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

[formerly manx toffee]

Relegated teams are generally the ones who deserve to be relegated.

I am quite nervous of this game. Win it and I think we are safe. RvN gets the bullet and Dyche arrives won a survival bonus … but too late. Lose it and I think our fragile confidence might shred

 

[matty1878]

Relegated teams are generally the ones who deserve to be relegated.

I am quite nervous of this game. Win it and I think we are safe. RvN gets the bullet and Dyche arrives won a survival bonus … but too late. Lose it and I think our fragile confidence might shred

we aren’t safe if we win

but we need to win

hopefully moyes drills it in

 

[matty1878]

Yep.

We've been terrible for a number of years but we've been especially horrible in the rare games we go in as fairly clear favourites. Need to score first.

i’m more confident tho than i would of been under dyche

moyes knows how vital this is

and goodison and the players can help

 

[gonetomorrow]

we aren’t safe if we win

but we need to win

hopefully moyes drills it in

He'll do that

The wily old cat

Or I'll eat my hat

 

[DevineEFC]

A draw, at home, against a team that have lost 7 of their last 8 games?! Jesus wept. If we can't do a job against a team that have scored 4 goals and conceded 19 in that run we deserve to be in the relegation mix.

It won't be as easy as that, there confidence is right up. They have a top proven striker, we're considering putting Keane up front. Yes, I'd take a draw.

 

[Titus Shambles]

2 wins back to back, the defeatist Dyche doom shyte stain washed away, improved performances under the new manager, smiles on faces, optimism and positivity coming back, confidence growing, team starting to look good and more assertive, and we're playing a team who have lost 7 in 8 - we should be absolutely chomping at the bit for this game to start so we can get stuck into them, not talking about fragility, nervousness and taking draws. If we can't be up for "must win" games against the teams around us -especially at home- then je suis le perplexed.

 

[Titus Shambles]

It won't be as easy as that, there confidence is right up. They have a top proven striker, we're considering putting Keane up front. Yes, I'd take a draw.

Each to their own, but IMO the 4 most important games of the season are against the 4 teams below us. They've won 1 in 8, their top striker is 38 years old, we all know Beto will be starting up front not our center back. They got an unexpected win against Spurs, they'll be feeling positive about, but this is one of those games/teams we really should be winning/beating if we want to take the wind out the sails of our rivals and move away from the drop zone.

 

[DevineEFC]

Each to their own, but IMO the 4 most important games of the season are against the 4 teams below us. They've won 1 in 8, their top striker is 38 years old, we all know Beto will be starting up front not our center back. They got an unexpected win against Spurs, they'll be feeling positive about, but this is one of those games/teams we really should be winning/beating if we want to take the wind out the sails of our rivals and move away from the drop zone.

Absolutley we should be beating them. But i just hope we turn up in the right areas and show why we'll stay up. Lets hope beto takes his chances most of all. Scoring first will be key

 

[Marius57]

It won't be as easy as that, there confidence is right up. They have a top proven striker, we're considering putting Keane up front. Yes, I'd take a draw.

I mean, we (meaning the club, meaning Moyes) isn’t considering that.

 

[Bilko]

Beto up front worries me, think it will be a real scrap, but ultimately our defence is better than theirs, 1-0 win.

 

[Titus Shambles]

Beto up front worries me, think it will be a real scrap, but ultimately our defence is better than theirs, 1-0 win.

Leics have conceded 49 goals to our 28, so if Beto can do what he usually does which is run around, make a nuisance of himself, and put some pressure on their defenders, the likes of Ndiaye (and dare I say even Douc!) might bag a goal or two at least!

 

[Nymzee]

I’m annoyingly confident about this one. We all know what happens next.

 

[April1970]

I think it will be a no frills 1-0 win.

 

[Bilko]

I think it will be a no frills 1-0 win.

And likely last place on MOTD !.

 

[blue to the bone]

We will struggle to score goals given our options. But we will still win this .
2.0 Ndiaye and a centre half to score.