Match Thread FC Twente vs Everton (Wednesday 19th July) 6pm

[andy4efc]

Shouldn't read too much into score or even goals, but one thing thats noticeable for me is that we appear to look so much sharper in pre-season than the last 3/4 years.

 

[Yorkie89]

Dowell stood out when he came on gonna be giving koeman a headache unless he loans him out

 

[orly]

Dowell stood out when he came on gonna be giving koeman a headache unless he loans him out

Interesting one - I think the fact he came on in the second half with the established names may suggest that he is a little higher in the pecking order than we expect - possibly ahead of Mirallas

 

[Niapper]

Rooney was poor

 

[gmb]

In fairness, I can see why Koeman would want a target man in the middle.

 

[toffeejack]

very positive stuff so far, 3 great goals again today and all from wingers. We're going to most probably play our main system with no wingers, but if they can come off the bench and provide goals like that to break up games we'll have some serious options. A lot of good performances out there, and delighted by another cracker from dowell. I've always said he could go the same way as harry kane with a similar start to each's respective career, but he has that x factor that may just thrive at the top level. Great to see lennon get a goal too.

We seemed much more threatening in the second half with better attacking options on the field. Looking fairly sharp with half a first team missing.

 

[Buckshot Lafonque]

Rooney was poor

I'd like to see Sandro playing off him. If he can read Rooney's first time touches, it could be a goer. But yeah, Rooney wasn't great today

 

[Dubai Blue]

@GrandOldTeam
Can we re-open the Dowell thread? Guessing it was locked for being inactive.

Lad deserves his own thread after his last 2 games

 

[GT77]

Dowell only scores screamers.

He looks to have every cliche in the book, 'Wand of a left foot', 'Glides across the turf', 'Knows where the goal is without lifting his head'...

No idea if he can do it against proper players but I love prospects like that.

 

[Thomasc]

If we got Gylfi and Giroud or another striker in, probably another centre back now Mori is out for 9 months too, I think we should give Dowell / Lookman / Kenny a chance in the first half of the season.

 

[banno]

Over the 2 matches the ones that have shone for me are Besic, Barry, Gana, Keane, Lookman and Dowell. Rooney looking OK, Klaasen looking decent, Schnides as good as always. DCL is working hard but doesn't seem a natural goal scorer to me. Davies is huffing and puffing but would have him in the team when we have a battle on. Looking forward to seeing Sandro and Pickman. Going to be difficult to pick a best 11 which bodes well. I see we have just signed another young striker from Holland so we are certainly stocking up for the future as well as the present.

 

[TyphooToffee]

Great game. We've got a diamond in Cuco

Hang on, didn't many here say he was a bad signing?

 

[Yorkie89]

Interesting one - I think the fact he came on in the second half with the established names may suggest that he is a little higher in the pecking order than we expect - possibly ahead of Mirallas

He could be. He has taken his form from the World Cup into pre season. Would be great to see him push his way into the team throughout the season. Think he will get play time in the cups maybe not the league depending who else we get in.

 

[Parkender]

Does the OS do extended highlights for pre season games?

 

[Onwards Evertonians]

Some stand out performances there, loads of slick passing, very promising.