Match Thread Nottingham Forest vs Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[Dwight K Schrute]

Dyche is on a hiding to nothing with this awful squad - the worst in the prem imo - but it depresses me that he is doing exactly what I thought he would and bringing back Michael Keane.

Keane is beyond awful and a total liability. We were finally learning and pushing him out. Bring in his former manager and he is back in the fold. Why not start Mina? If he gets injured we actually have cover in that position, including Keane, so can make a sub no problem.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Think until Bambi is back fit he needs to go 352 really.

Pickers
Mina Coady Tarks
Coleman Onana Iwobi Gana Vinagre
Maups Simms

4411 just isnt working without a target man.

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Stinky line up that Sean

 

[Mr PEN86]

Keane for Mina and that line up will look better. Mcneil will need to flash those crosses low as they'll clear up anything in the air. C'mon booys

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Dyches 6th game and 3rd player upfront. Can't say he isn't trying.

Think Gray upfront is a mistake personally.

Might be

As you say though, he is trying stuff at least and making the most of the squad

 

[only_sleeping]

He played 85 minutes didn't he?

Going from here:

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Sad that a team starting a midfield or Shelvey and Colback isn't an automatic 3 points

 

[Toffeeforme]

Been wanting Godfrey in at LB for ages.
Prefare mina than kean for the first 10 minutes though

 

[Nymzee]

Don’t get the persistence with Keane after Arsenal. He’s not up for it.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Keane and Tarky are good at long balls. Gray is fast and can get their centre backs running the way they don’t want to - towards their own goal. I can’t imagine either of their centre backs are quick either.

 

[Mr PEN86]

Stinky line up that Sean

How would you freshen it up? Bar Mina coming in for Keane?

 

[blueconverse]

Happy with the changes. Dyche not suffering fools

 

[HokieToffee]

Surprised we haven't tried a 4-4-2 with Maupay and Simms up front together.

 

[ForeverEverton]

Gray up front is worth a go. Maupay just isn't a lone striker and we can't carry on using him like that.

Maupay doesnt give us anyone to win a header, hold the ball or threat in behind but at least Gray will give us a threat in behind which we have massively been missing. Makes the pitch bigger pushing their backline further back and giving our midfield the space to dominate.

Before teams could push up on us and squeeze the pitch knowing we wont go in behind...

 

[TyphooToffee]

I like the look of that line up, it shows we have a proactive manager. He's actually made the changes most of us were hoping for. Great to see Godfrey at left back again. Well great to see him back regardless because he always gives his all. That performance against Haaland is one of the highlights of the season for me, not that there have been many.