MATCH THREAD - Everton V Stevenage - Cap One Cup 2nd Round - Weds 28th August @7:45PM

[Furey1878]

My starting line is this

Howard
Coleman - Distin - Jags - Baines
Mirallas - Osman - Barkley - Pienaar
Fellaini
Kone​

Swap Felli and Barkley around like.

 

[andy4efc]

Think this will be a likely-ish team;

Robles

Hibbert* - Heitinga - Stones - Oviedo

Duelofeu - Barkley - Gibson* - Pienaar

Anichebe - Kone

*if fit.

He's not bothered about changing line ups is he? Either way think we're certain to see Kone, Anichebe, Oviedo, Deulofeu, Robles and Heitinga.

 

[Allezfan]

He always played second string at wigan and our second string is better.

Bet it'll be at least 8 changes from sat.

 

[TX Bill]

For me?

Robles

Stones
Jagielka
Heitinga
Oviedo

Mirallas
Barkley
Fellaini
Deulofeu

Kone
Anichebe

 

[toffeeben15]

Robles
Stones. Heitinga Jagielka. Oviedo

Mirallas. Osman barkley. Deulofue
Naismith
Kone

 

[Blue Cheese]

well done Ijjy a good read that.

hopefully we will get off the starting blocks in this game we should win 4-0 but i said 4-1 against wba so highly unlikely.

 

[Bilko]

good write up,looking to see one of our fringe players making a claim into the starting eleven.has to be a blues win doesn't it...!.

 

[FTY]

For me?

Robles

Stones
Jagielka
Heitinga
Oviedo

Mirallas
Barkley
Fellaini
Deulofeu

Kone
Anichebe

Heiting at centre half, Barkley in CM, Deulo and Mirallas on the wing and 2 strikers? Nope. We'll get counter attacked to ****.

 

[Furey1878]

I think the only way we'll see us play 2 strikers is if we play 3 CBs, possession/passing teams hardly ever play 4-4-2.

 

[andybaker]

taking my two boys to this so its in the bag. Cant take them every game as the youngest is 3 and he gets bored to tears and plays on the ipad - but every game we went to last season at GP we won...i keep having to tell my eldest who has just turned 6 that we actually lose sometimes!

The one player i want to see more than any other is Deulofeu

 

[njligernj]

He always played second string at wigan and our second string is better. Bet it'll be at least 8 changes from sat.

Hope so ... we shouldn't need to run out first choice players to beat Stevenage and it gives the younger/fringe players a chance to show what they can do (which might actually matter now).

Naismith with a hat-trick.

 

[toffeeben15]

Heiting at centre half, Barkley in CM, Deulo and Mirallas on the wing and 2 strikers? Nope. We'll get counter attacked to ****.

We are against fuking Stevenage ffs . Give the first team a rest and let the fringe players show what they can do

 

[andybaker]

If you watched the press conference this morning you will know full well he is playing the rest of the squad.

He said 'this is the perfect time for the players who are dissapointed to have not played yet - to show what they can do'

Robles in nets, stones, deulofeu etc etc

Kone will probs start id have thought also

 

[MickM86]

I can see what The boss is doing with Deulofeu, having him watch the premiership from the touch line to learn the pace and the style. He will bring him in slowly, possibly starting him tomorrow but if he doesn't start he will be brought on at some stage.

 

[billycopper]

Maybe

_____________Joel
Stones Heitinga Jagielka Oviedo
Deulofeu Osman Fellaini Naismith
________Barkley
______________Kone

We might as well give Joel a game.

I can't see us changing the entire back four but, if Distin isn't 100%, we might as well give Heitinga a run out. We have strong options at both fullbacks too.

Deulofeu and Naismith are fairly obvious. Ideally we wouldn't want to play our three first-choice central midfielders, but we don't have a lot of other options. Junior could come in for Osman and we could switch to 4-4-2 so that both Kone and Vic get a chance to stretch their legs.

Do we go with a strong bench just in case or do we use the likes of Duffy, Vellios, Kennedy and Lundstram?