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trueblue10
Player Valuation: £8m
Forgive me Dave but i thought we were only allowed 11?
If we played with 12 maybe we wouldnt be in the mess we are in
Maths mate lol
Agree with you though, even have a good few subs in Sandro/Bolasie being included instead of either Lookman or Vlasic, as well as Sandro playing upfront, or Niasse there, it's some options at least.
Also still can't believe I'm seeing anyone put Rooney on the "wing" in a diamond. He should be swapped with Barkley in this current setup (not sure but I think I said that somewhere already? Sick here so my mind is in bits lol sorry if repeating).
Mrk
Player Valuation: £40m
Well, I'm all for some radical and bold thinking at Everton, but I'm pretty sure the ref would quickly cotton on to us starting with 12 players.
Worth a try, though.
Real_madras
Player Valuation: £6m
I have to say that any season when a club is down the bottom and changes the manager I always thing Big Sam will get them out. Didn't think we'd need to think about doing it though.
JLW
Player Valuation: £70m
Is that not 12 players mate?? 4-4-3?
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Toast
Player Valuation: £80m
If its any consolation, I looked at your team and thought it was boss Dave. Deffo mid table easy.
Davey, who do you reckon would fix our mess, long term, here? We have the potential/some of the players in the making of a decent team, provided we change a few players and get a striker in the next decade or two...
CRIMHEAD
Player Valuation: £40m
Right now, the back line is the biggest issue as there are simply no alternatives. If Jags, Keane, or Baines is hurt, we can't stop anyone. With those 3 and JonJoe on the right, we should be able to keep it to no more than 1 against Watford.
But I agree with Davek for once. Although I don't think Ross is our savior, he can hold the ball and help tremendously in a team that was initially designed to play, direct, aggressive, one touch football. We've been KILLED on the counter because we cannot hold the ball. Beni seems great at it. Gana, eh, but he needs to be out there. Ross makes more sense with those guys stylistically. Ross's ability to hold the ball, while dismissed by Koeman, is needed for our plays to get forward. Yes, with a target man, that would help, but even without one, Ross can help tremendously.
That being said, I still think Sigurdsson is too good to not be key to any resurgance AND I think he can play well with Ross. Ross still wants to come back deep for the ball and hold the thing forever, but part of that reason is the lack of support he's had around him. Playing him with Sigurdsson would be perfect as Siggy doesn't want to hold the thing to begin with. Ross holding, playing it into Siggy and having him spring guys - Ross included - should be exactly how we generate our offense.
I personally would play Ross on the right though with Siggy in the middle and attack on that side 2/3s of the game. Ross would still be more inside to let JonJoe get outside and eventually Coleman. Unlike Baines, Jonjoe will actually push forward aggressively. Ross's ability to keep the ball enables that type of movement. Put someone active on the left - Lookman would be my choice - and Rooney up top. DCL just isn't the guy.
I also believe that a decent tactician can create chances and do well AT LEAST in midfield with a Siggy, Ross, Mirallas, Lookman, Vlasic, Davies, Klaassen, Gana, Morgan, Beni, Lennon. I'm sorry, that's WAY too many decent options to not be able to find 4 or 5 that can play well together. Way too many. With us being out of Europe, selling a few of these guys would be wise to buy a couple defenders. Because to me, the backline is the much bigger concern. No coach can solve that I don't think. Holgate and Williams can't play in the center. Just can't. Not even in a back 3. Baines hasn't been great going forward, but if he goes down, we've got no one out there.
But I agree with Davek for once. Although I don't think Ross is our savior, he can hold the ball and help tremendously in a team that was initially designed to play, direct, aggressive, one touch football. We've been KILLED on the counter because we cannot hold the ball. Beni seems great at it. Gana, eh, but he needs to be out there. Ross makes more sense with those guys stylistically. Ross's ability to hold the ball, while dismissed by Koeman, is needed for our plays to get forward. Yes, with a target man, that would help, but even without one, Ross can help tremendously.
That being said, I still think Sigurdsson is too good to not be key to any resurgance AND I think he can play well with Ross. Ross still wants to come back deep for the ball and hold the thing forever, but part of that reason is the lack of support he's had around him. Playing him with Sigurdsson would be perfect as Siggy doesn't want to hold the thing to begin with. Ross holding, playing it into Siggy and having him spring guys - Ross included - should be exactly how we generate our offense.
I personally would play Ross on the right though with Siggy in the middle and attack on that side 2/3s of the game. Ross would still be more inside to let JonJoe get outside and eventually Coleman. Unlike Baines, Jonjoe will actually push forward aggressively. Ross's ability to keep the ball enables that type of movement. Put someone active on the left - Lookman would be my choice - and Rooney up top. DCL just isn't the guy.
I also believe that a decent tactician can create chances and do well AT LEAST in midfield with a Siggy, Ross, Mirallas, Lookman, Vlasic, Davies, Klaassen, Gana, Morgan, Beni, Lennon. I'm sorry, that's WAY too many decent options to not be able to find 4 or 5 that can play well together. Way too many. With us being out of Europe, selling a few of these guys would be wise to buy a couple defenders. Because to me, the backline is the much bigger concern. No coach can solve that I don't think. Holgate and Williams can't play in the center. Just can't. Not even in a back 3. Baines hasn't been great going forward, but if he goes down, we've got no one out there.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
trueblue10
Player Valuation: £8m
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Oh yeah, I'd take that right now.
I think we'll do better than that though.
They'll miss Deeney...a lot. He's the battering ram that would have smashed our lacking in confidence defence.
We needed a slice of luck and we got it. Now we have to take it and make it pay for us.
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