Match Thread Everton 4-0 Leicester. Sat Feb 1st. 3pm

[blue to the bone]

2 wins in a row. Can we make it 3!
It's a grrat opportunity . There will be changes due to injuries and hopefully a new player or two in the squad.
Big win for Leicester today but they are still gash and their fans are absolute beauts so let's stuff em the bad weirdos.

UTFT.

 

[summerisle]

First !

 

[Marius57]

Must win game for me. A win here and I think the teams below us lose a bit of hope as the gap really opens up.

They will then resort to trying to just ‘not lose’ as it becomes purely a 4 way scrap.

 

[Goat]

Never let it be forgotten what those horrid tory rats did.

6-0 Everton, Beto with 3, Patto with 2, Pickford 2nd half peno.

COYB

 

[argietoffee]

Pickford

OBrien
Tarkowski
Brantwaite
Mykolento

Lindstrom
Gana
Garner
Ndiaye

Doucoure

Beto

2 Keepers, Young, Patterson, Keane, Harrison, Iroegbunam, Armstrong, Harrison

I would prefer Tim over Doucoure but doubt he is fit enough and hasnt earned Moyes trust. We are down to the bones at the top end of the pitch and threadbare in the middle.

 

[Drico]

A defining game, in many ways. Win and safety looks assured - which will be a tremendous achievement by Moyes. Lose and we're back in the mire, because there aren't going to be too many handier home games left at Goodison after this.

That said, nothing is handy for these players.

Head on the block? I don't think we win this. The key will be not to lose it.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

A defining game, in many ways. Win and safety looks assured - which will be a tremendous achievement by Moyes. Lose and we're back in the mire, because there aren't going to be too many handier home games left at Goodison after this.

That said, nothing is handy for these players.

Head on the block? I don't think we win this. The key will be not to lose it.

We can win this if we with high intensity from the get go.

Try and blow them out the water.

 

[Drico]

We can win this if we with high intensity from the get go.

Try and blow them out the water.

I hope we do. And what an impact that will have been by the new old manager.

But I don't trust these players...and, without wishing to stir controvery, don't trust the manager when there's a prize at stake. Because a win here is a huge prize: effective safety.

Come on, Davey. Ram your critics' words down their throats. I will be delighted to choke on survival.

 

[Runub]

Leicester won today but that was due to Tottenham being awful more than Leicester being good. We should beat these. Just hope Moyes can cobble together a decent starting eleven given the injuries

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Pickford

OBrien
Tarkowski
Brantwaite
Mykolento

Lindstrom
Gana
Garner
Ndiaye

Doucoure

Beto

2 Keepers, Young, Patterson, Keane, Harrison, Iroegbunam, Armstrong, Harrison

I would prefer Tim over Doucoure but doubt he is fit enough and hasnt earned Moyes trust. We are down to the bones at the top end of the pitch and threadbare in the middle.

Not sure we should have two Harrison’s and an Armstrong on the bench

 

[ValBlue]

Praying Doucoure does not start but bracing for the inevitability

 

[argietoffee]

Not sure we should have two Harrison’s and an Armstrong on the bench

Had a smoke of something organic earlier, great to be as good as I am, Id prefer no Harrison but can imagine we will have one and a stocking filler academy graduate / 4th goalkeeper / only name 8 subs

 

[Exeter_Gently]

I hope we do. And what an impact that will have been by the new old manager.

But I don't trust these players...and, without wishing to stir controvery, don't trust the manager when there's a prize at stake. Because a win here is a huge prize: effective safety.

Come on, Davey. Ram your critics' words down their throats. I will be delighted to choke on survival.

I understand the nervousness.

It's a well trodden path with these players,am even more nervous now we'll be without DCL and Mangala.

If we can pull a win out the bag next weekend I'll be convinced of us having turned a corner.

 

[irishtony1878]

That rat Jordan Ayew plays for Leicester.
Always scores or winds up the crowd with a bad tackle or two.

 

[Drico]

I understand the nervousness.

It's a well trodden path with these players,am even more nervous now we'll be without DCL and Mangala.

If we can pull a win out the bag next weekend I'll be convinced of us having turned a corner.

It's almost too good to be true, that. Three wins in a row would be us going far too well.

Yeah, I'm sceptical. Nevertheless, failing to win will not be the end of the world. We must avoid losing, though. That really would be a serious step backwards.