Preview: Chelsea v Everton

[TommyDavo]

Davies looks devoid of energy or ideas yet again

 

[TyphooToffee]

As pathetic a performance as you'll see that was

That's our bad half out of the way.

 

[RichardP]

DCL and Besic to come on. Sando and Williams to come off.

Then

Pickford

Holegate. Keane. Jags. Baines

Gana. Besic

Rooney. Davies. Sigurdsson

DCL

 

[Chewbacca]

We're going to be lucky to get nil here

 

[Mozza1987]

Really dislike the 3 at the back. I don't think we have the players to play that formation

 

[ExpatinBangkok]

We will struggle to break into the top 4 until we find some balls in these types of games

I think this game shows how we are no where near top 4, today's display is pure bottom of the table.

 

[swisso]

352 doesn't quite work when your left back doesn't pass the half way line and your right back won't take people on.

Should have gone 4231 with Sandro and Sigurdson out wide, Rooney in the middle and DCL up front.

A lot of pressure on Gueye and Davies, but there was always going to be pressure on us against Chelsea.

 

[jonnyboy316]

Pace does not matter because our players are all super smart apparently

 

[Michaelcoyb]

Why won't it?

It's a huge sign that against those teams we always fail to show against and play to get poutt alive, we are gonna be doing the same thing, based on this - you really expect us to turn up in a derby or at the emirates or WHL/Wembley?

We turned up at the Etihad?

 

[Davidoff]

We always drop too deep playing three at the back, and the forwards end up isolated, and the midfield exposed and ineffective

 

[Ron Burgundy]

One of Rooney or Siggy should go. We only need one playmaker for this game we need more movement. Sandro should probably be taken off as well

How can you say we only need one playmaker when we haven't even created one chance?

 

[nsnojosh]

Williams needs to come off, back 3 simply isn't working atm

 

[TyphooToffee]

Niasse never got anytime no locker seenhim in the under 23s he can hold the ball up, and run the channels , and he is fast oh he scores 5 at Hull on loan - Sandro is not moving he is static! Not holding the ball , not runnin any channels no outlet!

He'll learn.

 

[Lad from Vienna]

Anyone found a stream yet?

We turned up at the Etihad?

Did we though?

 

[toffee-L]

We've been completely swamped in midfield and our 3-5-2 formation has actually looked like a 5-4-1, Sandro upfront is isolated beyond belief and the only option available to the player on the ball is to go backwards which invites even more pressure. Get DCL on for either Jags or Williams second half and at least carry some threat or we are well on our way to another 5-0 bumming.