Match Thread Everton v Atalanta BC

[Armaghtoffee]

This. The game itself is unimportant but a good performance; and maybe a goal or two, from a few select players could have a massive bearing on the rest of the season for us.

Especially for Sandro as there are much needed goals in them boots!

 

[joey_macmo]

It appears they are giving tickets away free if you have a root around e-ticketing

 

[Toffe3m4n]

 

[royalblue66]

Noticed Unsie didn't jump on anyone's back.

 

[Aberblue]

There must be a 50 year old prozzie around - two guys are holding Rooney back.

 

[RANMAN]

There must be a 50 year old prozzie around - two guys are holding Rooney back.

Proper tickled me that fella.

 

[overkill]

We should at a strong team but give the klassen Vlasic and Sandro starts.
I'd say rest Baines as there is no left back cover for us

GK Pickford
RB Kenny
CB Keane
CB Jagielka
LB Anyone maybe a kid or Besic
DM Gueye
DM Beni
CM Klassen
LM Vlasic
RM Lennon
CF Sandro

Something like that, even though the game is a dead rubber another loss right now really won't help us, but a win and decent performance might.
I still think we need two defensive midfielder because our defence needs a lot of protection

 

[RomanReigns]

0:26 - 0:40

no wonder we are in a relegation fight

 

[Efcjake]

Tom Ferguson submitted an update to GrandOldTeam's homepage

Everton v Atalanta BC

The debacle in France three weeks ago which saw Everton painfully crash out of the Europa League at the hands of Lyon is still fresh in the minds of Evertonians.
An early exit in the group stages means a blushing Everton must play two of the most irrelevant fixtures in the club’s history, starting with Atalanta at Goodison.

It was the opening game of the group on Italian soil which set the tone for such a disastrous European campaign, with the Toffees going down 3-0 at the Mapei Stadium.

Atalanta haven’t won a game in any competition since late October, and with two draws and two losses in their last four outings they are not in their best form.

At the weekend La Dea were downed by a Mauro Icardi double at the San Siro, leaving them 12th in Serie A.

Who are the visitors’ dangermen?

After their showing in the first meeting it is more of a case who isn’t, with even 31-year-old defender Andrea Masiello posing threats to the Blues, and eventually firing past Maarten Stekelenburg to make it 1-0.

Another scorer that day, who ran Everton ragged, was influential captain Alejandro Gomez, the 5ft5 Argentine’s speed, trickery and excellent eye for a goal proved to be a massive factor in the Italians’ win back in September.

Team news

Atalanta have no injury concerns for the clash, coming into it full strength trying to secure top spot in Group E.

There is no Oumar Niasse for Everton in this one, with the suspended Morgan Schneiderlin joining him on the side-lines, and other than the usual absentees, there are no fresh injury concerns for the Blues.

So, it is a case of playing for a bit of pride and not going out on an embarrassing one point.

This one could be a massive chance for three players who have hardly had a sniff under David Unsworth…

Sandro Ramirez, Davy Klaassen and Nikola Vlasic – if selected, of course – will be desperate to impress and get their stagnated season back up and running.

And Everton, will be looking to build some momentum as they look ahead to the stuff that matters, pushing up the Premier League ladder.



Up the Toffees.

Good write up that mate.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Stekelenberg
Holgate Feeney Williams Cuco
Klassen Benningime Walsh
Vlasic Sandro Lookman

Is what I would play.

 

[Bluebonic]

Who i the red headed lad, Feeney? And did anybody else think right at the start, that Klaasen was Hibbert? Just when you saw him in profile like

 

[bigjonny]

It appears they are giving tickets away free if you have a root around e-ticketing

Yes, I spotted that, I assumed it was a software glitch.

 

[tadpole]

Robles
RB Kenny
CB Keane
CB Williams
LB Lewis Gibson
Beningime
Klaasen
Vlasic
Mirallas
Sigurjonsson
Sandro

 

[Del-boy]

Massive kick off in town with Atalanta ultras. People need to be careful going to the game tomorrow as these are looking for a scrap.

 

[ExpatinBangkok]

This game makes me annoyed more than anything by reminding me how incompetent koeman was.