Five Matches in 14 Days

[Sim]

Shock news: Everton football club disgusted they have to play 5 football matches! I mean come on, what are we, a footbal club or something?

 

[Moomin]

It make come as a shock, but i want us to take the league cup seriously and play to win it.

 

[Lewisefc92]

Forget about the other four games and when we play them. We need to get up for and concentrate on West Brom away, a game we must win and get our league campaign going. Then after 3 points, a clean sheet and a polite handshake with Alan Irvine we can focus on Wolfsburg.

 

[Timak]

Top players play 50-60 games a season and do so over 5+ years.

Look at Messi, Ronaldo, Xavi etc they play 70+ games with internationals included and are usually the best performers.

Our players should be able to cope.

 

[TomDixie]

Swansea:

Robles; Hibbert, Stones, Alcaraz, Oviedo; Gibson, Besic; Atsu, Osman, McGeady; Eto'o

Oviedo should be fit, 4 weeks after joining full training.

 

[AndyC]

the only possible outcome is

Gibson's knee will explode
Lukaku's toe will fall off
Barkley will come back and both his knees will explode
Kone will come back and his leg will explode
Osman will play lots of games

absolutely nothing can come from a run of 5 games in 4 days and we are all doomed

Phew... and there was me getting concerned, you've certainly lightened the atmosphere

 

[Muggins]

can we tank the League Cup? Waste of time

I'd love us to win it. Everton have never won it.

Another trophy in the cabinet, and engraved in history.

 

[EvertonFury19]

We have potentially the same in December - 5 matches in 14 days or if you want to look at it, 8 matches in one month

December2014

• Wed 3rd 19:45
• H
• 
• Hull City
• 
• Sat 6th 15:00

• A
• 
• Man City
• 

• Thu 11th 20:05
• H
• 
• FC Krasnodar
• 

• Sun 14th 16:00
• H
• 
• QPR
• 
• 
  

• Wed 17th TBC
• TBC
• 
• Quarter-Final

• Sat 20th 15:00
• A
• 
• Southampton
• 

• Fri 26th 15:00
• H
• 
• Stoke City
• 
• 
  

• Sun 28th 15:00
• A
• 
• Newcastle

 

[Ihaters]

If your gonna get 5 wins, its more fun to do it in 2 weeks than spread it out over a month, so welcome the break, welcome the games, welcome the opposition to Goodison and then smash em into tiny pieces.?

4-4 every game by the way.

 

[TippEverton]

Ya, lets bin off the league cup, its only 20 years since we won anything, lets go all out and try and make it 40.

 

[njligernj]

I hope the team we put out for the league cup game is the u21's and hibbert, really the least of our worries it is a useless tournament for us and will only be detrimental.

I hope the "starting 11" doesn't even travel to that game and just stays in liverpool for the rest. If we did that other than west brom there wouldn't even be any travelling to do.

Shame we got Swansea ... with a decent draw we could have a chance of progressing with our U-21. I think Swansea would likely murder our U-21 (assuming Swansea play full strength). That said ... I'd probably still do it if it helped us win league and Europa games.

 

[Khalekan]

Shame we got Swansea ... with a decent draw we could have a chance of progressing with our U-21. I think Swansea would likely murder our U-21 (assuming Swansea play full strength). That said ... I'd probably still do it if it helped us win league and Europa games.

I can't see Swansea playing full strength.

 

[Robertor]

How many U21s you think will start or play?

Would imagine a few will, likes of McAleny and Browning perhaps. Maybe Ledson.

 

[flibbyflob]

I want full team in league cup. Got a chance to win it with so many Prem sides out already and draw as it is.

 

[IllinoisBlue]

The team are not at full fitness yet and this playing time will help them get there. Can't see us coming out of that run of games anything but stronger and maybe more able to last 90 mins as opposed to the 70 or 80 mins we have seen in the first 3 games.