Rico-------------Tosun/DCL-------------Lookman
--------Bernard-------------------Sig-----------------
----------------------Gomes---------------------------
Digne-----Mina--------------Keane---------Kenny
Walcott and Gana to come on for Lookman And Bernard when the BHA start to tire.
Gana to cover for Walcott's defensive deficiencies.
3-1 Everton.
Christ, we'd ship about 10.
If you're asking Gomes to hold, then you're losing what he brings to the side going forward. If he drives forward with the ball, then who covers for him. Bernard? Gylfi?
Brighton have some decent players. Yes they'll come to defend but they'll have a threat on the counter with pace down the wings, and if Gross isn't fit then March will play down the middle.
Coleman will start. And so he should. He's not beyond criticism but people seem to forget that Kenny had one of his worst games in an Everton shirt against Leicester. Add in the fact that it does neither us nor Seamus any good for him to be dropped. He needs the minutes to build up his sharpness - which is all this bad run is. 18 games in 20 months, split up into spells of 4-5 games at a time, is no good for regaining form. He needs a proper run in the side.
Mina/Zouma is a toss-up (mainly because Zouma can't play obviously against Chelsea).
Lookman for Walcott, no problem there. It suits Theo to come on later in a game like this I reckon.
So the other decision is really, Bernard wide left and Richarlison central, or Richarlison wide and Tosun/DCL to start.
