How we gonna set up for the derby without Pienaar?

[dixie7]

wouldnt risk gibson or fellaini if their not fully fit.
gibson cant be match fit he has been out for 2 months. fellaini possibly but I wouldnt risk him getting injured if he isnt 100% and starts tiring towards the end of the game.

main thing is to ensure jelavic gets service but with pienaar out baines is going to have to have a MOTM display and hope distin can cover for him at the back

 

[steken1]

One thing is certain, Neville and Osman will be overran in midfield. I'd play gibson and Felli even if not 100%. try and get the game won then do our subs if we need to.

Mirallas has looked best from the right. Osman always links fairly well down the left with Baines so should start there and perhaps we'll see a roy of the rovers derby debut from Ross. Only joking it will obviously be Neville.

 

[Del]

One thing is certain, Neville and Osman will be overran in midfield. I'd play gibson and Felli even if not 100%. try and get the game won then do our subs if we need to.

Mirallas has looked best from the right. Osman always links fairly well down the left with Baines so should start there and perhaps we'll see a roy of the rovers derby debut from Ross. Only joking it will obviously be Neville.

Honestly lad if its the same team minus Pienaar on Sunday we are goosed

There midfield will have a field day against Osman and Neville, Put Sterling into the mix against Coleman and it could be a long day

 

[Del]

A few people are saying the amount points referee's are costing us this season, how many points is Neville costing us?
Im seriously thinking about swerving the Derby,

Gave my ticket away

Honestly can not face going to derby games

 

[Bainaar]

A few people are saying the amount points referee's are costing us this season, how many points is Neville costing us?
Im seriously thinking about swerving the Derby,

alot less than tim howard

 

[Bainaar]

People scared and giving tickets away.

But we are so much better than them and going win 10-0 lolz

 

[Del]

People scared and giving tickets away.

But we are so much better than them and going win 10-0 lolz

You enjoying your week of school mate

 

[steken1]

Honestly lad if its the same team minus Pienaar on Sunday we are goosed

There midfield will have a field day against Osman and Neville, Put Sterling into the mix against Coleman and it could be a long day

Deffo. Gerrard and Chrome dome aren't great footballers but they can run.

I'm gutted that Gibbo didn't get a bit of time on the pitch this weekend to get back into it. We're badly short in centre-mid.

 

[The Esk]

I don't understand all this doom and gloom before Derby matches, all of this "I can't go" business. These are the games we should live for, the biggest challenges..... I'd rather play Liverpool week in week out than play Wigan or QPR.

Life's about facing up to your biggest challenges - the form book says we should win on Sunday - enjoy the week and anticipate the victory!

 

[toffee-fellaini]

People scared and giving tickets away.

But we are so much better than them and going win 10-0 lolz

kopites are ********s

 

[Dublintoff]

Hitz playing for the reserves again today. More game time in preperation for a start on sunday.

 

[Tubey]

Hitz playing for the reserves again today. More game time in preperation for a start on sunday.

More chance of me winning the lottery. Eight times. In a row.

 

[meagher94]

They've won a couple of games of late and are playing some decent football. We've played sh*te in our last few games against Leeds, Wigan and QPR.

How are people still talking about our form in comparison to theirs? A month ago this would have been relevant but it isn't now. And besides form isn't relevant anyway, we saw that last year.

 

[steken1]

A win for them and our season starts aren't looking too dissimilar. For that reason we need to tonk them!!!

I haven't feared them for years, it's the refs that have my nerves gone.

 

[Happy Nick]

Nothing to fear as far as I'm concerned. Football is never straight forward. I have seen worse Everton teams than this one beat far better Liverpool teams than the one we face on Sunday. I have lost count of the times I come into this forum before a game against a top side and have heard all manner of doom and gloom and 90 minutes later we have come away with 3 points with players like Neville and Heitinga in midfield, equally I see all manner of stupid predictions before playing against teams at the lower end of the table and 90 minutes later we have lost... just turn up, sing your heart out and enjoy, I know I will. See you Sunday.... oh yeah, Mirallas to play on the left and Naismith on the right, Naismith loves the big occasion by the way...