou, Gomes, Gordon, Tosun​

 

[Bluesince1979]

Hello all. Everton fan here, I thought I'd come and give you a Toffee view.

Through a combination of injuries and fixture congestion the squad feels run in to the ground.

Four of our very best players are out in Digne, Allan, Richarlison and James. We also have Delph and Gbamin injured.

DCL is knackered and our rotation option for him is Richarlison (Tosun is nowhere near the required level but I have a sneaky feeling he has to start one of these matches).

You may have noticed DCL hasn't scored for a little while. He is still playing really well but the regular supply isn't there without James and Digne.

We have Godfrey, a young right footed centre half, playing at left back. He is great defensively and can make surging attacking runs in to space - but most of the time with the ball he will turn back inside and pass backwards. This obviously makes a huge difference in our play compared to Digne.

I expect you to win the game as you'll rotate in top quality, which we just can't do in these circumstances, and also have top quality on the bench. So similar to what happened against Man United midweek.

We will line up something like this:

Pickford
Coleman Mina Keane Godfrey
Iwobi Doucoure Davies Bernard
Sigurdsson
DCL

Olsen (GK, Lossl (GK), Kenny, Holgate, Branthwaite, Nkounkou, Gomes, Gordon, Tosun​

Its a must win game for us. And you probably too. If you want to mount a serious top 4 challenge then these are the games you need to win.

 

[Cobra]

Whoever plays right wing has most important job for us in this game. Keep digne pinned back and then help out defensively when they get the ball to stop him crossing

Digne is out injured

 

[MAG]

Richarlson out is good news for us ... last time he was suspended for 3 games for the red I think they struggled to win any games. He's the one up front that provided the most for Calvert-Lewin ... Also James out means even lesser creativity up front ... and our defence is much better at holding out games so we just need to get that one chance and score from it ... well, we'd get a few chances, we create them regularly, it's whether we finish them is the question ... so a tight 1-0, 2-0 game expected. An early goal for us and perhaps a quick second for insurance would really calm our nerves.

Edit: And they didn't score till very late last night, so they were up against it and all going at it for pretty much the full 90, while we controlled our game and were cruising in second gear mostly, so that probably would also show in legs in the second half two days later.

Basically, nothing to worry about here ;)

 

[oddfellows]

Cant understand why we are playing again less than 48 hrs since we finished our last match.

We dont play the Chavs until Sunday, so why cant the game be played Weds?

Stupidity of the highest order.

 

[Blue Mist]

Cancelo amazing going forward with stones and Diaz imperios, think it's worth capitalising on that whilst using it to rotate.

Ederson

Stones
Diaz
Laporte

Cancelo
Gundogan/rodri
Bernardo
Foden/zinchenko

Kdb

Sterling
Torres

Saves us playing mendy an allows cancelo and the makeshift left wingback to worry a bit less about defending.

Thank you for your post but next time can you include the price of each player, when they breached covid or had personal issues and the last time they scored (only if it can be seen as a negative) it makes them so much more easy to identify. Simply saying Stones means nothing to me. Is he the one that has never scored for City?

 

[TomDixie]

Its a must win game for us. And you probably too. If you want to mount a serious top 4 challenge then these are the games you need to win.

I disagree that it is a must win for us mate. We would all take a draw if offered now, considering the circumstances I've outlined above.

If we lose tomorrow, but beat West Ham at Goodison on Friday (Richarlison will be back and hopefully James), then we will still be in a fantastic position.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Cant understand why we are playing again less than 48 hrs since we finished our last match.

We dont play the Chavs until Sunday, so why cant the game be played Weds?

Stupidity of the highest order.

TV, we all enjoy the leg up the money gives us so I suppose we have to take it on the chin, at least Everton have the same amount of rest but it would be nice for the red teams to luck out (I know luck plays no part) once in awhile.