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Team for Krasnodar at home...
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Barkley should probably play so he can get used to doing actual things during a game against weaker opposition.
ToffeeDoug
Player Valuation: £35m
The Krasnodar team is shaping up quite nicely.
Robles
Hibbo
Browning
Alcarez
Garbutt
Ledson
Gibson (if fit)
Oviedo
McAleny
Atsu
Kone
Subs:- Griffiths, Galloway, Jones, Long, Kenny and maybe Pienaar and Naismith if they need a run out to sharpen their match fitness.[/quote]
Robles
Hibbo
Browning
Alcarez
Garbutt
Ledson
Gibson (if fit)
Oviedo
McAleny
Atsu
Kone
Subs:- Griffiths, Galloway, Jones, Long, Kenny and maybe Pienaar and Naismith if they need a run out to sharpen their match fitness.[/quote]
MACCA75
Player Valuation: £70m
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That's more like it. Certainly dont want to see the likes of Jags, Baines, Lukaku etc playing.
Fresh Prince of Belle Val
Player Valuation: £35m
Robles
Hibbert Galloway Alcaraz Garbutt
McGeady Gibson Ledson Oviedo
Kone Naismith
Hibbert Galloway Alcaraz Garbutt
McGeady Gibson Ledson Oviedo
Kone Naismith
bluebud
Player Valuation: £35m
This is worth a read, from today's Echo about which of the Fringe/young players might feature on Thursday.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fringe-players-looking-make-8238463
Krasnodar dead rubber allows Blues to ring the changes with Arouna Kone and Joel Robles set for action.
Garbutt, Kone and Oviedo
With group winners Everton FC having already booked their place in the last 32 of the Europa League with a game to spare, Blues boss Roberto Martinez has earned the right to ring the changes against Krasnodar this week.
A hectic festive schedule awaits the club over the remainder of the month so Everton are expected to give their big names a breather against the Russians in a match that will provide the platform for several of Martinez’s fringe players to stake their claim for a first team spot.
It could be a fantastic opportunity for those who take their chance but just who should we be looking out for on Thursday night?
Of course there are a smattering of senior professionals who are in search of a run-out after failing to command a regular spot in the Catalan’s first team plans so far this term.
Arouna Kone was one of Martinez’s main men at former club Wigan Athletic with the Ivory Coast striker netting 13 goals in his single season at the DW Stadium.
However, the 31-year-old has found things tough since his £6million switch to Goodison Park and after suffering a serious knee injury against Hull City almost 14 months ago, Kone has only just returned to full finess and will be desperate to open his Blues account.
Also on the comeback trail after a prolonged spell on the sidelines is Bryan Oviedo.
The Costa Rican experienced some extreme highs and lows last season, netting the winner in Everton’s first victory at Manchester United for over 20 years before suffering a double leg break in the FA Cup success at Stevenage.
Having been forced to miss his native Costa Rica’s impressive World Cup exploits, the 24-year-old will be hoping to make up for lost time.
Also keen for a run-out will be understudy goalkeeper Joel Robles.
An FA Cup winner with Martinez’s Latics in 2013, the Spaniard played in all of the Blues cup ties last term but has yet to feature so far this season.
The 6ft 5in custodian was spotted warming up keenly when Tim Howard picked up a knock early on against Hull City but the American was able to battle on.
On-loan winger Christian Atsu played in the World Cup finals for Ghana this summer but after a quiet start to his spell on Merseyside he’s still got a long way to go to convince Jose Mourinho that he’s worth a place in the Chelsea squad next season.
Having impressed in the Blues last European game in Wolfsburg, left-back Luke Garbutt, 21, will be hoping to get another opportunity to impress while Conor McAleny, now 22 will be aiming for a senior recall almost three years after he made a couple of first team appearances.
Defender Tyias Browning, 20, was thrown in at the deep end when he made his Everton debut as a substitute in the Merseyside Derby at Anfield back in September and he followed that up with another high-profile outing against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
It will be some of the so-far hidden gems from David Unsworth’s development squad though that supporters will be most intrigued to see.
Given the injury problems to central defenders John Stones and Antolin Alcaraz that have left Martinez with just two fit senior players in that position, Evertonians will be keen to monitor the progress of highly-rated 18-year-old Brendan Galloway.
The Zimbabwe-born England-Under 19 international arrived with much fanfare from MK Dons over the summer having made his senior bow for his previous club aged just 15.
But there are plenty of other homegrown options to choose from.
Striker Chris Long, 19, netted his first senior goal while on loan at MK Dons last term and also scored for the Everton senior side in a pre-season friendly in Germany against SC Paderborn this summer.
Also 19 is left-footed midfielder Conor Grant who featured in several pre-season games with the senior side in the summer of 2013.
Midfielder Ryan Ledson, 17, has been named on the bench for Premier League matches both this season and last and captained England Under-17s to victory in the European Championship Finals in Malta this summer.
Hailing from Kirkdale, a mere wind-assisted Tim Howard clearance from Goodison Park, 17-year-old Jonjoe Kenny played alongside Ledson in England’s successful side in Malta this summer.
Able to play across the back four or in central midfield, Kenny netted the crucial spot-kick in the shootout against the Netherlands that handed the Young Lions the trophy.
Despite being born in Perth, Australia, Gethin Jones has represented Wales at several junior levels.
Originally a midfielder, the 19-year-old who lifted the Under-18s Premier League title alongside fellow co-captain Russell Griffiths in May has been playing at right-back of late.
