Relegation 2022/23

[Buckers]

There will be times between 430 and 6 on Sunday when we will be in the relegation zone. An early Leicester goal and it’s going to feel very stressful.

I just hope we can keep 11 men on the pitch for the full 90. Can see doucs getting sent off again.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

We all Moyes fans again?

 

[Drico]

Exactly this.

And they'll have no place to hide. They're at Goodison, not the South coast in front of a handful. So, they can't slink off quickly after a tame defeat. The Colosseum in Rome will have nothing on this if these venal, entitled Bentley pimpers bottle out once more.

 

[Wat Tyler]

The beauty of the scenario on Sunday, though, is there is no escape for our cowards. Put up or shut up time. If we go, it'll be richly deserved. Many of these players deserve humiliation. For self-preservation purposes, I hope they avoid it, but I have only contempt for most of them.

This is it, if they can’t get a win in these circumstances there’s something inherently wrong. You can’t ask for much more than a home game against a team who have conceded 70 goals.

I can’t remember the last time we beat a promoted side.

 

[Drico]

There will be times between 430 and 6 on Sunday when we will be in the relegation zone. An early Leicester goal and it’s going to feel very stressful.

I just hope we can keep 11 men on the pitch for the full 90. Can see doucs getting sent off again.

A great point. We must keep 11 on the pitch at ALL costs. Somebody going through on goal one-on-one, do NOT take him out. Onana needs to do what he did this weekend next weekend if somebody is in on Pickford. But our lads don't strike me as the smartest. Expect the klutz to "learn from last week", scythe down the centre-forward in the penalty area and get sent off.

 

[ToffeeTim]

I feel like the probability is that one of Leicester and Leeds will win, but probably not both. But that means we either need a draw or win - so go all out for the win.

We need to be aggressive and to play at an intensity that Bournemouth do not want to match on the final day.

 

[Gilbert..]

10 days before a cup final mate and players fighting for their places. West Ham had nothing to play for on Sunday yet put in a very professional performance, same as they will this week.

It will be 18 days between their leeds game and that final. Im no manager but i think thats quite long to not be playing. As much as moyes wont want an injury he will maybe want to keep them sharp and match hungry. Just a thought.

 

[Moomin]

This place will be anarchy if we do get relegated. Will be a blood bath.

It would be fun to see.

 

[Drico]

It will be 18 days between their leeds game and that final. Im no manager but i think thats quite long to not be playing. As much as moyes wont want an injury he will maybe want to keep them sharp and match hungry. Just a thought.

I could see him resting anybody with the hint of a knock, but he'll surely play the bulk of his side.

 

[Lobster Johnson]

Just found out I'm spending most of Sunday on a boat in international waters for work travel.

I'm going to be out of contact with the good ship Everton until about 8 at night. Not sure if that's worse or better.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Leicester should have played the way they played yesterday a long time ago

If they had even kept another 1 or 2 clean sheets, they could be ahead of us by now

 

[Armaghtoffee]

It will be 18 days between their leeds game and that final. Im no manager but i think thats quite long to not be playing. As much as moyes wont want an injury he will maybe want to keep them sharp and match hungry. Just a thought.

Exactly mate. West Ham maintaining winning momentum and confidence before the final is all Moyes will see.

 

[Walken]

But imagine the scenes in here if Pope hadn’t managed to save that late Leicester chance!
Win and we’re safe. For all of the mess we’ve been in, I’ll take that.

That was a real heart in mouth moment, would have changed everything.

 

[ToffeeTim]

It will be 18 days between their leeds game and that final. Im no manager but i think thats quite long to not be playing. As much as moyes wont want an injury he will maybe want to keep them sharp and match hungry. Just a thought.

He will rotate a few but I think he picks a strong team. Their final isn't until the 7 June and you don't want to go the best part of 3 weeks without a match. 10 days is more than enough recovery time for players, and any more could make them lose sharpness

 

[Eggs]

Yesterday’s result wasn’t great nor was it terrible. I did feel that Leicester would pick up a point (or points) along the way - it is what it is.

By ‘going for it’, I mean looking at winning rather than some gung-ho approach; we need to be balanced. A draw might be enough, but it may not.

A win is the only way we can be certain of staying above both teams; even if Leicester had lost, a draw may not be enough to keep Leeds at bay.

….Dyche keeps talking about mentality over systems and I think he’s right. He played the same way at Brighton but we connected and put away our chances.