Match Thread Barnsley vs. Everton - Wednesday 26th August - Capital One Cup Second Round - 19:45 KO

[john jako]

Oviedo is average and can't start at LB in the league. Barkley looks up for it this season. Mirrales put a proper shift in. Lukaku plays better with certain players.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

our best forward set up has finally been realised?

Lukaku
Mirallas Barkley Deulofeu

Where do yarmelnko and de guzman fit In!!!

 

[WarringtonBlue]

Martinez has confirmed he will reject John Stones' transfer request in the morning.

Good on ya Bob

 

[Prevenger17]

Apologies to @kithnou and @Prevenger17 , but ASS is dead, it's all over. If Aiden is special, it's a special kind of cack...get rid asap

ASS is very much alive and wide open to new members. ASS took a hammering tonight, no doubt, but we must tighten up in these hard times and not allow ourselves to be penetrated by negativity.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

What did he say?

Said Stones was not for sale, that he was part of our future, also said sometimes money can't buy you everything.

 

[hetion]

our best forward set up has finally been realised?

Lukaku
Mirallas Barkley Deulofeu

Barkley deeper somehow though. He was absolutely fantastic picking the ball up from the CBs and driving forward.

 

[Abraders]

Where do yarmelnko and de guzman fit In!!!

Drop Barks deeper beside Clev/Barry/Mccarthy and play Yarms in the 'hole'.

Guzman can warm up ze bench

 

[Tree13]

our best forward set up has finally been realised?

Lukaku
Mirallas Barkley Deulofeu

It's certainly worth arguing.

I would also consider:

Lukaku
Oviedo Mirallas Deulofeu
Besic Barkley
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Hold on, I've left McCarthy out. Grrrrr.

 

[Whitty]

our best forward set up has finally been realised?

Lukaku
Mirallas Barkley Deulofeu

The front 3 should without doubt be Lukaku, Mirallas and Deulofeu - Barkley looks much better coming from deep though.

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Credit Barnsley. Deulofeu MOM 9/10, changed the game. I hope he carties this confidence at Spurs. This game for me marked the coming of age of Mo Besic. Intense, fearless, calm and composed. Great tackles, passing and no booking! Joel has lost what little respect I had for him after those 2 or 3 great games last season.

Besic was great. His first full game in ages. The commentators were getting right on my tits, expecting every tackle he made to be a foul and a booking. He received worse treatment than he handed out.

 

[Tree13]

Oviedo is average and can't start at LB in the league. Barkley looks up for it this season. Mirrales put a proper shift in. Lukaku plays better with certain players.

Possibly a bit unfair on Oviedo there, but otherwise I'd agree.

 

[Furey1878]

Oviedo hasn't played football in god knows how long. He's totally of the pace, but he deserves credit for non stop running

Bingo. Very far from his best today, but never wavered in effort.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Oviedo is average and can't start at LB in the league.

Oh come on mate, he's just come back from a bad injury, and just hasn't stopped running for 120 mins even though his fitness levels must be way off.

 

[ilikecheese]

We are gonna be so tired on Saturday.

 

[rochdaleblue]

What did he say?

Martinez firstly said:
"Sometimes in life and in football money cannot buy everything, it's about values and john is a vital part of our future"
Reporter then asked "is john not for sale?"
To which Martinez replied "not at all!!!"