Everton v Newcastle. 15th March at 16.00.

[matty1878]

Really nervous. We have to win nothing else is even worth thinking about. For once Everton please do what we need

 

[davek]

Lol well I think 99.99% of all people in the world are predicting that.

I think we've got equally good chances of winning and losing, which means we'll probably draw.

Would be the predictable result.

 

[davek]

6pm next Sunday: if we have 33 points on the board and passage to the EL QFs that would be an 'achievement' of sorts.

That has to be our objective this week. If we can reach that point on 35 it'd be more than we all would expect.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Genuinely don't think we'll get to the safe-before-final-game situation.

Cannot see how our form of a point a game is going to dramatically change to allow us a cosy run in.

Haha.

Seriously, I don't think we'll be smashing anyone in the next few games. Maybe towards the end of the season when we're safe and the pressure's off we'll beast someone.

 

[davek]

Really nervous. We have to win nothing else is even worth thinking about. For once Everton please do what we need

I'm not. I embrace the challenge of this.



*channeling the Robertonian*

 

[davek]

If you were at the team meeting right now and you were asked to tell them your thoughts - what would you say?

 

[Tubey]

If you were at the team meeting right now and you were asked to tell them your thoughts - what would you say?

Just go out there and play football.

 

[potato]

if we lose martinez should hand in his resignation

 

[davek]

Just go out there and play football.

Is that it?

Not exactly Henry V like.

 

[AndyC]

I'm not. I embrace the challenge of this.



*channeling the Robertonian*

You embrace it then, the majority will have some degree of nervousness about losing a game we seriously need to take at least a point from.

 

[Tubey]

if we lose martinez should hand in his resignation

Not quite for me.

QPR is the acid test regardless of today, as it's the "six pointer" - for example, if we won today but lost to QPR, it'd be much worse than losing today and beating QPR. He could survive with a Newcastle loss and a QPR win, although with little to no confidence in him from the fans moving forward.

If we take 1 point from the next two games, he's gone.

 

[davek]

You embrace it then, the majority will have some degree of nervousness about losing a game we seriously need to take at least a point from.

Sin miedo.

 

[Tubey]

Is that it?

Not exactly Henry V like.

That's all they need to be told. Go and play your natural game like you did against Kiev for an hour.

And that's been Martinez's downfall - overdrilling them in a philosophy.

Just take the shackles off them and let a talented bunch of players play football. We can worry about long term philosophy when we're safe.

 

[davek]

if we lose martinez should hand in his resignation

...and miss out on lifting the EL?

 

[davek]

That's all they need to be told. Go and play your natural game like you did against Kiev for an hour.

And that's been Martinez's downfall - overdrilling them in a philosophy.

Just take the shackles off them and let a talented bunch of players play football. We can worry about long term philosophy when we're safe.

If you watched closely this season he's been telling them to pick the pace up. This goes back to the captain's armband issue for me. We dont have his voice on the pitch.