Match Thread Everton 2-3 AFC Bournemouth (Sat 31 Aug 3:00 PM)

[Aberblue]

It'll be funny if Keane scores the winner for us today.

Admittedly a winner for Bournemouth is just as likely.

 

[st.domingo]

Ndiaye on from the start tho, so props there

 

[Sona]

The team I would’ve gone with:

GK: Pickford
RB: Dixon
LB: Mykolenko
CB: Tarkowski
CB: O’Brien
CM: Iroegbunam
CM: Garner
AM: Ndiaye
RW: Lindstrøm
LW: McNeil
ST: Beto

First two games of the season, we scored 0 and conceded 7. We should be ringing the changes wherever we can.

 

[carolinablue232]

Young is dropped straight away for Coleman being back. Garner is fit to play yet Iroegbunam has kept his place.

The criticism of Dyche has no caveats. It’s not ‘he only plays young players when other options are injured, or if they’re really good, and then he keeps playing them’. No, the criticism of him is ‘Dyche doesn’t play young players’ and Dyche doesn’t play new signings yet Ireogbunam is on his 4th start in a row.

My criticism of him is that he’s a stubborn old mule who is incapable of change that isn’t forced upon him, and he plays favorites when there are clear better choices. Oh, and he drastically overweights the idea of “premier league experience.”

 

[supertoffee98]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I always thought the 'done thing' was that if a player scores they've earnt the right to start the next game

I love Dyche but genuinely disappointed in him here, really unfair on Beto that.

Can just tell already we're not going to use the buy option on Lindstrom

 

[HalfTimeSayers]

Not sure why O`Brien is still starting on the bench. Surely having conceded 7 goals in two games he might of dropped Keane. The other thing that bothers me is seeing DCL starting up top. It must make sense to play someone who at least is contracted to the club beyond next summer, DCL has had plenty of time to sign a new deal so I question his commitment with every game he fails to score in.

RS have VVD, Salah and TAA out of contract next year. They will play. I think we have got too hung up with this because we are used to our better players being sold pretty quickly, and our crap players just sucking up their wages.

If he is the best striker available/fit, he will play. If he is half arsing it in training (Dyche trains at with match levels of contact and aggression) he won’t play. Him starting just indicates the management team believe he is our best option today.

 

[HappyJack]

Get used to it.

We've got no other wingers.

NDiaye is a 10.

Maybe Lindstrom, but even he prefers central/where he did well to get transfers.

McNeil and Harrison are not ‘wingers’. Wingers go past defenders with pace. They deliver crosses to a striker.

 

[pfim]

We've conceded 7 goals this season and continue with the same two CMs and CBs. It's strange.

No surprise to see Doucoure out of the 11, he's been the first player subbed each match.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I always thought the 'done thing' was that if a player scores they've earnt the right to start the next game

I love Dyche but genuinely disappointed in him here, really unfair on Beto that.

Can just tell already we're not going to use the buy option on Lindstrom

It was against Donny. Oh yeah, and he is crap

 

[Dharma]

Everton nil.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Can’t be arsed with watching another game of Michael Keane stinking out the place.

 

[Furey1878]

Amazed but please Ndiaye starts over Doucoure, 2-1 Everton

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Didn't expect Lindstrom to start today to be honest, so I'm not particularly bothered about that.

 

[Clarky cat]

Fully expect ‘Youngy’ to get some minutes today, adding to his already invaluable experience.

 

[Mr Happy]

Didn't expect Lindstrom to start today to be honest, so I'm not particularly bothered about that.

Good to hear.