Match Thread Everton v Chelsea, 23/12/17

[Fansince1988]

Why the hell has he dropped Holgate, we're up against small quick players and fat man has brought in our two slowest and dozy defenders

It looks like Pickford will have close company today as we will e playing very deep defending.

 

[blue to the bone]

Since he got the flu Ashley Williams has transformed into Franco baresi..

 

[Milkman]

Then get them off the bench and stop wasting spaces for players who are at 100.

Which of our other defenders would that include?

 

[aazak]

For years we've had shouts of "in <manager's name> we trust" based on nothing but hope. Sam might be a lot of things, but he us no dope - especially when it comes to defensive tactics. Give him some credit.

 

[Fansince1988]

Obviously not 100% to play 90 minutes!
I would have tried Snides at centre back tbh as he offers us nothing much in midfield!

I'd have had Snides back home, he's been useless for ages.

 

[Steve Wigan]

....at around 60 minutes I expect the return of Oumar to save or win the game for us.........

 

[KaiserEFC]

Chelsea aren’t all that, I could see us getting a result here

 

[dannyboy]

Looking at Chelsea's team, their defence doesn't stand at all. Shame that we've got absolutely nothing to exploit that today. Would have been nice to see Lookman or Vlasic having a go against them today.

 

[longers]

Awful looking team. That midfield is just pure anti football lol

Will be lucky to string 2 or more passes together with those 3 in the middle.

No Lookman or Vlasic on the bench.

This will be very dull

 

[Saaby]

Davies gets rewarded for his poor performances with a starting position.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Obviously not 100% to play 90 minutes!
I would have tried Snides at centre back tbh as he offers us nothing much in midfield!

Shouldn’t be on the bench then.

 

[GwladysBlue]

Davies gets rewarded for his poor performances with a starting position.

He changed the game against Swansea.

 

[Prevenger17]

No Rooney, ugh

 

[DanEFC92]

Bolasie ahead of Vlasic and Lookman is a strange one

 

[Fansince1988]

For years we've had shouts of "in <manager's name> we trust" based on nothing but hope. Sam might be a lot of things, but he us no dope - especially when it comes to defensive tactics. Give him some credit.

I'll save giving him credit untill around 2:30pm today, if we somehow manage something out of this game I'll give him credit for being a miracle worker.