Match Thread Blackburn Rovers v Everton Thursday, 26th July 19:45 KO

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Honestly, this club has pushed me to the edge. Why are we the club where everything changes but nothing changes? Why are we sh*t at posting a decent stream? Why are we crap at footy? Why is Jags still the captain? Ever feel like you'd be a happier lad without Everton?
 
Some serious cringy panicking going on here;
-new manager
- player assessments being made
- new though physical tranining scheme
being implemented
-assessments on how players fit into the
system being made
-players trying to work it out in three weeks
-players working hard to adapt and work for careers
-results in teamplay looking crap
- manager assessing
-lots of in's and out's still expected
-players struggling with adapting to all and
everything
-loses to team dreaming for years to get
to play against PL opposition

- GOT;
tantrum-girl.webp
 
Alright, everyone calm the F down.

We completely dominated the second half, but it's obvious we aren't good enough at CB. Holgate is hurt, Jags can't cut it anymore, but otherwise, I'm not too concerned with the bad play of guys like Besic or Mirallas that aren't going to play an important role this year anyways.

Tosun didn't finish well tonight, but he'll be fine, it's preseason, he's rusty.

But to say we don't have a plan is just stupid or unobservant. If you can't see how Silva wants to use his CBs, and DMs to spring the outside backs from the back, I just don't know what to tell you. He's doing EXACTLY what he's done everyone else. To say we can't execute is quite another thing and true, but mostly because of the limitations of the jokers we had back there in the second half.

Keep in mind, he has NOT fully put in with any level of rigor his counter attacking style. That's his bread and butter and will require quite a bit of positional work and awareness.

But to look at our personnel a bit more closely:

OUTSIDE BACK: Coleman looked great. Baines needs replaced, but Jedi, JonJoe, the outside backs once we get Digne are really good.
STRIKER: Tosun got in all the right places but didn't finish, and we know he can finish. Niasse didn't get any service, who knows. It's not a strength, but it's fine.
DM/CMs: Gueye looked great, Morgan looks better, Besic was a mess, Davies inconsistent, but we are going to add here. One strong number 8 and we are fine.
ACM: Gylfi is fine. There are options for backup, Lookman, Davies, Dowell, but we are fine.
Wing/Inside Fwd: Ricarlison looks great, we know Walcott is good, Sandro even looks decent, Lookman has talent, we are fine.
CB: Ok, it's a disaster. Holgate is decent, we know Jags is washed up, we know Keane is a mess although is footskills were good today, Williams is awful, and Pennington is horrendous. But we know someone like Mina and maybe two are coming in.
 
Not a knee jerk reaction, but this is bad. The defence didn't defend, the attack dorsn't look like being able to score and our midfield is creating little or nothing.

I have defended Jags in the past but he was brushed aside for the third goal.

We will struggle badly this season without a major shake up.
 
We need to sell Gueye also if we want to look even semi competent in possession.
He was our best player today outside of Ricarlison and didn't he have our best passing % on the entire team last year?

He's perfectly fine if not outstanding in possession.
 
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