Match Thread Everton v Luton Town - Preview, Match Report & MotM Poll

[Tony1985]

I think most people would have started a winger on the right and played Garner central instead of Gueye. Quietly confident for once, easy 2-0 win this one COYB

 

[Zatara]

I don't think punish is the right word, but from my pov DCL played a lot on Wednesday and I would have played it safe with his fitness by bringing him on for the last 35.

Beto could have got a goal against these too to help boost his confidence. Giving him the last 30 odd isn't helping him get used to the league.

Its just illogical at this point.

 

[MrGrumpy]

We need goals and he thinking DCL might get 1, I would of played Beto but he could go 442 later if desperate

 

[davek]

I don't think punish is the right word, but from my pov DCL played a lot on Wednesday and I would have played it safe with his fitness by bringing him on for the last 35.

Beto could have got a goal against these too to help boost his confidence. Giving him the last 30 odd isn't helping him get used to the league.

If we win today and DCL scores and keeps his place again then Beto is not a happy bunny going into the international break.

Dyche has to be a bit more savvy than this.

 

[maccavennie]

A bit silly playing Garner on the right when there's players capable of playing there and having him central.

 

[larbert toffee]

Agreed. Battering ram for 60 mins as per Brentford (and did everything but score), then either bring Dom on to play alongside or replace depending on how it’s going. Doing the other way round sends a message to spend the last 20 mins hoofing it rather than exploiting the spaces that will appear. They will for sure come to be solid for as long as they can manage. Point would be good for them.

We’ll see. Should still be strong enough. But Beto should keep the starting place until he deserves to lose it.

Agree mate, if we go one up today we need to press on and have the confidence to be ruthless.
The fume in here and the old lady will be off the scale if we lose this one, can't really see it happening tbh but we are Everton.

 

[Caolam]

This isn’t the 11 I would have started, I would have went a bit more offensive, however I still think they should be good enough for a win.

 

[davek]

DCL has 2 in 2, it's not a punishment, it's a reward for DCL.

...off the bench in the PL game...which is where he should have been today IMO.

 

[Street end man]

A bit silly playing Garner on the right when there's players capable of playing there and having him central.

There's no reason on earth to play him out of position now we've a fully fit squad almost.

 

[Azza]

Stop putting Garner outwide!

 

[ForeverEverton]

Wind your neck in, we've won our last two games when he got it 'wrong'.

Agree with this, lets see how the game goes... When he put Garner in for Brentford it was viewed negatively with how we played v Arsenal so naturally there was scepticism with that move, that turned out OK.

Going 5 at the back v Villa seemed to be defensive but we went at them in the 1st half....

I don`t think we can make too much of the line up but I want to see a team go out and go after Luton today and score a few goals! My fear is 1 goal either way settles it with Luton sat deep, we struggle with them....

EDIT: I will say there is a logic not starting your strongest XI but finishing with the strongest or most attacking XI. Goal threats to come from the bench....

 

[davek]

This better be a decent performance and 3 points today or Dyche will have a lot of questions to answer.

...gets praise if we do like.

 

[GrimbolandBlue]

not a fan of playing Gueye over the Garner Onana combo that clearly worked great on wednesday. When Gueye came on our problems started

 

[Alan Whittle]

C’mon Blue. Do these.

 

[ArtetaMagic]

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