Match Thread Everton v Leeds United - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Gareth Gibson]

Yeah defo, the crowd have to stay with the team until the end on this one, no frustration if the first half is rubbish

Agreed.

This is perhaps the biggest game in our club's history so far.

 

[Mathieubleucoyb]

I’m not feeling very confident about this one unless Simms has a breakthrough somehow…
DCL really screwing us here

 

[Bluerover]

My memories against Leeds going back to the early 70s are not good.

This game is too important for the history of the Club for any player not to give 100% today, and the crowd needs to absolutely scare the hell out of Leeds and the officials.

We need to fight for every ball like its a funeral (courtesy of D'Unbelievables sketch on under age hurling lol) .

Seriously, three points an absolute must today, nothing less.

 

[Mr Happy]

Dreading today. Definition of a 6 pointer without a doubt.

 

[DayL08]

All about picking 3 points today. Doesn’t need to be pretty. No idea who he plays up front.

I’d add height in the team to try and score off set pieces. Mina for Coady and Godfrey at full back

 

[D. Amokachi]

Anyone know if there is a bus welcome planned today and what time to be there?

 

[TyphooToffee]

No striker no points. Leeds to win 1-2

Am I the only one who thinks we'll win this?

 

[9LeagueTitles5FACups]

Pickford
Coleman, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko
Iwobi, Gana Gueye, Onana, McNeil
Simms, Gray

 

[TyphooToffee]

Arsenal game: Calvert Lewin could have easily scored twice v Arsenal, Doucoure had a free header middle of the goal. If any of them even get any of those on target their goals given how good the chances were. Tarkowski also scored from a corner. So there’s 4 big opportunities.

Liverpool: Tarkwoski hits the post from a corner, Davies puts a free header over the bar when anything on target again probably goes in. 2 huge opportunities.

6 extremely good goalscoring chances across two games v top 6 opposition.

I know it's only an 'if' but had Tarkowski's header gone in against Liverpool we would have seen a completely different outcome.

 

[Jokerdan]

Yeah I'm not worried, until Dyche gives us a reason to worry about him.
There was a bit of negativity after Monday, but I fully expect a better 6 pointer result then we seen under Frank

I have to be frank (pardon the pun) but I think I would rather go into this game with Dyche at the helm than Lampard.

 

[Donegal blue]

COYB, we badly need this , lady luck going to have to shine on us sometime.

 

[Lob]

We were much improved against Arsenal and got a result. We were back to half assed against the rs and deservedly got nothing. Hopefully Dyche will now have seen for himself the baffling inconsistency of these clowns and will have done something about it this week. Will know in the first 10 minutes of the match how it is going to go. Energy and pressing and we will have a chance. COYB's

 

[Jokerdan]

I know it's only an 'if' but had Tarkowski's header gone in against Liverpool we would have seen a completely different outcome.

You may well be right. Didn't really think they dominated us, just that we were inept going forward and our passing, in general, was dire. Plus Doucoure and Iwobi, in particular, may as well have been sat in the stands.

 

[TyphooToffee]

My memories against Leeds going back to the early 70s are not good.

This game is too important for the history of the Club for any player not to give 100% today, and the crowd needs to absolutely scare the hell out of Leeds and the officials.

We need to fight for every ball like its a funeral (courtesy of D'Unbelievables sketch on under age hurling lol) .

Seriously, three points an absolute must today, nothing less.

I well remember those 70s games but this is not a Bremner, Giles and Hunter level Leeds so shouldn't be viewed as such

 

[TyphooToffee]

You may well be right. Didn't really think they dominated us, just that we were inept going forward and our passing, in general, was dire. Plus Doucoure and Iwobi, in particular, may as well have been sat in the stands.

We made them look good. As for Doucoure and Iwobi I'm sure the shock of conceding after almost scoring didn't help their focus.