Everton Pre-Season (Tours) 2022/23 Thread

[BigDunc'sFod]

Arsenal are leaving their wingers high so if the wingbacks go they leave 3 v 3 on the CBs... they are literally pinning our back 5 by cheating, without our wingbacks we cant get out because as pointed out we cant compete 2 v 3 in CM. Front 3 may as well just go and sit on the bench, I`m more worried by seeing this and the way we are likely to play less Richy, we look like relegation fodder here, no 2 ways about it.

Sorry, what?

 

[billyblue80]

Playing 5 at the back surrenders possession, we can't get up the pitch and we still let a load of goals in so why are we still doing it I wonder.

Presume it's what he wants to play but we simply don't have the players for it

 

[buededw1]

I get playing arsenal makes sense from a commercial point of view, but playing a team so much better means we are never going to see much of the ball. Can't practice any patterns of play and it just reduces confidence even more.

 

[atypicalusername]

Not a horrible exercise. Some pluses include Davies who looked sharp and Mina showing some ability playing from the back. Rest not looking up for it.

 

[Librarian]

It’s pre season mate, the RS got smashed by a poor United the other day, Leicester lost to non league Notts County, Brentford lost earlier to Stuttgart etc. The games are for match fitness

Preseason, regular season
It’s all very familiar

 

[2xpetes]

[Poor language removed] pre season = [Poor language removed] season

 

[Frenk]

As sporky says in toy story, “trash”

 

[Goat]

Its not all doom and gloom lads.

Lets consider the positives :

 

[MikeH72]

I get playing arsenal makes sense from a commercial point of view, but playing a team so much better means we are never going to see much of the ball. Can't practice any patterns of play and it just reduces confidence even more.

It’s been an absolute shambles of a pre-season from an organisational point of view. We never have a proper pre-season.

 

[steven]

It’s all alright lads. Gomes and Rondon be on second half now.

 

[MKEvertonian]

5 AT THE BACK TAKES TIME TO LEARN ITS GOING TO BE BAD UNTIL IT GETS BETTER WHICH IT WILL, THIS IS WHAT PRE SEASON IS FOR

 

[ToffeeTim]

You’ll have tarkowski in there making a massive difference

He cant play all 3 positions in a back 3.

I just dont rate any of the other options. They are getting worse if anything

 

[andy4efc]

Presume it's what he wants to play but we simply don't have the players for it

It’s not the 5 at the back though. In attack it’s a back three, in defence it’s five. It’s the fact that we have only two midfield, both whom are technically dreadful.

 

[Blue_Berry]

To be fair we’re trying to play out the back and neither Godfrey, Doucoure, Holgate or Nkounkou are not very good technical footballers

Pretty much nailed it mate.

I had high hopes for Godfrey when he arrived, but he's basically a thug who can run fast.

Holgate is a League 1 player.

Nkounkou should be a left winger. He has no clue about playing full back..

 

[Exeter_Gently]

Need the players for the system... If we don't sort it we will just flap when it doesn't work and go back to 451.


Swear to god this group is diabolical.