Match Thread Olympique Lyonnaise v Everton

[NCLBlue]

We’ve got a 3 ft 13 year old up front lol

 

[MikeH72]

Oh this should be good.

I'm actually looking forward to it you know. Cuco Martina has been brought back from the dead so at least we'll get some hearty belly laughs along the way.

 

[DanB90]

martina at left back
no strikers
three defensive midfielders

anyone know what the plan is here?

I would say try not concede, but we’re starting with Williams and Martina, so I’ve literally no idea.

 

[Yankfootball1]

This will be a debacle of epic proportions or we will take them 2-0. Can’t see anything in between. Lennon and Lookman in the outside beyond Gylfi as a false 9

 

[IllinoisBlue]

If Koeman had picked that team, half of us would have burst blood vessels with rage

If he loses tonight (which looks rather likely based on that XI), I think Unsy kisses his hopes of that job goodbye - three defeats from three games would be pretty difficult to come back from

He's been really badly set up by Koeman with just one point from the group and I don't think a defeat here will necessarily cause him to lose job because it's the league that's important and the sooner we are out of this competition the better. Rather we stay in the prem and go out of the EL than progress here and get into a real relegation fight.

 

[Bungle]

martina at left back
no strikers
three defensive midfielders

anyone know what the plan is here?

We thought we'd head into France and surrender, put them on the back foot by stealing their thunder.

 

[Kantareller]

Oh boy, Unsie doing the Fifa manager’s XI. This can only bode well.

 

[AndyGray]

I’m getting drunk ahead of the match - must hurry...

 

[CRIMHEAD]

I'll bet he's going to play Siggy a bit deeper, like a false 9 and have Lennon and Lookman farther up in front of him.

Our middies will try and find Gylfi and he'll try to make the killer pass to one of those two.

But this is going to be pure counter attacking football IMO. That's my guess.

 

[everton2004]

martina at left back
no strikers
three defensive midfielders

anyone know what the plan is here?

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Ban!

BUT.... BUT.... I WAS USING IT IRONICALLY

 

[Azza]

Hahaha what the hell is going on?!?!!

 

[Toffe3m4n]

It’s like he expects to get beat but doesn’t want a hiding. Bit of width and pace but concerned anything played long will come straight back. I’m not a Lennon fan but fingers crossed we stumble on something that works.

That's what I suggested this morning.

Really weird lineup. Think the intention is to try and wrangle a bit of control in midfield and use Lennon/Lookman to bring it up the pitch from the wide positions as often as possible.

That said, I'm really quite disappointed that Sandro seems to be getting completely overlooked. Feel sorry for the lad.

 

[Brennan]

If Koeman put that team out he'd be getting a hammering on here.

 

[MickA]

That team is so bizarre it must be something they've thought about and worked on. Hence in theory it should do better than a Koeman side.