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

[davids]

Flat back 4
Flat midfield 4
Barry up top
Ndiaye behind.

If we had genuine pace in midfield that'd work.

 

[Dharma]

Moyes going all out for the Nil here.

 

[jonnyg]

I said it as a joke after last match but he's actually gone and done it 4 CBs.

Stubborn old man.

 

[Igrok]

Keano…phenomenal move

 

[COYBL25]

It’s a strong bench at least

 

[DanB90]

If we had genuine pace in midfield that'd work.

There’s no width to speak of, but stranger thighs have happened.

Could be KDH off the striker and Ndiaye on the left, but who knows.

 

[maccavennie]

Just seen the line up, so predictable.

Let's hope it pays off for his sake as questions will asked if it goes tit's up.

 

[Chegsy]

Moyes needs to put Branthwaite and O’Brien at CB, and Garner as a lone 6. Carve that into stone on the team sheet.

Everything else is flexible. Those three should never change barring injury.

I would have liked to see the formation we finished up the Leeds game with. Looked like a 3-5-1-1. Similar to what Leeds played with a Aaronson off DCL. We looked very comfortable defensively until stoppage time when we made a few errors and we created chances to win the game.

Helps us utilise our many centre backs and centre mids and Ndiaye can play off Barry.

Problem is for us to play that we would have to realistically use both Aznou and Patterson which Moyes right or wrong isn't going to do.

 

[TimHowardsBeardJuice]

All right, Skip. Interesting eleven you picked there. Can’t accuse you of the same old same old.

Here’s hoping.

 

[DanB90]

Still, good news about McNeil.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

This is either a master stroke or Moyes is playing with our emotions. Could be best player available to defend and then counter. Time will tell.

 

[StateSideToffee]

Then you'll just have to agree to disagree. I'm a Keano fan

My condolences. Best fortune to you.

 

[Joey66]

I am not worried. At lest everyone looking for wing backs overlapping will shut up now?

The Grealish thing probably affects us a lot these days. Maybe Moyes actually had us set up to play differently? Maybe narrower and through the middle or Ndiaye? Gonna be interesting this!

Or just plain Hoof Ball ?

 

[Sadken]

How can merlin rohl have his best ever game and then not get a kick, moyes baffles me.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Moyes moves in mysterious ways!