Match Thread Everton 2-4 Brentford. Sun Jan 4th. 3pm

[davek]

I thought he sounded quite sure we would . He said the owners know we need more players. The right players .
He made sure that message came across . He mentioned being short of players a couple of times .
He also said Patterson will play like Maldini for the rest of the season . That was a different press conference though .

Yes, but he was saying that will be solved by returnees from injury and AFCON.

Maybe I didn't pick up on what you did, but he gave the "we're always looking but they have to be the right player" routine.

Unless we shift players like Patterson and McNeill out I doubt we'll see incoming.

 

[Eggs]

It was all hands to the pumps. If you like that sort of stuff it was ok. But they were on their own ground and pretty much surrendered all the attacking play to City. I dont ever want to see Everton play that way at home against any team, no matter who they are.

….yes, I like players to have that attitude but over the 90mins they also carried plenty of threat at the other end. Given the players missing, they’ve clearly done their homework and recruited well.

Fair point about them being at home and also raising their game when the big boys visit (Forest played well against City before we played them) but I enjoyed watching that effort last night.

 

[davek]

….yes, I like players to have that attitude but over the 90mins they also carried plenty of threat at the other end. Given the players missing, they’ve clearly done their homework and recruited well.

Fair point about them being at home and also raising their game when the big boys visit (Forest played well against City before we played them) but I enjoyed watching that effort last night.

Well, I was watching it from the point of view of wanting a potential euro place rival beaten, so City's failure to stay composed and slot the winner all night was very frustrating.

Haaland was hopeless and that lad on the right Cherki was too. Foden was anonymous, as was Silva, and Doku was the only one in the front line who did himself justice.

Arsenal will have taken great heart in seeing that.

 

[Eggs]

Well, I was watching it from the point of view of wanting a potential euro place rival beaten, so City's failure to stay composed and slot the winner all night was very frustrating.

Haaland was hopeless and that lad on the right Cherki was too. Foden was anonymous, as was Silva, and Doku was the only one in the front line who did himself justice.

Arsenal will have taken great heart in seeing that.

….me too, I very much wanted City to win for exactly the same reason but it doesn’t stop me being impressed with the team they played.

 

[Eggs]

 

[Charles Hawtrey]

should be a 1-0 or 2-0 for us here...
I dont think he will throw Keane back in but expect to see him and Armstrong on the bench. The only potential is between McNeil and Rohl for the ACM and given Moyes pat on the back for Dwight on Tuesday I think he may start with Rohl or Armstrong coming on later.

Pickford
Patterson - Tarkowski - O'Brien - Mykolenko
Iroegbunam - Garner
Dibling - McNeil- Grealish
Barry

 

[evertony]

Is Aznou still stripped waiting to come on at the City Ground?

 

[God Benfrey]

If Jack is back I wanna see Dibling start on the right and not Dwight, also wanna see JOB and centre back again but I doubt both will happen

 

[Caolam]

I does seem that very game is now defining for us. This will be another test of those players who wouldn’t be playing if we didn’t have injuries or players away on international duty. Patterson needs to play well as does McNeill and Barry. We have to be optimistic but not hopeful. Being a Evertonian and being hopeful never ends well.

 

[Naylor56]

Got a feeling he will start Keane if fit with JOB at right back. These love a long throw in and I feel moyes will want the extra height in defence

 

[Davideeyore]

Is Aznou still stripped waiting to come on at the City Ground?

Yeah, he was left back

 

[Davideeyore]

Need to keep big Jake at centre half.

 

[PercyPlant]

Got a feeling he will start Keane if fit with JOB at right back. These love a long throw in and I feel moyes will want the extra height in defence

Makes perfect sense if he did. Also means we don’t have to risk Patterson or Rohl at RB. The more interesting choice will be if Grealish is ready to start then does he drop Rohl and play McNeil in the 10

 

[Griffin]

Everton should win this without much trouble. Barry to score at least a goal.

 

[Runub]

Would be fantastic to win this and another three points. Hopefully the stretched squad can get the better of Brentford. Don’t care how as long as we win.