UptheTofees
Player Valuation: £20m
I like the call up. We have a solid team team.
I expect
Muñoz mina Davinson Mojica
Cuadrado Barrios Lerma
James Duvan Muriel
Then
Cardona
Luis Diaz
Uribe
On the bench.
That's a good looking squad
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I like the call up. We have a solid team team.
I expect
Muñoz mina Davinson Mojica
Cuadrado Barrios Lerma
James Duvan Muriel
Then
Cardona
Luis Diaz
Uribe
On the bench.
That's a good looking squad
Not sure you’ll get very far with no goalkeeper on the pitch.
UptheTofees
Player Valuation: £20m
I suggest starting a Colombian National team thread in the World Football forum. That keeps this thread on topic for James’ Everton exploits.
Thanks
Sassy Colombian
Member: Team PoP
@UptheTofees that's a handsome lineup, I like it! We sure have some good players, even on the bench. I have the feeling that Queiroz may take it easy on James specially if he is really not a 100%. Last year Colombia managed to win and tie a few games without him so we can certainly give him a break if necessary. Although playing against Uruguay is not going to be an easy task. My hope is that Colombia wins at least one of these qualifiying matches and I really hope that James stays healthy, has two great matches and comes back all pump up to lead Everton to a much needed triumph.
As I mentioned above, consider starting a National team thread. This is getting off topic for the Everton forum.
HibbertsRightFoot
Player Valuation: £950k
hopeful hes gets tried in the 10 roll against fulham and gordon comes in on the right of the front 3
AndyZ
Player Valuation: £10m
Is anyone able to share the Athletic article?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/theath...11/rodriguez-positioning-everton-concede/?amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/theath...11/rodriguez-positioning-everton-concede/?amp
collymcd
Player Valuation: £15m
The article shows loads of graphics going through how teams have exploited Hamez staying forward. Basically overloading that side, or switching play to that side as quick as possible. Then it gets to this conclusion:
Was talking to my lad about this the other day during the Man U game. Coleman was all over the gaff at times against Man U because every time it came down our right it was literally always two against one.
collymcd
Player Valuation: £15m
It's gonna be a tricky one to solve. Clearly it's leaving Doucoure and Coleman all over the place trying to cover.
I think @UptheTofees' idea of putting him in Gomes' spot makes the most sense. Its not like Gomes or Statue Man have given us much defensively there anyway. Much harder to make a numbers advantage count through the middle. Should allow Hamez to get more of he ball and a better sight of goal, too.
Either way, if you're looking for anyone to solve a tactical problem it's Carlo. He'll get us right eventually.
Toffe3m4n
Player Valuation: £70m
Can't say I disagree with Boyland there. I do think a switch in system long term would be the best case scenario, given we buy that quality RW that the side looks like it really needs now.
This is the issue.
As it stands, moving James inside means playing 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-3.
I'd love us to play a 3-4-3 and stick with it, though that does also require a high press and James isn't going to do that, so there's a lot of onus on Dom and Richarlison to hassle then.
4-2-3-1 gives James that freedom to an extent, but we just don't have the quality on the right. It would end up being Richarlison switching to that side, and we lose his impact from the left, or Iwobi playing there. Again, an example of the impact of the daft decision not to go and get an option in that could cover a few roles well.
With Richarlison back, I just can't see us changing from what worked early in the season.
Teams can't double up on James when we have Richarlison flying, we've proved that - even Liverpool didn't manage it.
The issue then becomes midfield. It unfortunately requires Doucoure to cover down the right, and that negates his impact going forward.
Really, the best person we have for that role is Allan. It allows him to get out and get about the pitch, rather than be that sitter.
There's a lot of calls for Godfrey to come in and then play that role of a sitter, and I'd like to see it, but realistically he was signed as a defender and given we're gonna have little time on the training pitch before the Fulham game, I can't see Carlo doing anything but sticking with what worked early on.
The question is Gomes/Gyfli. Against Fulham, I'd like to think we'd have enough to play Gomes and control the ball, but he's not played well. Gyfli should be nowhere near starting.
I think it's more important to get the best out of Allan defensively and Doucoure going forward, and it means both of them being freed up to get about the pitch.
Based on what I said about Godfrey, I wouldn't be surprised to see, if fit, Delph coming in and playing in there, like he did in the West Ham game - and I think that was Allan's best performance of the season up until his injury, as he was in his natural role of being able to get around the pitch.
Long-term, we have to hope it's Gbamin who can come in and play that sitting role, and then in January make sure we can go and get a player who can cover the right wing / up top to give us other options.
UptheTofees
Player Valuation: £20m
We need a top winger with high work rate if we are to switch the formation. For me, a must get this window
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