Match Thread Brighton 1-1 Everton. Sat Jan 31st. 3pm

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Pickford
Patto Jake Jarrad Myko
Röhl Garner
Dibling KDH Ndiaye
Barry
Makes much more sense than the calls for 3 at the back. Such a waste having three center backs. I'd go with -

Pickford
Patterson, O'Brien, Jarrad, Aznou
Garner
Armstrong/Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall
Dibling, N'Daiye
Barry
For the first time we could have genuine pace from both at center back covering when Aznou and Patterson push up to support N'Daiye and Dibling.
Mykolenko has got to be dropped on current form.
 
Brighton fans are not a fan of their manager at the moment so they're going to have to come out and really go for this. Could play into our hands as we love a good counter-attack performance.
 
Makes much more sense than the calls for 3 at the back. Such a waste having three center backs. I'd go with -

Pickford
Patterson, O'Brien, Jarrad, Aznou
Garner
Armstrong/Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall
Dibling, N'Daiye
Barry
For the first time we could have genuine pace from both at center back covering when Aznou and Patterson push up to support N'Daiye and Dibling.
Mykolenko has got to be dropped on current form.

3 CBs isn't necessarily a waste. Especially considering our CB options are quite good and you want to start Patterson and Aznou. Patterson has always been a bit shaky defensively, and Aznou is completely untested in this league. Playing them as wingbacks allows them to get the most out of their attacking abilities without them being too exposed defensively. Another bonus is that it's a system that pretty much keeps McNeil out of the side.

With our best XI available, I wouldn't be playing 3 CBs, but against a team like Brighton, with how they play, it could help us frustrate them.
 

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