Match Thread Everton vs Lyon 19 October, 20:05

[chazzle_dazzle]

We will go behind.. as usual.

Then score...

Then probably get bummed 4-1.

 

[SteRobbo84]

Spent ages dreading this and now, inexplicably, can't wait for it. I know Flump Head has got us all down but hopefully there'll be a thunderous tackle or a terrible refereeing decision that stirs the crowd up early.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

We will go behind.. as usual.

Then score...

Then probably get bummed 4-1.

Speaking of which, when was the last time we scored first in a game? Must have been the league cup game against Sunderland. FIVE weeks ago.

 

[edge]

a shock 2-0 win for us

 

[TraffordBlue]

We'll know with the team selection whether firstly we will put in a half decent performance, and secondly whether we have a chance of a positive result. To stand a chance of progressing, we need 4 points from our games against Lyon. 3 may do it, if Atalanta/Limmasol draw both and we can beat them both too.

What I would go with:

---------------------Pickford---------------------

Kenny-------Keane---------Jagielka------Baines

Vlasic--------Gana---------Davies-------Lookman

---------------------Rooney------------------------

------------------Calvert-Lewin--------------------

What he will most likely pick:

--------------------Pickford------------------------

Martina--------Keane---------Williams-----Baines

Vlasic-------Gana-------Schneiderlin--------------

-----------------Rooney------Sigurdsson---------

-------------------Calvert-Lewin-------------------

Completely unbalanced and no width on the left.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

A must win game if we're to have any chance in progressing

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

But Marge you must bowl....

2-0 win COYB

You don't get quite as much as you would at breakfast but you do get a good meal!

 

[toffee-L]

Lose and we are as good as out, so hopefully an actual must-win mentality starts to get to these players. I blame Koeman heavily for our current issues but I'm starting to run out of patience with the bottle jobs in our team. The set up of the team is wrong but there is still ways they could make it serviceable such as off the ball movement up front and midfielders making themselves available for a pass.

Lyon are a young outfit who play at a quick tempo, our kryptonite really so I can't see any scenario were we win this game in our current form unfortunately.

 

[oglop44]

Pickford
Holgate Keane Jagielka Baines
Gana
Davies Sigurdsson
Vlasic ___________ Mirallas
Rooney
​

Keep a consistent back 4 and GK. Free Gana up to just do his thing. Pace and trickery on the wings. Just tell Sigurdsson that he has to go up front when Rooney drops in so we always keep their defence pinned back.

Scrappy 2-1 win. Rooney and Jags from a corner.

 

[Joey66]

They have injury problems?
will it make any difference?

 

[Cave]

Everton's Europa League hopes could be bolstered by an injury crisis gripping Lyon.

The French side will be without five first-team regulars when they visit Goodison on Thursday night in their Group E showdown.

Former Real Madrid attacker Mariano Diaz - who has netted seven goals in 11 games since arriving from the Bernabeu in the summer - and left-back Ferland Mendy have not travelled with the team to Merseyside after suffering adductor and thigh problems respectively.

Lyon are already missing trio of Pape Cheikh Diop, Clement Grenier and Jeremy Morel.

As a consequence, an under-21 quartet of goalkeeper Dorian Grange, defender Dylan Mboumbouni, midfielder Elisha Owusu and forward Alan Dzabana have all been called up.


Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...everton-europa-league-opponents-lyon-13778057

 

[ToffeeTim]

Pickford
Holgate Keane Jagielka Baines
Davies Siguurdson Schneiderlein
Mirallas DCL Vlasic

That's the team. Quatre, trois, friggin trois.

 

[royalbalou]

We'll win this...despite Ronald

 

[Gladystweet]

A turgid draw to prolong the agony.

 

[Nymzee]

Diop and Grenier are subs for them but hardly a miss. Marcal is as good as Mendy. Only Diaz would be the miss for them.