Match Thread Crystal Palace vs Everton, 18/11/2017. KO @ 3pm GMT.

[Who's_up_for_cumpkins?]

pickford Kenny jagielka Keane Baines gana Davies sigurdsson Lennon lookman niasse. Match them up 4 3 3, can be 4 5 1 if under the cosh. Think any deviation from this makes no sense. all those lads have at least put a shift in most of the season and should know what the system is.

Rooney is the one conundrum. I can understand the temptation to put him in. But he seems incapable of holding a position for the sake of the team shape.

 

[johnnydawg68]

would have said a bit light in the middle, but I feel like this is going to be a game won or lost at either end rather than in the middle, so maybe that's about right

With Zaha, I just don't think we can afford to be too narrow. I think we have to give them something to think about on the flanks.

 

[johnnydawg68]

pickford Kenny jagielka Keane Baines gana Davies sigurdsson Lennon lookman niasse. Match them up 4 3 3, can be 4 5 1 if under the cosh. Think any deviation from this makes no sense. all those lads have at least put a shift in most of the season and should know what the system is.

Rooney is the one conundrum. I can understand the temptation to put him in. But he seems incapable of holding a position for the sake of the team shape.

My opinion is if Rooney plays, it has to be with two players ahead of him. He won't stay high up the pitch. But with multiple targets ahead of him, his vision and passing may get us a goal.

 

[trueblue10]

V

 

[bol-uk]

1-1 Zaha (or Dann the RS) and Niasse

 

[Who's_up_for_cumpkins?]

My opinion is if Rooney plays, it has to be with two players ahead of him. He won't stay high up the pitch. But with multiple targets ahead of him, his vision and passing may get us a goal.

Yeah in my line up I could only put him where sigurdsson is. I just feel we have to stick with Iceland, he'll eventually come good if he gets a settled run in one position. He's more a long term prospect hence the massive outlay. Would be surprised if the intention was ever for rooney to get as many minutes as he has. The priority atm is to be organised as much as possible so rooney seems a luxury.

 

[AdaBrummieblue]

I'm going to go for something like this. A lot of this is based on form (hence Davies out, though I love him, he wasn't very good last game). Lookman has to start period.

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They'll totally mince us in midfield with just Gana in there.

 

[AdaBrummieblue]

Swerve ANY player under the age of 24.

Stek
Martina - Williams - Jags - Baines
Morgan
Gana - Iceland
Rooney - Mirallas - Lennon​

Reckon I could get a game for that lot....

 

[Ring master]

People [non everton/palace fans] will probably have this as the most nailed on game for a draw this weekend i would think-i just dont know what to think in how will we go,as unsworths picking of starting line ups have me wondering what the heck hes doing more than the games,be odd if we got our 1st away league win since our last away league [palace away in jan/that coleman brillliant goal-deserved to win that day]

 

[Brisan123]

ahh so his return is based on logic, yeah, coz that the everton way usually haha

expect to see him boxing day then

If you do it’ll be getting ready to sign a pre contract with Spurs

 

[Connor]

Swerve ANY player under the age of 24.

Stek
Martina - Williams - Jags - Baines
Morgan
Gana - Iceland
Rooney - Mirallas - Lennon​

STATE OF THAT

 

[Connor]

People [non everton/palace fans] will probably have this as the most nailed on game for a draw this weekend i would think-i just dont know what to think in how will we go,as unsworths picking of starting line ups have me wondering what the heck hes doing more than the games,be odd if we got our 1st away league win since our last away league [palace away in jan/that coleman brillliant goal-deserved to win that day]

Palace fans I know are quite confident in beating us.

Not sure whether that is worrying or not.

 

[Goat]

STATE OF THAT

Evening Toffee, I reckon those lads could keep the score down to only 3/4-0.

 

[Alan Whittle]

I can see Palace definitely scoring and if they get two...

Hahahahahahahaha.

 

[Ring master]

Palace fans I know are quite confident in beating us.

Not sure whether that is worrying or not.

That does not surprise me,i just think of there pace,the way we kill ourselves tryng to defend plus the way they played against spurs,Plus benteke been back who everyone knows will start and score or come from the bench and score lol