Relegation 2022/23

[Billy Dean]

Play a 352/3511. We don't have the personnel for a 343 either but can still play a back 3 and 3 in midfield.

We don't have the personnel for a 451/433 if Patterson, Coleman and Mykolenko are all unavailable. We've seen the shambolic performances with Holgate and Godfrey at full back.

We need to move to a back 3 in this scenario and Coady is a natural back 3 player, so use him

Pickford
Mina Coady Tarkowski
Iwobi Onana Gueye Garner McNeil
Doucoure
Simms

Or move Doucoure deeper into midfield and put Gray off the forward with Onana missing out.

Gray in for Simms and that would be my team for Sunday

 

[Jamiednm]

Not entirely convince this will be an easy win for Newcastle. We’re in for a rough night tonight.

4-0 Newcastle.

 

[Axlswhk]

4-0 Newcastle.

Hope you’re right

 

[suey_11]

Not confident of us doing the job on Sunday and we will need to rely on Leeds and Leicester's failings.

 

[davek]

We'll take it of course - at all costs - but what a risible effort that will have been from our lily-livered, entitled, overpaid heroes.

We said we had two shots at getting one win. And if end without any, we will have stayed up purely by falling over the line. Almost heroic.

I maintain there could well be a sting in the tail tonight. If there is, watch our champions fold like a deckchair come Sunday's moment of truth.

We are who we are. This club IS a bottom 5/6 club.

That's what the easy ride some gave to Moshiri got us.

I have clean hands on that.

 

[nevsonlymate]

Bit mad that folk are convinced Leeds are far better than us and Bournemouth are far better than spurs

If Spurs front 3 cant get something against that defence Sunday they really are in trouble, Kane needs 2 for 30 goals this season , Im going for a 3-1 win Spurs and crossing everything that i can cross

 

[Jamiednm]

Hope you’re right

Leicester's performance last Monday night was perhaps the worst footballing performance I've seen all season. They looked totally defeated and bewildered at full time. I don't know where they'd suddenly get the energy to turn that around, it just looks terminal.

I heard Sam Allardyce sounding similarly defeated after Wham smashed them yesterday. He pretty much accepted relegation.

If we somehow Everton this up at this stage, it'll be up there in the pantheon of the most 'Everton that' moments.

 

[Goat]

We are who we are. This club IS a bottom 5/6 club.

That's what the easy ride some gave to Moshiri got us.

I have clean hands on that.

Shame you made them utterly filthy the way you licked that fat kopites anus tho sadly.

 

[blueblue]

Hopefully Newcastle do us a favour tonight.
I think they will want to seal CL qualification in front of their fans in the last home game of the season....I hope they do.
If everything falls right we could be safe already.

 

[Jamiednm]

Not confident of us doing the job on Sunday and we will need to rely on Leeds and Leicester's failings.

As bad as Everton have been this season, I'm always amazed to see how Leeds and Leicester are pretty much always slightly worse.

I wouldn't be surprised if Everton, Leeds and Leicester all lose their remaining games and we stay up by virtue of being the least worst of the 3.

 

[davek]

Shame you made them utterly filthy the way you licked that fat kopites anus tho sadly.

 

[davek]

Quite an energetic outfit that will no doubt want to influence the relegation picture. Just need to keep a sensible shape, defend when we need to and not let emotions take over.

I don't fancy Spurs at Elland Road at all, they are pathetic at the moment. Leicester have the GD advantage and I think West Ham will be in full rest mode for the final.

I dont fancy Leeds there either.

 

[Goat]

Don't touch me with those hands.

 

[Jamiednm]

4-0 Newcastle.

Hope you’re right

Or, to add to the fun I could be totally wrong, Newcastle make a horrendous start, have a couple of players sent off and Leicester stumble to victory. In which case, we'd be back in t'relegation zone come 10pm tonight!

 

[mightymoyes]

As bad as Everton have been this season, I'm always amazed to see how Leeds and Leicester are pretty much always slightly worse.

I wouldn't be surprised if Everton, Leeds and Leicester all lose their remaining games and we stay up by virtue of being the least worst of the 3.

our best hope of staying up was always 3 slightly more abysmal teams than us would emerge rather than us saving ourselves.