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

[ufo]

No Walker today, I can smell a win already

And I smell you too sniff

 

[Matt Diablo]

No Walker today, I can smell a win already

He is doing bbc podcasts was just on now with neville. Fair play logical step for our best right back (just) ever. Deserves our respect which will be better served by him not being on pitch

 

[jimharri]

That's half 5 game.

Nah; that's the history channel!

 

[Nour]

What happened to nunes , what type of injury has he picked ?

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

I'd forgotten how ahit you can be and still finish top four.

 

[Keeper!]

Apologies if already mentioned, but Walker and Grealish not even in the squad!!

Goodbye to both of them, one will a legend, the other a poor, needless and expensive signing.

 

[oakiecokie]

What happened to nunes , what type of injury has he picked ?

By all accounts he`s lost his brain.

 

[oakiecokie]

With a bench like that (and its not any of the youngsters faults) we really are down to the bare bones. KDB wrapped in cotton wool and still not fully fit I assume ?

 

[Haaland94]

Starting 11 much better today. Suspect defensively, but much better regardless.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Very physically imposing Everton team today. Gonna have to properly graft and move the ball super quickly. Personally, I'd have gone with Kev today and then rested him for Leicester, but the squad remains decimated either way.

No Walker
No Ederson
No Stones
No Dias
No Grealish
No Nunes
No Rodri
No Bobb

....and Kev and Ake carrying knocks. No other team's got that kind of sick list. Given that they've ground out draws against Arsenal and Chelsea in their last two, a point today wouldn't be the worst thing......

 

[Chak19]

Gundo finally gets a rest, Ake starts which I expected but I really hope he's fully fit because if he's not and he goes down again it's utterly brainless at this point, and where the fuck is Grealish ?

 

[warringtonblue]

Goodbye to both of them, one will a legend, the other a poor, needless and expensive signing.

Who contributed highly to a treble

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

With a bench like that (and its not any of the youngsters faults) we really are down to the bare bones. KDB wrapped in cotton wool and still not fully fit I assume ?

Decent starting 11 considering we have 9 players out, Oakie.

 

[Brightwell Bros.]

Goodbye to both of them, one will a legend, the other a poor, needless and expensive signing.

If he never kicked a ball again he'd have given me more cherished memories than most footballers. Don't get the eagerness with which fans want to dismiss our first and only CL.

 

[Blue Maverick]

The problem is what do we do with the ones that aren't playing and not on the bench
We must have the guts of a full team missing either sick or injured.

8 players, Ederson, Dias, stones, Walker, Rodri, Grealish, bobb, Nunes! It’s ridiculous

 

[blueste41]

why is carson there then? who’s coming in if ortega gets a red card?

So because you know fuk all about the youth squad and didn't bother to check you make an assumption that is wrong and then double down, you asked why a youth goallie wasn't on the bench-one is-move on!

can we also talk about why, with our academy, we still have scott carson as back up today?

it should be an opportunity to give match day experience to a youngster and if needed id rather have an athletic young lad who is potentially brilliant rather than a guy who when he last played conceded 3 goals aged 35 and that was 3 and a half years ago

 

[OntarioBlue]

Just watching the warm up and Doku is working on getting crosses in to Haaland who is putting them away. Let’s hope it’s a sign of things to come.

 

[maxwellblue]

Can someone please take the microphone off Pearce.

 

[Gazza]

If he never kicked a ball again he'd have given me more cherished memories than most footballers. Don't get the eagerness with which fans want to dismiss our first and only CL.

Attention spans of goldfish.

 

[wattle]

So he is not well the day after? I was supposed to be at my daughter's today, I was there yesterday and felt ok but today I am feeling ill. I have not had a drink so it is not that and I bet it isn't that with Kyle if that is what you are implying. There is a bug going around, my daughter is not well either and at least 3 of my friends have been ill. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt. :-)

I can’t go today. Been totally knocked out overnight with flu. Gutted. Happened very quickly. Wife and son had it last week. Loads off at work. Loads of it going around. But that doesn’t fit in with the haters. He’s obviously been out on the lash
Get well soon Eccles