Match Thread Everton v West Ham United - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Brett Angell Delight]

So was he meant to change it up or not? Completely lost here.

I think there’s a marked difference between changing it up and flinging a bunch of poo at the wall to see what sticks.

What has Walcott done to justify his inclusion? He’s shoehorning players into a formation that isn’t working rather than putting some thought into how to get the best out of our best players.

I’d be delighted for him to prove me wrong but I’ll say right now that every fibre of my being is expecting a meek surrender again, here.

 

[Steve Wigan]

Have we gone from two defensive mids to zero defensive mids? Neither Gomes or Davies are great defenders. Although I like the strikers. If Silva panaics in the second hal we could have Kean and Calvert-Lewin on for Gomes and Davies !

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Weird them not starting with Yarmelenko.

 

[Eggs]

To be quite frank I am astonished it's taken this long for Richarlison to have a go up front. He'll score two today.

....I think this switch is more about how seriously ineffective our attacking options are. It’s just a shame we lose Richarlison’s goalscoring threat from out wide.

 

[Goat]

So was he meant to change it up or not? Completely lost here.

CHANGE IT MARCO

NOT LIKE THAT MARCO

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

So what? He’s trying to change the players so maybe it will suit these ones aye

Walcott and Davies have been played almost exclusively as part of this formation for some time now and have been awful almost every time. I think it makes a great deal more sense for Marco to take stock over the players that have shown potential and work out how to get them all on the pitch at the same time.

 

[MarkHollis]

Weird them not starting with Yarmelenko.

Injury precaution I think since he played two games for Ukraine over the break

 

[dandydan]

Chucked a fiver on west ahhmmm. Nearly 4/1! Be silly not to.

 

[RomanReigns]

So what? He’s trying to change the players so maybe it will suit these ones aye

What’s that saying

A bad workman blames his tools

He can make 11 changes for all I care

4231 is an absolute shambles of a formation

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

4-1 to us, 2 from Walcott, 1 from Richarlison, and the other from Iowbi.

 

[Walken]

Could be a 433 looking at that team

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

CHANGE IT MARCO

NOT LIKE THAT MARCO

Precisely, tbf.

Can anyone profess to truly see the logic behind these changes beyond “it's different to before”?

Change for the sake of it isn’t a tactic, it’s blind panic.

 

[COYBL25]

CHANGE IT MARCO

NOT LIKE THAT MARCO

Damned if you do.

Damned if you don`t.

 

[davids]

....I think this switch is more about how seriously ineffective our attacking options are. It’s just a shame we lose Richarlison’s goalscoring threat from out wide.

And him covering a very defensively suspect Sidibe.

 

[Deco]

Balanced team there and a few changes which have been badly needed.

It’s my first game of the season - come on lads