Match Thread Everton v Valencia, Sat, 15.00

[mawders]

Im pretty worried. On paper, we have the easiest start to a season for years. We get off to a poor start and we could be in big troible

 

[ADT]

This season we will be poor, but still better than having allardyce football. Next season we can think about challenging the top 6 as we're a good midfielder and 2 Cbs off a good starting 11 imo

 

[Caolam]

Couple of CB and CM.....job done and squad trimmed as planned

The only player close to the scorer of their second goal was one of their players. We need a pair of centre backs.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Thats the thing this window. No one is arguing between position A versus position B as more important to fill, nor much player A versus player B. Its plain as day that those two positions are the key. If we have to settle on one cos of time/money, not sure which I would prefer fixing.

Centre back by a factor of about 10.

 

[mccole]

High Defensive Line and Zonal Marking will be the death of Marco Silva

 

[No8Bally]

Calvert-Lewin just got his first taste of actual football since April. 10 minutes of it. He's had no pre-season at all.

Stupid comment.

I did not base my comment on just today

 

[The binman chronicles]

Well that is a good pre-season. I don't think besides the 1st game we could have done any better and we are now fully prepared for plucky losses, large unimaginable losses and undeserved draws.

 

[Barnfred 55]

I did not base my comment on just today

Even so he is not a league 2 level footballer.

 

[RomanReigns]

can someone create the wolves thread now

 

[TheBigIguana]

No saves from Stek again. Can't see the Virginia lad being worse

 

[Kenshin]

Game was dead at half time today.

Defending for their two goals was awful . Could excuse it if this was game one and not the week before the season starts

Real sparks in the team of potential with tosun Walcott and richaldson. No midfield meant we never really got a foot in the game

 

[The_La]

Every single season we finish our pre season campaign with a home defeat to a decent Spanish team. Valencia are better than decent tbf as well.

Thought going forward we looked so much better today. Theo makes a huge difference and siggy is getting there now after the world cup and longer break.

We didn't learn anything new about our centre backs. The management know that it's a position that needs addressing and I am certain we will get someone in.

Flanks - sorted
Full backs - sorted
Keeper - sorted
Striker - sorted - although backup needed

It's the centre backs and defensive centre mids that are massively important.

But that 11 who started today - with Pickford and Digne in for Stek and Baines - is not millions of miles away and I think we will be midtable with no more additions. Genuinely.

Add a really commanding CB and a dynamic, physical midfielder and we can start looking up

 

[toffeejack]

Why do our fans worry so much? We still finished 8th last year despite how crap we were you numpties and we actually have a better team now.

 

[Chrismac]

Think today was the nail in the coffin for Leighton, hope he doesn't go the way of TH and spend his final season getting pulled apart by us fans, brilliant servant for us on and off the park.
Richarlison the one real plus point and if we can keep him and Theo fit i fancy the wing backs to build a great relationship with them.
If we can get a CB and CM before window shuts our starting XI is very decent, but outside of 13 players we are weak as hell.
Sandro/Schneids/Niasse won't cut it, the young lads might still develop and think its crucial we keep young local lads around the squad.
Ps if Ademola continues with this attitude id run down his contract

 

[The_La]

Davies by the way. Think he needs a loan.