Everton v Liverpool

[matty]

I'd go 4-3-1-2 here. Probably.

 

Coutinho in the hole.

 

Everton will attack us, far more aggression than Moyes's team usually managed. Martinez will be under pressure to beat us because they so rarely got anything from us and we need to use that to our advantage. Draw their fire and then hit them with the old right hook.

 

What say you?

[Nerik]

Same line-up as vs Fulham with Enrique in place of Cissokho being the only change.

[Maldini]

Haven't seen them at all this season. Is there much of a difference in their style of play from last year? Any news on Sakho? I'd prefer him in there against Lukaku rather than Skrtel and Agger

[Swan Red]

[Stevie H]

Haven't seen them at all this season. Is there much of a difference in their style of play from last year? Any news on Sakho? I'd prefer him in there against Lukaku rather than Skrtel and Agger

Seen them a few, they're playing much more football than under Moyes and Barry with Barkley makes them a different proposition in midfield. Lukaku's the best striker they've had in years too.

 

That said, think starting a match thread before the internationals where Lukaku gets injured is just downright irresponsible. And rude too, not waiting for Rory.

[Cobs]

we took Martinez' Wigan to f'kin cleaners last season- makes me wonder whether he'll try and take us on footballing-wise or goes a bit more dogsofwar

 

 

it'd be a massive win for us with the games coming up

Edited November 12, 2013 by Cobs

[sean]

Seen them a few, they're playing much more football than under Moyes and Barry with Barkley makes them a different proposition in midfield. Lukaku's the best striker they've had in years too.

 

That said, think starting a match thread before the internationals where Lukaku gets injured is just downright irresponsible. And rude too, not waiting for Rory.

 

 

They play a lot of square stuff in their own half, hence their huge numbers for possession, but I know the everton fans en masse are somewhat perplexed at their inactivity in the oppo's half. Keep Lukaku quiet and we should be ok here. If they try and play Jordan Henderson will hound the life from them and we will win in a canter.

 

Too much?

Edited November 12, 2013 by sean

[Ed the Wool]

we took Martinez' Wigan to f'kin cleaners last season- makes me wonder whether he'll try and take us on footballing-wise or goes a bit more dogsofwar

 

 

it'd be a massive win for us with the games coming up

 

If he takes us on, we'll batter them I think. I think he'll be dead cagey.

 

Interesting to wonder what Brendan will do though. If Neil is right and he ses certain games as 'points bonus', I wonder where this one goes. I'd say it's a must win, but they've been consistently up there the last few years.

[muleskinner]

its always a must-win. Always.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Same line-up as vs Fulham with Enrique in place of Cissokho being the only change.

 

Yeah, I'd go with that as well. But as Stevie says, doing predictions and team selections before internationals could be futile if players get injured so its a case of hoping ours come back with no knocks.

[johngibo YPC]

Don't want to think about it yet

Get too nervy

[épieur]

People were getting all psyched about Arsenal, but that was never a defining game. This is - a chance to pick up points where you'd imagine other teams will fail

 

Away games against non-top-six teams in the upper half is the stage we're looking to transition to from our excellent flat track bully record so far. Nail that and we're cruising towards a title challenge.

[fred milne]

Same line-up as vs Fulham with Enrique in place of Cissokho being the only change.

Sound about right.

[dorgie]

A bit pointless picking a team for this with 2 international games between now and then. Hopefully they'll all come back fit.

[Cobs]

A bit pointless picking a team for this with 2 international games between now and then.

 

 

Johnson got injured on the day of the Arsenal game, c'est la vie, Brian.

[Des]

Yeah, I'd go with that as well. But as Stevie says, doing predictions and team selections before internationals could be futile if players get injured so its a case of hoping ours come back with no knocks.

 

Absolutely. I have no idea what Matty was thinking.

[Leo No.8]

Wish this was sooner - bloody international friendlies...

[matty]

Absolutely. I have no idea what Matty was thinking.

Yes you do. You were there when Cobs asked one of us to do it.

[Cobs]

Yes you do. You were there when Cobs asked one of us to do it.

 

 

[Swan Red]

haha brilliant

 

in any case Rory f*** the begrudgers

[Gilps]

[stressederic]

Yes you do. You were there when Cobs asked one of us to do it.

 

Ha!

[Rory Fitzgerald]

haha brilliant

 

in any case Rory f*** the begrudgers

 

I won't sleep tonight now !

[honourablegeorge]

A bit pointless picking a team for this with 2 international games between now and then. Hopefully they'll all come back fit.

 

 

Hopefully they won't go in the first place.

[Swan Red]

I won't sleep tonight now ! :hmm:/>

 

maybe you will but I'm expecting the hull thread before the day is out

 

in any case pay them no heed