Match Thread Aston Villa vs Everton. Saturday 14th August 12:30 KO

[Toffe3m4n]

If Coady & Onana get the nod to start (although I doubt Onana will start over Doucs straight away):

Pickford

Holgate - Coady - Tarkowski
Patterson --------------------------- Mykolenko

Iwobi ----- Onana

McNeil -------------------- Gordon
Rondon​

For once we seem to be able to be a bit more flexible with the subs as well. Shame having to rely on Rondon though.. hopefully will get some aerial service from Myko & Patterson at least.

 

[Sheedy's right knee.]

I don't know if it's balls. Onana will have trained like, twice.

I think he will start with Doucoure. Onana will get some minutes. Competition for Doucoure can only be a good thing.

 

[Toffeelover]

If Coady & Onana get the nod to start (although I doubt Onana will start over Doucs straight away):

Pickford

Holgate - Coady - Tarkowski
Patterson --------------------------- Mykolenko

Iwobi ----- Onana

McNeil -------------------- Gordon
Rondon​

For once we seem to be able to be a bit more flexible with the subs as well. Shame having to rely on Rondon though.. hopefully will get some aerial service from Myko & Patterson at least.

Is there not some other way we can work the forward line than have Rondon at no. 9 ?

 

[Runub]

Obviously it is early days but it is really important to get some sort of result tomorrow. Getting into a losing run saps the confidence at the best of times but at the start of the season with zero points on the board a losing run can be really difficult to get out of. Seen it so many times over the years with teams having a terrible start to the season and never recover

 

[Runub]

but but but, the 14th is Sunday... (3rd page?)

Page 10 now. Are we working to a new calendar this year? ?

 

[Mark Bisson]

Is there not some other way we can work the forward line than have Rondon at no. 9 ?

Dele false 9

 

[GoldenToffee]

There is simply no goal threat in our squad, so I don't see us winning any games until that is rectified. The club has virtually accepted being unable to win games for as long as it takes to get in another striker, utter madness.

Options of Dele Alli, Gordon, McNeil and Rondon are utterly pathetic and probably wouldn't even be enough to get in the playoffs if we were in the Championship.

 

[Ste2018]

There is simply no goal threat in our squad, so I don't see us winning any games until that is rectified. The club has virtually accepted being unable to win games for as long as it takes to get in another striker, utter madness.

Options of Dele Alli, Gordon, McNeil and Rondon are utterly pathetic and probably wouldn't even be enough to get in the playoffs if we were in the Championship.

Agree with this.
Are we good enough to write off three/four/five games as that's what we are doing going into the season unprepared?

 

[GoldenToffee]

I'd be dropping Gordon for this 100%. We cannot be taken seriously if he's playing every week.

Pickford
Patterson
Holgate
Tarkowski
Coady
Mykolenko
Iwobi
Allan
Doucouré
McNeil
Rondon

0-0 or a tight defeat.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

If Coady & Onana get the nod to start (although I doubt Onana will start over Doucs straight away):

Pickford

Holgate - Coady - Tarkowski
Patterson --------------------------- Mykolenko

Iwobi ----- Onana

McNeil -------------------- Gordon
Rondon

For once we seem to be able to be a bit more flexible with the subs as well. Shame having to rely on Rondon though.. hopefully will get some aerial service from Myko & Patterson at least.

If that does not work we could then try:

Pickford

Holg/patt - Coady - Tarkowski myko

doucs Onana

McNeil ---------Iwobi/Dele----------- Gordon
Rondon

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

I'd be dropping Gordon for this 100%. We cannot be taken seriously if he's playing every week.

For who though? Gray? Not after last week

 

[DL100]

For who though? Gray? Not after last week

I'd much rather play a 433 tomorrow (cue the Coady cant play in a 4 shouts)

Pickford

Patterson - Coady - Tark - Mykolenko

Onana - Iwobi
Doucs

McNeil - Dele
Rondon

 

[Mashtray]

My thoughts on the game.

Don't get caught too high on the pitch beware of their counter, let them have the ball, another team that's more useless with it than without it. Release Gordon and Gray early with space behind.

 

[Mashtray]

I'd much rather play a 433 tomorrow (cue the Coady cant play in a 4 shouts)

Pickford

Patterson - Coady - Tark - Mykolenko

Onana - Iwobi
Doucs

McNeil - Dele
Rondon

Would love to see Onana start, but would be love on the lad to throw him in straight away surely?

 

[PhilRegan]

That sounds like the great escape script. I'd love it to happen but I just don't see it. Especially Rondon

* escape to victory , its the heat and age lol .