Match Thread Blackburn 1-0 Everton. Sat July 19th 3pm.


Are we seeing the Everton cycle that is old as time itself?

1. Lose pre season games but “it doesn’t matter because it’s all about fitness”
2. Struggle to fill known gaps in the team but “it doesn’t matter because the window is open until 1st September”
3. Recruit a few last minute sticking plasters on loan
4. Start the season slowly and spend the next 6 months looking down rather than up
Nobody should ever care about friendlies. Remember when we literally put 20+ past a team and then went on to be crap? Means less than nothing.

The window IS open until 1st Sept, though, and these hypothetical “last minute sticking plasters” could also be referred to as “signings”, so what is it you’re actually after, here?
 

I never watch pre season games - Everton test my blood pressure August-May, they're not having my June-July too.

Avoiding injuries really is the main thing, but 0 goals from open play Vs Accrington and Blackburn - not that it's needed to tell me we still desperately need pace and ability to contribute in that final third. The sooner that comes, the better.
 


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