Your line up for West Brom: The newest biggest game of our season

Prevenger17 · January 18, 2015

Robertor said:
Absolutely baffled at people wanting Barkley anywhere near the first XI on Monday. Doesn't deserve it at all.

Yup. His performances have been very poor, and he's been dispossessed more than a tourist in Barcelona wearing a jacket made of wallets.

evertony · January 18, 2015

bainesontoast said:
Gingerbread man formation?

Didn't get the applause it deserved ..

kenada_blue · January 18, 2015

Robles
Coleman Stones Jags Baines
Mirallas Besic Barry Oviedo
Kone Lukaku

nsno-chris · January 18, 2015

----------------Robles
Coleman - jags - stones - Baines
----------besic ---------barry
------------------barkley
---lukaku--------kone-------mirallas

Push them right back so they can't press us

kithnou · January 19, 2015

Groucho said:
Come on mate, that's quite patronising that.

Anyway, I'd like to see something like @bluegirl suggested in my '2 up front' thread, ie. a diamond system.

Robles

Baines
Jags
Stones
Coleman

Besic

Naismith
Mirallas

Barkley

Lukaku
Kone

Or something like that, with whoever is fit.

Looks nice Groucho. But we had better score at least 2 or 3 to win as I can see us conceding again playing an attacking format with 2 strikers

Khalekan · January 19, 2015

Shagster said:
I get your point about getting up an at em as that will get the crowd up....I just think Pulis will expect that and if we don't get reward for our efforts things will follow a familiar pattern.

To catch Pulis how about we sit back, defend our 18 yard box let them have the ball a bit more and play on the counter.

Or I may have entered a parallel universe

Indeed you have.

One where Pulis is a tactical guru and his c.v. contains the names of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

Instead of Stoke, Palace and Baggies

bluegirl · January 19, 2015

Think we need an early goal in this one to settle the nerves. The longer is goes on at 0-0 the more nervous we'll get...

Joel
Coleman Jagielka Stones Baines
Barkley Besic
Oviedo Naismith Mirallas
Lukaku

Subs: Griffths, Alcaraz, Garbutt, Barry, Kone, McAleny, Pienaar.

bluegirl · January 19, 2015

I agree with Pulis' comments but right now I'm in panic mode. I really really can't see us getting relegated or being in the scrap come the end of the season but right now we are in it and we need results.

The thing that worries the most is, in a relegation fight you need to win, even if it's the ugly way and we all know Roberto won't change his style. So, let's hope the results come in the next few games so we can relax a little bit.

Imagine paying 28M for a striker then getting relegated, couldn't be anymore Everton!!

Starting tonight... COYB!!!

marty mcfly · January 19, 2015

bluegirl said:
I agree with Pulis' comments but right now I'm in panic mode. I really really can't see us getting relegated or being in the scrap come the end of the season but right now we are in it and we need results.

The thing that worries the most is, in a relegation fight you need to win, even if it's the ugly way and we all know Roberto won't change his style. So, let's hope the results come in the next few games so we can relax a little bit.

Imagine paying 28M for a striker then getting relegated, couldn't be anymore Everton!!

Starting tonight... COYB!!!

I think he already has. We've been hoofing it for 3 games in a row. Roberto has hit the panic button because he knows we don't have the players to play his style and he would have lost the dressing room if he didn't. Thank god.

(I want us to play more possession but not with these players especially Distin, Jags, Naismith and McGeady. Even the jury us out on Kev, Ross and Rom)

At least it means we won't be playing into Pulis' hands like last year.

marty mcfly · January 19, 2015

Khalekan said:
Indeed you have.

One where Pulis is a tactical guru and his c.v. contains the names of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

Instead of Stoke, Palace and Baggies

He's not a tactical Guru but his teams are very disciplined. Hard to beat and can always hurt you. He won't win you many trophies and his style isn't suited to big teams but games against his teams are as hard as they come for a mid to low table team.

He's a bit like Moyes.

BirkenheadBlue · January 19, 2015

Robles
Coleman Stones Jagielka Garbutt
Besic Baines
Mirallas Barkley Oviedo
Lukaku

Possibly too many left backs, but I've quite liked how Baines has looked in midfield tbh, and at least we'd get some good corners from Garbutt