Match Thread Everton Vs Man Utd - FA Cup Semi Final - Wembley - Sat 23rd April - KO 17:15

[LydiateLee]

Key points for me if we are to stand ANY chance:

• Oviedo must not start the game at right back, or anywhere else
• Get Cleverley back in. He has passion and will want to prove a point
• Barry needs to literally sit and protect the back 4 a few yards in front of what will be a make-shift defence
• Besic needs to start

 

[steven]

surely oviedo wont play right back again...

Needs must :-(

For me....it will be
Robles,
Oviedo, Stones, Besic, Baines
Mcarthy, Cleverly
Barkley
Lennon and Mirallas/Geri (although I would not be at all surprised if Kone gets picked)
Lukaku

Subs - Howard, Pennington, Osman, Pienaar, gibson , then two from kev/geri/kone

Either way - it's a bit of a disaster.

 

[Abertonian]

Needs must :-(

For me....it will be
Robles,
Oviedo, Stones, Besic, Baines
Mcarthy, Cleverly
Barkley
Lennon and Mirallas/Geri (although I would not be at all surprised if Kone gets picked)
Lukaku

Subs - Howard, Pennington, Osman, Pienaar, gibson , then two from kev/geri/kone

Either way - it's a bit of a disaster.

Would rather play Pennington at RB than Oviedo.

 

[Drakey09]

Barry is an option at CB, alongside Stones. Leaving Besic, Mcarthy and Cleverley to fill the 2 central midfield positions.

 

[zandvoort blue]

Starting to get up for this now

Got to attack from the off and try to get our noses in front somehow
Sitting back for 75 minutes or trying to take it into ET and pens will be a disaster, we don't have the legs / balls for that.
Best to try and get an early goal and try and hold it

....................Robles
Connolly---Stones---Pennington---Baines
Del---Besic---Gibson---Mirallas
------------Barkley-------------
------------Lukaku--------

Subs : Lennon for Del on 60'. Clev for Mirallas on 75.
Naisse for Rom on 89.9 just for the popcorn

See you down there Blues

 

[Groucho]

Coleman ruled out, late fitness tests for Jagielka and Barry.

 

[neil999]

cant work out if pennington has been re-called to cover centre back or right back, we cant play oviedo again ..martial will have a lovely afternoon!

 

[Roberto Hongo]

Still can't get over the liberal use of 'Everton' in the preview tbh.

 

[sageyefc]

cant work out if pennington has been re-called to cover centre back or right back, we cant play oviedo again ..martial will have a lovely afternoon!

Probably RB

 

[Chozz]

Whats Lars Jacobsen up to?

Didn't he actually play the second half at Wembley against Chelski?

Poor Bryan Oviedo, just not been the same since the leg break. Carrying timber. Confidence shot. Pace / legs gone, not that he was fast to begin with. He cannot start at RB, would rather any of the young lads or even Baines, with Barry at LB.

 

[Ashtonian]

Key points for me if we are to stand ANY chance:

• Oviedo must not start the game at right back, or anywhere else
• Get Cleverley back in. He has passion and will want to prove a point
• Barry needs to literally sit and protect the back 4 a few yards in front of what will be a make-shift defence
• Besic needs to start

Literally oviedo will be right back, besic will be on bench or in defence and barry will do whatever barry normally does, which isn't protecting the defence.

And cleverley would have to play on the left / not really the left because they wander off. Which is good if he does, i'd be happy with that choice but he would also have to double up against their right midfielder.

 

[neil999]

Probably RB

hope he starts, can help out on crosses as well...should be used to those playing in league 1

 

[ExpatinBangkok]

Unfortunately it is too big a game to let any of the youngsters on the pitch- they will get targeted with glee by MU esp. if in RB/LB positions.

Unless we are getting hammered so badly in which case put em all on and let them get experience.

 

[jal123]

Unfortunately it is too big a game to let any of the youngsters on the pitch- they will get targeted with glee by MU esp. if in RB/LB positions.

Unless we are getting hammered so badly in which case put em all on and let them get experience.

Experience of what? Getting humiliated? Dreadful idea.

 

[witchdoc187]

its weird that we have rom yet I have no idea where a goal is coming from.