Match Thread Everton v Chelsea - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Lelouch]

Chelsea are a weird team they play good stuff but easily beatable e.g West Ham, Hopefully we can keep Abraham locked down and Mount, We have a good chance of winning today.

 

[Jeff Jones]

Better hope Ferguson doesn’t completely changes the team and formation because if we win. His name goes in the hat.

Is this another one of your 'only kidding' jokes?

 

[tonyhorne]

Good luck Big Dunc...

 

[Pejic300]

Duncan can koff if he starts with Calvert Lewin.

I hope he wins every game as interim manager, but previously his job day in, day out, was coaching DCL. I think he’ll start him.

 

[Stutheblue]

Hopefully Duncan can get the players fired up for this one today. We need to stop the rot. This might sound negative, but even a point is a start.
By the way, on listening to Fergusons response yesterday to being asked how the players felt about the announcement of Silva's sacking, he said... "it was a mixed reaction". If they loved Silva you would have thought they'd have been gutted and by that I mean the majority of the 'playing' squad. I fear the Silva signings are sorry to see him go. The others? I'm not so sure.

Next manager has a big job to bring this shower together for the cause.

 

[R.Reddington]

Fully behind Big Dunc and the team today. Just want to see a good performance! We can defo get a result from this.

 

[Death]

Is this another one of your 'only kidding' jokes?

A touch of that yes. But I know Evertonians don’t want him in regardless. I myself would like to see a serious very good manager in but if he starts changing it up and wins a game or two... well maybe tell but is in a better position to attract a better manager. Or maybe the Duncan shouts will emerge. Could be a catch 22

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

He probably will. I can't see him trying any new tactics or formations. His thing will be getting them to come out of the traps all fired up.

Sigurdson and Schneiderlin don't do "fired up", unless he wants that also in slow motion.

 

[Archie Knox]

Hopefully Zouma has a stinker. Ross to score a hat trick?

 

[blue to the bone]

He will know what the fans want I think and start kean up top. Maybe with dcl though.
He will also know we need to start the game with a bit of passion and get the crowd up.
Last home game against Norwich we went backwards from the start and deflated the whole ground.
We will get something out of this.
They have a very important champions league game on Tuesday also.

 

[st.domingo]

I would play a 442 but a cautious version with direct play to 2 strikers, and two banks of 4.

Lossl
Sidibe Holgate Mina Digne
Walcott Davies Schneiderlein Bernard
Kean Richarlison

Something like that.

I obviously don't want to have to play Morgan either but there's no one else. And Iwobi doesn't fit that shape which needs hard work tracking back.

controversial perhaps but I actually thought Schneids played ok off the bench the last couple - perhaps midfield diamond with him at the base and Iwobi at the tip (ie. drop Davies)?

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Based on this tweet, I reckon it will be 4-4-2.

Pickford
Sidney - Mina - Holgate - Digne
Walcott - Davies - Iceland - Bernie
Kean - Rico​

That tweet gave me a nice warm glow.

 

[Lelouch]

Starting Kean would be enough to satisfy me.

 

[Berenger]

Things to watch out for today. Out of possession: aimless charging about and arm-waving at teammates; large gaping holes in defence from the slightest bit of good movement. In possession: hot potato football and lots of chips into the channel. I just hope Duncan recognises this and picks a team accordingly.

Sorry to be negative, but I see it as just realistic.

 

[the_toffees_bosnia]

A team where Keane, Holgate, Davies play a vital role has nothing to look for in the EPL