Everton (Away) C1 SF 1st Leg : Pre Match Thread

[PragueBlue]

Well I would have played sterling and navas

Me too. Bit of width and pace (and support for the full backs when defending).

 

[plongo]

Rather than slate Willy off, why don't you just answer the simple question of what would you when Joe gets injured.

Play the reserve keeper..duh

 

[mosssideblue]

Rather than having a go at me, argue your point. You don't see me calling you a myopic prick do you?

My point is Willy is an accomplished keeper who has vast experience, yet you would rather bin that for an U21 reserve keeper. I get you don't rate Willy, but really.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Otamendi and Mangala could be in for a hard night with Lukaku.

What about Stones and Funes Mori with Aguero!

 

[St.Pauli support]

Nobody realizing it looks like a Sevilla-like 4-5-1 setup against a forward going team?

 

[markbmcfc]

If I was caught molesting sheep and used the excuse I'd always done it, it wouldn't make it any more right.

It would in Wales.

Anyway, the point is not whether he should or shouldn't be playing Willy tonight - the point is people are actually surprised by his inclusion. I'm merely highlighting there's a precedent for this decision and it's nothing new, so I didn't understand the surprise/outrage.

Everyone knows Willy is shit.

 

[Dax777]

In fact although I accept it's almost protocol now for 2nd Keepers to play Cup games the logic makes no sense. If anything, in a competition where you can be eliminated in that single game ( less tonight granted) is it not more sense to have your very best keeper and let Willy start against the likes of Sunderland and Villa at home; where, even if he does have a howler it won't cost us the game and in the rare instance it did, it wouldn't cost us the League.

This assumes the worst. Caballero is a decent goalie. He doesn't have howlers, sure he is not as good as Joe but he is decent. Teams score against Joe too. So it's not as if anything is guaranteed. Joe gets the two major comps, his backup gets the minor competitions. This is not even new. It predates Pelegrini.

In fairness, moaners aren't new either, so why do I bother.

 

[Бравый Дератизатор]

I can't understand why Sterling is on the bench again?! The same old s***

 

[Pam]

Already I wish Moyes would piss off.

 

[Silva_Spell]

Nobody realizing it looks like a Sevilla-like 4-5-1 setup against a forward going team?

Hopefully it is but not much pace to emulate that performance