Everton v Newcastle. 3rd Feb at 1945.

[DRM]

These are basically the starting 11 that a lot of people are shouting for in this forum. So if it goes wrong again ... it's probably Martinez' fault for picking the wrong team.

Apart from the absence of Del, of course.

 

[ijjysmith]

It can't possibly be worse. Joel might make an error, but we know Howard will make one.

I hope it was a tactical decision and not an injury forced one, as the clown should have been out of the side a long, long time ago.

Isn't it almost nailed on that Joel will make a mistake leading to a goal tonight?

 

[bicycleheader]

Go forth Ross and run round all of their mercenaries and then the keeper and then stop it on the line and nod it in with your head.

 

[blueboy1945]

Is Howard injured? Like not even on the bench.

Weird. That and Stones.

Well they SAY he's injured.

 

[orchard]

I know mate, I hold @orly entirely responsible for bigging-up that Clev's bloke.

These are basically the starting 11 that a lot of people are shouting for in this forum. So if it goes wrong again ... it's probably Martinez' fault for picking the wrong team.

 

[Tubey]

Isn't it almost nailed on that Joel will make a mistake leading to a goal tonight?

Yeah but it was nailed on Howard would make two.

 

[Scolari]

cant imagine the barcodes have been preparing to face that team

 

[RomanReigns]

cleverley aint a winger, so why is he on the wing

 

[paulbefc]

I think it's ok, tbh. Stones and Baines are not in good form.

Our best back 4 is Baines, Stones, Jagielka and Coleman. The sooner that back 4 gets a run of games together, the better. We've played a ridiculous number of different back 4s this season and it's cost us enormously. Having an almost constant back 4 of Baines, Jagielka, Lescott/Distin, Coleman/Hibbert/Neville under Moyes meant our defence was one of the meanest about. Martinez benefited from using it in his first season too. He hasn't been able to over the last couple of years mainly because of injuries.

 

[ilikecheese]

cleverley aint a winger, so why is he on the wing

Just because he's playing on the left side of midfield doesn't mean he's playing as a winger.

 

[Efcjake]

These are basically the starting 11 that a lot of people are shouting for in this forum. So if it goes wrong again ... it's probably Martinez' fault for picking the wrong team.

Oviedo over Baines, Cleverly over Mirallas, Lennon over Del?

 

[Tubey]

cleverley aint a winger, so why is he on the wing

To protect Oviedo, who will bomb on I assume. Same the other side with Lennon.

Just a very conservative selection. Given our frailties, I'm not exactly sad to see it, but I'll be very annoyed if Deulofeu isn't an automatic sub on the 60 minute mark if the game is tight.

 

[By god I'm blue]

Think this has draw written all over it

 

[streeky]

cleverley aint a winger, so why is he on the wing

because he provides excellent cover for his fullback, something we have lacked all season.

 

[eurosrees]

Oviedo is a left back, mind.

So he is!