Match Thread Fulham 1-2 Everton. Sat Feb 7th. 3pm

[Nymzee]

I think is clear that he has a set best XI in his head and isn’t going to budge from it. Bizarrely this seems to include Michael Keane come hell or high water, 36 year old Gana who is going to beground into dust by the seasons end, and Harrison Armstrong as apparently our best available right winger. O’Brien at right back is an absolute lock in because he seems intent on getting as much height on the pitch as possible, and to be quite honest it wouldn’t at all surprise me if we went into next season with O’Brien as our first choice right back again as the chances of us finding a 6’2”+ natural right back with Premier League experience seem slim.

I’m puzzled, I’ve got to be honest with you.

*favourite XI, not best.

 

[MikeH72]

*favourite XI, not best.

Yes but HE thinks it’s our best XI.

 

[blue to the bone]

Playing Keane over Branthwaite is insane.

Hes not ready to play 2 games in 4 days . That was more or less evident from yesterday's press conference.
If he started today and again Tuesday and aggravated his injury it would be an awful lot worse .

 

[Nymzee]

The last two lineups have hurt my soul.

 

[EFC49]

I have just seen the lineup. I am fuming I want moyes gone at the end of the season. Keane playing again, JB at right back, Harrison out of position and an unbalanced midfield. I’ve had enough.

 

[MACCA75]

We need a left back like. Moyes clearly isn’t having Aznou even as an emergency back up.

 

[Furey1878]

Willing to give Moyes the benefit of the doubt in that he's probably managing Branthwaite's minutes after a long injury, but a right side of O'Brien and Armstrong with Patterson and Dibling/George available leaves a lot to be desired.

Hopefully I'm proven wrong.

 

[Drico]

Lets face it he's not starting George is he?what about Bungle and Zippy though,that is the question

Bungle is back in at 5.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Strongest bench for many a year good options in all positions

In a number of cases, better options than the ones he has started, but yeah, it’s good that he has the right tools at kid disposal to fix his own mistakes for sure.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Id have started George, especially given his move to Fulham fell through late on...

 

[chopper6]

It’s the cycle I’m done with now:

Starts crap team
Plays crap
Brings on better players/players in natural positions
Plays better/gets a result
Learns nothing
Starts crap team

This is spot on!

 

[dannyboy]

Shame it's looking like we'll need an injury to Keane or Tarkowski to get Braithwaite back in at CB.

 

[AsiaAsia82]

Even though there’s only 9 of them, the bench would beat the first 11.

Plucky equaliser after subs at 75mins

 

[Saint Domingo]

Earlier this season Armstrong was viewed as the last choice option behind all our other central midfielders and requiring a loan at Preston.

Now he’s apparently ahead of all our right hand side options including Dibling and George both of whom have played much more PL football than him.

Make it make sense, we were flipping a coin as to whether to send him back on loan to Preston and now he’s our starting right winger.

 

[Drico]

It’s the cycle I’m done with now:

Starts crap team
Plays crap
Brings on better players/players in natural positions
Plays better/gets a result
Learns nothing
Starts crap team

#Stability