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  3. Southampton (Away) Saturday January 19th

    in Match Days

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    On 14/01/2019 at 13:55, AlbanyNYToffee said:

    Same XI as Bournemouth.

    Too often guilty of hyperbole and this is impossible to prove but I really feel this game can define our season - or at least January and February. Win at Southampton and the sustained momentum carries over to Millwall which carries over to the now manager-less Huddersfield. Then you're in or close to 7th with Wolves, Watford and an FA 5th round tie before Man City visits. We could be rolling.

    I always come back to this - it's the hope that kills you...

    Bitterly disappointing. Been saying it for months, Richarlison not a striker. Gomes’ shift one of the worst I’ve seen in a blue shirt, but agree with those who think it was from trying too hard - so he gets a pass for now. Another class finish from Digne...

  5. Southampton (Away) Saturday January 19th

    in Match Days

    Posted

    Same XI as Bournemouth.

    Too often guilty of hyperbole and this is impossible to prove but I really feel this game can define our season - or at least January and February. Win at Southampton and the sustained momentum carries over to Millwall which carries over to the now manager-less Huddersfield. Then you're in or close to 7th with Wolves, Watford and an FA 5th round tie before Man City visits. We could be rolling.

    I always come back to this - it's the hope that kills you...

  6. Bournemouth (Home) Sunday January 13th

    in Match Days

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    Mostly repeating what’s been said...

    hope we can look back on this game as a turning point. We very very rarely win these types of games but it’s so encouraging when we do. The grit, heart and team camaraderie made this my favorite game.

    So encourages by Lookman being influential for 90 mins. It’s the first time he’s been able to do that. Needs to start until further notice.

    Richarlison is not a striker. DCL is the answer for this season at least. Give him the remaining games and see if you need to buy a new striker in the summer. 

    Tremendous team defense today. Keane is incredible as long as you don’t pass him the ball. So dominant in the air. Digne is just pure class. Zouma’s celebration leaves me wondering if he’ll want to stay long term.

    Lastly, I’ll disagree with others in that I don’t think it was that bad of a performance from the ref. Not good sure but far from some of the Moss/Mason games. I hate those two. The card disparity was deserved. The only thing I was discouraged by today was our childish behavior towards the ref. Schoolboy immaturity. 

  13. Lincoln City (FA CUP Home) Saturday January 5th

    in Match Days

    Posted

    On 29/12/2018 at 21:20, AlbanyNYToffee said:

    Virginia

    kenny jags Mina baines 

    davies McCarthy beni 

    lookman tosun dcl 

    agree on holgate being unavailable. Put some kids on the bench - sambou, Hornby, adeniran 

    Nevermind. 

    Stek

    Coleman Keane Mina Baines

    Gana Davies

    Lookman Siggy Bernard

    DCL

    Bench: Virginia Jags Digne McCarthy Richarlison Niasse Tosun

    Gomes and Walcott shouldn't be in the 18. 

  14. Leicester City (Home) Tuesday January 1st

    in Match Days

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    20 hours ago, Keith B said:

    We are what we are: A mid-table side that is about as far away from the Champions League as we are from relegation. This is an opportunity to invest in process, not players. We absolutely shouldn't buy in-their-prime players in January. There are very few of those players that would actually lift Everton into the top six and even fewer that want to play for Everton and fewer still that we can actually afford. The ones that are for sale will demand exorbitant fees. The bottom line is that Everton is not in position to buy in prime players as a way to make it into the top 6. 

    We can, however, invest in youth development and youth talent identification. We have very few players that have come from the Academy...off the top of my head DCL, Davies, and Kenny. All three of those are too young to make final judgments on, but they don't look (to me) to be Champions League quality players. Our academy has to improve. Further, club leadership needs to have a pathway/plan for the club. Are you confident that Moshiri/Kenwright  have a vision for how to lift us into the UCL? I sure don't...so far Moshiri's plan has been to buy in-prime players and hope for the best. It is hard to say how much of that is on the previous coaches and directors of football but the owners are the accountable parties for vision and club culture. Maybe Brands and Silva have taken steps in that direction--it is hard for me to tell from where I sit. 

