Match Thread Everton v Chelsea, 23/12/17

[Niapper]

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

Spot on

 

[blue to the bone]

Playin the second best team in the league is not goin to be easy. Last two times we played them we were swatted aside.
I expect a much better attitude and performance today. But that still might not be enough

 

[Jeff Jones]

When they say flu, it usually means a cold. I've never understood that. Flu is very debilitating and isn't something you
shake off in a few days.

If those players really have influenza they won't be back for WBA or Bournemouth.

 

[D410]

Sam is managing the players -fine by me.
Expect the players to come in to do a job.

 

[longers]

Davies will finally get sent off in a match for persistent fouling.

 

[blue61]

Who? I just hope Sigs comes up with one of his specials early on and we defend the rest of the 80 minutes out with Jags getting the motm.

Davies will surely have a licence to get forward with Sigurdson to support DCL.
This pair are key in creating anything.

 

[Fansince1988]

I've had it all week, first day today I feel nearly back to normal.

Yes my daughters been quite ill, I've had a bit of it feel much better now, but I'm not sure I'd feel ok to go and play a match today.

 

[Fansince1988]

Davies will surely have a licence to get forward with Sigurdson to support DCL.
This pair are key in creating anything.

I hope Davies can have one of them games like he did regular ladt season, when he gets playing like that he's my favourite Everton player to watch, hard tackles, running with the ball and a bit of snide and fight in there, the type of player we need to turn up today. COYB.

 

[OnlyBlueWillDo]

Yes my daughters been quite ill, I've had a bit of it feel much better now, but I'm not sure I'd feel ok to go and play a match today.

You got to think they get state of the art treatment for it though, not just a box of Lemsips like I've had and plenty of chicken soup.

I'd have thought all players have flu jabs prior to winter.

 

[Dharma]

Wayne Rooney's Christmas Vacation.

 

[Walken]

it's a big call, obviously wayne can't play every game over Xmas and sam has probably targeted other games where he might be more effective, siggy needs to lead this midfield today now, make the others feel like they've always got a confident option there

 

[blue61]

Prepare for battle, we usually do ok around christmas. Koff rent boys.

 

[BlueToff]

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

Jagielka's one of the quickest players at the club pal

But Holgate and Williams have both had flu this week, like Rooney

 

[dannyboy]

I hope Davies can have one of them games like he did regular ladt season, when he gets playing like that he's my favourite Everton player to watch, hard tackles, running with the ball and a bit of snide and fight in there, the type of player we need to turn up today. COYB.

He'll have to do a hell of a lot better than he did against Liverpool.

 

[BlueToff]

Spot on

Rooney is ill so there's really no other option but yes, this is my worry.

Davies, Gana and Schneiderlin all need to step up when on the ball and the front three need to hold it up.