Match Thread Brighton v Everton - Sunday 15th October, 13:30

[Fansince1988]

Lookman is going to leave in Jan. He's not happy up north.

I heard that buts it's probably More like not happy with Koeman, but there's a massive line of people not happy with Koeman.

 

[Tramps_mate]

If the formation the club's twitter has is right then it won't be too bad IF Rooney stays up top and Vlasic and DCL are always moving for him.

And siggy as number 10!!

 

[Zatara]

Lookman is going to leave in Jan. He's not happy up north.

And yet if he was playing you wouldn't post that...

 

[Lee Smith]

TalkSPORT have, or had, an international service and I have listened to games on it whilst abroad.

I don’t know if they still do or not but check then out.

Tried them first mate but says not available to outside UK. Will try and sort a work around

 

[peteblue]

We’ll batter these 0-0.........

 

[KaiserEFC]

What? Why?

I like that lineup to be honest. Would have like to see Davies in there personally but he can't please everyone.

When does playing a striker on the wing ever work, and Wayne Rooney leading the line is a joke

 

[Frang]

rooney shouldn't be up top.

DCL should be the striker, rooney on bench with either mirallas or lookman out wide.

 

[cromofo]

I'd like for someone to post a radio stream link(mobile) once it starts. I'm picking olives, surely the game can't be more boring than that.

 

[Joey66]

And siggy as number 10!!

two no 10s 2 defensive midfielders RK is clueless if we scrape a win that's all he is going for a boring defensive win without much pace!

 

[Eggs]

..I think I noticed Lookman get a knock towards the end of the latest England game. Not sure if that’s the reason why he isn’t involved.

 

[Nymzee]

I'm tempted to hope we lose now...

Koeman out...you crying and @nsno-chris can then not look such a muppet.


Still want us to win though

Tempted to hope we lose...

Snake you.

 

[Blues Harp]

Apparently Big Sam is at the match.....

 

[Tubey]

I see your point, but even the real moyes put in some 'dynamic' players when he could afford it, and tried to attack - Mirallas, Pienaar, Arteta - for instance, and we got lucky with Cahill in his prime, but the issue is also shape and style - if he wants dour, solid players, he still needs a shape to his formation, and he doesn't seem to be getting the best out of them. I think he's got a major identity crisis. He doesn't know if he wants to be like Cruyff and the Dutch - Barcelona style of the 70s - 90s, or the new-age Pep-style football, or the Mourinho approach, or the Klopp approach, and he hasnt got a clue how to progress, while also feeling like Everton is his last chance to have success as a stepping stone to Arsenal, Barca or the Munich type jobs that he craves

I don't mean the personnel as such. He signed and plays the likes of Sigurdsson and Rooney, who have the ability to offer brilliance but at their core they are also players who will carry a ball a bit and play simple passes and chase back/cover space. Moyes also had similar players (the ones you mention) and demanded the same.

Sometimes though you have to unlock defences through the unexpected and you do that by having players that aren't perhaps the total all-round package. Sure, Lookman won't impact every minute of every game, but he's a wide player; you should accommodate that luxury because he can turn a game. What we have instead is everyone running into one another because they're coming central and tracking back deep to be involved because that's what the manager wants to see.

I don't see many differences between this Koeman bad patch and a typical Moyes bad patch. I don't think I'd see much difference in their good patches in the future either. Thing is, I'm not defending Koeman when comparing him to Moyes - quite the opposite. It's simply not a good enough approach for what should be our ambitions.

 

[Joey66]

..I think I noticed Lookman get a knock towards the end of the latest England game. Not sure if that’s the reason why he isn’t involved.

Probally in the dressing room with Ross with an effigy of koeman sticking pins in it along with a few players on the bench too!lol

 

[rochdaleblue]

I'd like for someone to post a radio stream link(mobile) once it starts. I'm picking olives, surely the game can't be more boring than that.

If it's like any of our recent performances, I might just sort through the odd sock draw to find something else to do that is more entertaining