Match Thread Everton 0-3 Brighton - Sat 17 Aug 2024 - Kick Off: 15:00

[BlueStevie35]

ok so why spend all the money mate to not play the first game?

your buying players that you need to help
and don’t play them

United spent big on De Ligt, Mazraoui and Zirkzee and only started one of them last night

Ipswich have had Phillips and Szmodics on the bench today

Arsenal have got Calafiori on their bench

Brighton only have 3 of their signings playing today

Newcastle don’t have any signings in their 11

Etc, just because you make signings doesn’t guarantee you have to start them

 

[Victus]

I just don't really understand why we'd spend a good portion of our transfer budget on a defender and then just start Keane anyway, rather have just spent that money on a striker or cm if this is the case.

 

[Frenk]

The thing on our side is Goodison, it’s going to be banging for every home game in our last season there.

 

[carolinablue232]

It just screams “terrified to make a mistake” to me. This whole notion of “proven” and “unproven” PL players has been our curse for years.

JOB, N’Diaye and Lindstrom MIGHT be crap (and they also might be boss), so instead he falls back to players he knows to be mediocre, but have that all-important PL experience.

I’ve vowed not to be as vehemently against Dyche as I have been, unless/until he gives me proper cause, because he won us enough points to be comfortable last year against the odds, but this is a horror start for that mindset.

Ndiaye at minimum is a much better 10 than Doucoure. But hey, doucoure runs around a bit so screw having actual ability with the ball.

 

[nsno-chris]

27% possession
3 shots on target

 

[MACCA75]

I’ll take a wild guess here - we’ll be absolutely crap in the first half.

 

[irishblue11]

Let's go with 'proven' players, 'proven' at being absolutely crap though, Dyche is stubborn as...

 

[Nobby Nobbs]

Just seen the team Armstrong on the bench is a pleasant surprise.

 

[blue in oxford]

Imagine Keane and Young starting next week away at Spurs (It’s 100% happening)

they are

 

[f.t.r.s]

Keane? Really? Surely the only logical decision for this is to try and get him a move?

 

[Curtis]

Obviously Completely different styles of football but just as foolishly stubborn as martinez

 

[Dykovski200]

Fecking Keane, we all knew he’d be playing, Dyche is so predictable. Rinse repeat….

 

[Andy McGurk]

Forgot the teams are released earlier this season.



As expected, Dyche ha gone for his trusted players and our new signings will come on at the 85th minute or if we have an injury (and change the game).

Why is Harrison singing "I want it that way" by the Backstreet Boys?

 

[hktoffee]

Michael Keane MOTM you heard it here first (I'm day drinking)

He likes to score Og.

 

[Mercedes]

It’s just stupid that he refuses to play his better players because of some misguided loyalty. I can’t stand managers playing favorites at the expense of progress, and that’s what Dyche continues to do.

I wish you was the Everton manager, sounds like you know best!