Match Thread Everton v Chelsea - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Berenger]

I can see what he’s trying to do.

Please expand because I can't!

 

[Seathestars]

I can see what he’s trying to do.

Reassure me mate, what do you think

 

[blue to the bone]

Shame on dunc for not buying a centre half , 2 .midfielders and a striker since Thursday.

 

[Tubey]

I've just realised that none of this tactical discussion matters because VAR exists and Chelsea are a London club.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

He's earned many a million pounds for doing absolutely nothing over about 5 years. What a job he's got.

I genuinely thought he'd retired.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

It's got to be effective workrate. In that once we hit DCL long, he has to already be moving and pro-actively looking for the ball if DCL makes it stick. Because the plan has to be to get Sigurdsson coming on to the ball from deep and have Iwobi/Walcott and Richarlison making runs in behind on the counter.

If he just does his usual and jogs around to boost his stats up then we have no chance - Chelsea will eat that midfield set up and dominate the game.

Mount, Willian, Kante against Sigurdsson and Schneiderlin, but yeah - lets get the knives sharpened nice and early...

Only other argument against Everton's midfield is Davies instead - who has been arguably our worst player in recent weeks - cost us Leicester and had a nightmare vs Liverpool. Ferguson said just earlier Davies is fatigued

 

[Berenger]

Just as well he coveres more ground than any other Everton player.

And has covered more ground than any other player in the league in seasons gone by

Speed of ground coverage is what determines the success in that system, not aggregate.

 

[evertonarntwe]

Who would you have played centre half ?

Over Keane? Id have played the toffee lady

He's like a nervous cardboard cut out. Like a big horrible shy double decker bus who's had a nervous breakdown

 

[orly]

That midfield against Kante. Good lord. That’s the worst midfield 2 I’ve ever seen line up for Everton.

Since Wednesday?

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

I know this can only pee with the #### you've got.
But.
Prove us wrong blues.
Prove us wrong.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Ye every need

Sick of paying money to watch this absolute gobshiite do nothing but run into players and scuff shots

He makes me want to punch my eyes out

Melodramatic much? Bloody hell, if a player causes you that much aggro you need to re-evaluate your life choices

 

[Death]

Frank with good words for Dunc

 

[Berenger]

Shame on dunc for not buying a centre half , 2 .midfielders and a striker since Thursday.

That's really not the point.

The point for anyone with half a brain is this: how is this better than what Silva would've done?

They're gambling that simply changing things will make a difference, without any particular reason why that change will help.

Looking forward to seeing how it works out..!

 

[Del-boy]

Iv got a bad feeling about this..

 

[Encoder]

That midfield against Kante. Good lord. That’s the worst midfield 2 I’ve ever seen line up for Everton.

honestly rather have heitinga neville