Baines Injury

[85everton]

If I'm not mistaken, Oviedo was also bought as cover for Baines. My guess is that he starts there if Baines can't go.

Yes Oviedo can play left back.

I think Citeh will exploit our left back position on Saturday. Unless Hibbo is playing then they'll exploit both left back and right back :-\ Oh dear.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Kenwrong is making mugs of you all, he isnt playing because of the deal we have in place with City - so far its Rodwell, Balotelli, twenty million and some bloke who knows when to make substitutions for Baines, the media rights for the "lets laugh at Everton" thread on RAWK and the negative aspects of Moyes' psyche.

The newly liberated Moyes intends to spend the money on Bonucci, in order to make next years naked calendar sell far more than this years. Investment is the name of the game, lads!

My god, I was just thinking the same thing.

 

[Bullinasia]

I wonder if Coleman had not been injured whether DM would have been tempted with a back 3 of JH, PH and SD with Coleman and Oveido as "wing backs" to compensate for Bainsey's absence? Probably NOT.

 

[GwladysBlue]

For ****s sake, will we ever just once have our strongest 11 out?

 

[bflefc]

It'll be like taking a plastic knife to a gunfight.

 

[Bungle]

Howard

Hibbert - Heitinga - Jagielka - Distin

Pienaar - Fellaini - Osman - Oviedo

Naismith

Jelavic


Would like this team for City, assuming Baines, Coleman, Neville, Anichebe, Gibson and Mirallas are all injured.

I'd go with Oviedo at left back, and keep Jagielka, Distin and Hibbert in. Only other change from last nights squad I'd make is Mirallas for Naismith if he is fit.

 

[LTblue]

Oviedo left-back, Distin struggles there, it's not natural for him and it would disrupt Pienaar having no attacking full-back alongside him.

 

[faldo]

I wonder if Coleman had not been injured whether DM would have been tempted with a back 3 of JH, PH and SD with Coleman and Oveido as "wing backs" to compensate for Bainsey's absence? Probably NOT.

I like your thinking on this one,it won't happen tho!!

What's the story with Kevin ???

 

[ParkEndParody]

Said since day 1 to be honest that we should do 5 at the back.
Jags, Heitinga and Distin. That would be quite difficult to get past.

 

[toffeestillidie]

Said since day 1 to be honest that we should do 5 at the back.
Jags, Heitinga and Distin. That would be quite difficult to get past.

I don't think its something we should normally do but given the circumstances it might not be so bad.

TBH i thought Oviedo looked a lot worse on the right last night than on the left against norwich. He seems like a great player, but I think he would benefit from being the player to overlap and get forward, rather than having to play the ball past the last defenders to jelavic and fellaini.

Really really hope coleman is fit now. If we played 5 in the back, pienaar osman and gibson in a fluid midfield, and fellaini and jelavic up top that would be a very difficult team to break down.

 

[Goat]

Said since day 1 to be honest that we should do 5 at the back.
Jags, Heitinga and Distin. That would be quite difficult to get past.

You mean like Fulham?

It took them around 2minutes to get past it.

 

[AmericanBlue]

I like your thinking on this one,it won't happen tho!!

What's the story with Kevin ???

Kev was in training today! Expect that lovely little Belgian to give Citeh hell.

 

[Jozzy]

If it was just about any other team I would say start Ovideo but I don't know he's up to playing left back against City just yet, would play Distin at left back and Heitinga and centre back. If he's out that is.

 

[steken1]

I expect Moyes to get the maximum possible number of defenders on the pitch as he paces the sidelines with his eyes shut and fingers crossed in the moronic hope of a point.

 

[Del]

If it was just about any other team I would say start Ovideo but I don't know he's up to playing left back against City just yet, would play Distin at left back and Heitinga and centre back. If he's out that is.

He was bought for this reason

Baines is injured so Ovideo must come in,Distin is not a left back