    The bottom line is that we are not going to be able to compete with the same strategies as nation state supported clubs and plutocrat owned clubs like Manchester City and Chelsea. But even worse, I'm not sure Everton has a strategy to compete with those teams at all. Not even a bad one. A well run club doesn't buy Cenk Tosuns and Omaur Niasses in January. (And I like both of those players more than most people.) In neither case were we a striker away from the UCL or relegation. 

    That's why I think we stick with Silva and Brands. The purchases we made this summer were much more savvy than in previous years. You'd hope though, that those purchases would be a reason why you'd expect to beat Leicester City at home. We didn't do that (and haven't beaten Newcastle and Watford at home either), which is disappointing but it shouldn't lead us to panic and bring in an overpriced and mediocre striker this January. 

     

    Shocked by the lack of commentary on Richarlison. He has been largely anonymous for more than a month now. Really worrying that.

    Gomes and Walcott were horrendous.

    Keane's game-changing mistake offset the other 89 mins of great play. 

    Perhaps it's a bit harsh but Pickford should be saving Vardy's shot. 

    Kenny's defending was excellent, his attacking was the exact opposite. One of the worst crossers of the ball I can remember.

     

    Agree wholeheartedly with Keith. Brilliant post and a terrific assessment of what we need - and more worryingly haven't had for years.  We should strive to emulate Dortmund in every way. They are a transfer market/team building masterclass. It's not impossible, it just requires two incredibly difficult things to find - vision and leadership. In football, one isn'tt good enough. Hopefully Brands is the man to provide both. 

  17. Record against top 6

    in General Everton Discussion

    Posted

    Schedule oddity - all 6 games away in first half, all 6 games home in second half. Goal difference so far: -10. When we face City in February it will have been more than 2 years since our last league win against the top 6. 

    11-12: 3-1-8 10pts; 12-13: 3-6-3 15pts; 13-14: 4-3-5 15pts; 14-15: 1-4-7 7pts; 15-16: 1-5-6 8pts; 16-17: 2-4-6 10pts; 17-18 0-4-8 4pts; 18-19 0-1-5 1pt

    Utd 4-3-9 15pts; City 3-5-7 14pts; Chelsea 3-3-9 12pts; Spurs 2-5-8 11pts; Arsenal 2-4-9 10pts; Shite 0-8-7 8pts

    Last time we beat each team in the league:

    • Utd - April 26 2015
    • City - January 15 2017
    • Chelsea - September 12 2015
    • Arsenal - December 13 2016
    • Spurs - December 9 2012
    • Shite - October 17 2010

    Last time we beat a top 6 team away: December 4 2013

    Record since 11-12 in games against top 6 away: 1 - 15 - 32

  18. January Plans

    in General Everton Discussion

    Posted

    Just getting Gomes permanently would be outstanding. January about getting players out and clearing the budget/wage bill for summer:

    Sell: Schneiderlin, Niasse or Tosun 

    Loan out: Holgate, Dowell, Beni

    Players out on loan who could/should be sold immediately: Martina, Pennington, Bolasie, Sandro, Garbutt, Mirallas, Tarashaj

     

  25. Summer Transfer Window

    in General Everton Discussion

    Posted

    Depth reminder:

    GK: Pickford/Stek/JVirginia

    RB: Coleman/Kenny/Martina

    CB: Keane/Mina/Holgate/Pennington

    LB: Digne/Robinson

    Holding Mid: Gana/Davies/McCarthy/Beni/Schneiderlin/Besic/JWilliams

    Attacking Mid: Gylfi/Vlasic/Dowell

    Wingers: Richarlison/Walcott/Bernard/Lookman/Onyekuru

    ST: DCL/Tosun/Niasse

     

    Jags, Baines, Williams contracts expire

    Zouma, Gomes loans end

    Useless back from loan - Bolasie, Sandro, Connolly, Garbutt, Mirallas, Tarashaj

     

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