Match Thread Everton V Liverpool 19th December 2016

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Need to match them energy wise tonight so it's got to be the same team that stared against Arsenal but with a Jags replacement. McCarthy needs to play alongside Gana, this isn't a game for Barry to come back in. Lennon and Valencia need to be on the wings too, grafting away and being up close with Rom. If he keeps the team the same then I'm confident of a result. He brings Barry back and drops Valencia and I think we'll get done.

 

[Darth Toffeeman]

Derby day never fails to get the excitement going, the anticipation, the nerves, thinking the worst and then the best. Really looking forward to tonight under the Goodison lights.

COYB. Nothing to fear but fear itself.

That is our undoing, as it was for them in the 90s.
Once you build a mental barrier it is very difficult to push over.

We where terrible in 97/98 season, yet still turned them over.
We as fans need to overcome fear.

 

[Norwegian Cow]

I don't think we will win this one, I KNOW we will!! Rom hat-trick nailed on

lukaku dont score against the bigger teams..








so he should get a few tonight

 

[blue to the bone]

Corals have the R/S 11/10, for the away team, dearie me.

Arsenal were a shorter price last Tuesday.

 

[degsy]

Due to lots of things, I'm going to be nowhere near any sort of device to watch this until it's all over by many hours.

So I'll obviously miss a Famous Victory.

 

[hullefc]

That is our undoing, as it was for them in the 90s.
Once you build a mental barrier it is very difficult to push over.

We where terrible in 97/98 season, yet still turned them over.
We as fans need to overcome fear.

After the Arsenal game with players putting themselves about all over the park and tackles flying in from Coleman, McCarthy, Gueye, Mori, Barkley, Valencia, gives renewed hope the 'mental barrier' will be less prominent this game.

 

[The Rhino]

Koeman NEEDS to start the same side for this game. I fear he'll bring Barry in with Jags out though.

 

[Great Dane]

Would sure love to have Timmy in for this - his presence in the derbies would always give us hope.

 

[Abertonian]

If I were RK it would be same team that started v Arsenal with Holgate replacing Jags.

Fully expect Barry and Mori to play though and that would be the wrong decision IMO. Barry for all that is good about him is too slow for this game, and after Mori's performance in the last game vs the rats I'd be concerned about his composure tonight.

 

[Greenie81]

Nerves already gone, don't care how we do it, just want 3 points tonight!

 

[jackyboy]

Didn't realise how decent our record was in the 90's. I just hope Koeman can get rid of the bottling mentality that Moyes had, and the sheer naievty of Martinez.

 

[Sunderland afc]

If you play like you did in the second half v arsenal you'll cause them problems. It's going to be a tight game for me

4-0

 

[Prevenger17]

He has to play the same side surely? He even singled out McCarthy for special praise. If he gets dropped for Barry (and I love Baz) it would be a poor choice that the crowd would pick up on

 

[EFCccc]

Oh behave lad, how have they been more impressive than Chelsea who are sitting 9 points above them, there just a latter day Keegan Newcastle, with a favour of the month manager who you'll see just how good a sportsman he is after losing tonight when he will throw his toys out the pram.

They beat Chelsea!. And the games they have lost they still dominated. They have scored the most goals in the league and at times look unstoppable. Sure there defence is weak, but so is ours. I hope i'm wrong but i cant see how we win tonight.

 

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

I've been to every one of the last 23 league matches against the RS.

We've beaten them twice out all of those matches. Twice.