Ormskirk-born Kieran Dowell, 17, is a fleet-footed dribbler who can operate in several forward positions.
If he provides the silk then the steel comes from tough-tackling midfielder Joe Williams, who turns 18 tomorrow.
Pass-master Liam Walsh, 17, is a midfielder who won the Everton Academy Goal of the Season award last term.
Whoever Martinez chooses, this will be a unique chance to impress because dead rubber or not, a first team opportunity in European competition is a totally different environment that any junior age fixture.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-fringe-players-looking-make-8238463
Krasnodar dead rubber allows Blues to ring the changes with Arouna Kone and Joel Robles set for action.
Garbutt, Kone and Oviedo
With group winners Everton FC having already booked their place in the last 32 of the Europa League with a game to spare, Blues boss Roberto Martinez has earned the right to ring the changes against Krasnodar this week.
A hectic festive schedule awaits the club over the remainder of the month so Everton are expected to give their big names a breather against the Russians in a match that will provide the platform for several of Martinez’s fringe players to stake their claim for a first team spot.
It could be a fantastic opportunity for those who take their chance but just who should we be looking out for on Thursday night?
Of course there are a smattering of senior professionals who are in search of a run-out after failing to command a regular spot in the Catalan’s first team plans so far this term.
Arouna Kone was one of Martinez’s main men at former club Wigan Athletic with the Ivory Coast striker netting 13 goals in his single season at the DW Stadium.
However, the 31-year-old has found things tough since his £6million switch to Goodison Park and after suffering a serious knee injury against Hull City almost 14 months ago, Kone has only just returned to full finess and will be desperate to open his Blues account.
Also on the comeback trail after a prolonged spell on the sidelines is Bryan Oviedo.
The Costa Rican experienced some extreme highs and lows last season, netting the winner in Everton’s first victory at Manchester United for over 20 years before suffering a double leg break in the FA Cup success at Stevenage.
Having been forced to miss his native Costa Rica’s impressive World Cup exploits, the 24-year-old will be hoping to make up for lost time.
Also keen for a run-out will be understudy goalkeeper Joel Robles.
An FA Cup winner with Martinez’s Latics in 2013, the Spaniard played in all of the Blues cup ties last term but has yet to feature so far this season.
The 6ft 5in custodian was spotted warming up keenly when Tim Howard picked up a knock early on against Hull City but the American was able to battle on.
On-loan winger Christian Atsu played in the World Cup finals for Ghana this summer but after a quiet start to his spell on Merseyside he’s still got a long way to go to convince Jose Mourinho that he’s worth a place in the Chelsea squad next season.
Having impressed in the Blues last European game in Wolfsburg, left-back Luke Garbutt, 21, will be hoping to get another opportunity to impress while Conor McAleny, now 22 will be aiming for a senior recall almost three years after he made a couple of first team appearances.
Defender Tyias Browning, 20, was thrown in at the deep end when he made his Everton debut as a substitute in the Merseyside Derby at Anfield back in September and he followed that up with another high-profile outing against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
It will be some of the so-far hidden gems from David Unsworth’s development squad though that supporters will be most intrigued to see.
Given the injury problems to central defenders John Stones and Antolin Alcaraz that have left Martinez with just two fit senior players in that position, Evertonians will be keen to monitor the progress of highly-rated 18-year-old Brendan Galloway.
The Zimbabwe-born England-Under 19 international arrived with much fanfare from MK Dons over the summer having made his senior bow for his previous club aged just 15.
But there are plenty of other homegrown options to choose from.
Striker Chris Long, 19, netted his first senior goal while on loan at MK Dons last term and also scored for the Everton senior side in a pre-season friendly in Germany against SC Paderborn this summer.
Also 19 is left-footed midfielder Conor Grant who featured in several pre-season games with the senior side in the summer of 2013.
Midfielder Ryan Ledson, 17, has been named on the bench for Premier League matches both this season and last and captained England Under-17s to victory in the European Championship Finals in Malta this summer.
Hailing from Kirkdale, a mere wind-assisted Tim Howard clearance from Goodison Park, 17-year-old Jonjoe Kenny played alongside Ledson in England’s successful side in Malta this summer.
Able to play across the back four or in central midfield, Kenny netted the crucial spot-kick in the shootout against the Netherlands that handed the Young Lions the trophy.
Despite being born in Perth, Australia, Gethin Jones has represented Wales at several junior levels.
Originally a midfielder, the 19-year-old who lifted the Under-18s Premier League title alongside fellow co-captain Russell Griffiths in May has been playing at right-back of late.
Ormskirk-born Kieran Dowell, 17, is a fleet-footed dribbler who can operate in several forward positions.
If he provides the silk then the steel comes from tough-tackling midfielder Joe Williams, who turns 18 tomorrow.
Pass-master Liam Walsh, 17, is a midfielder who won the Everton Academy Goal of the Season award last term.
Whoever Martinez chooses, this will be a unique chance to impress because dead rubber or not, a first team opportunity in European competition is a totally different environment that any junior age fixture.
Robertor
Has left the building
I would like to see Baines in midfield as a bit of an experiment like I previously mentioned but after the last 3 games it's clear that the first team players need a good rest, plus I really don't see the point in playing any first teamers, apart from those who need match fitness. Id go for:
Robles
Browning
Alcaraz
Galloway
Garbutt
Ledson
Grant
Atsu
McAleny
Oviedo
Kone.
Really don't see any point in playing any experienced players, give more of the youth some valuable playing time. Maybe have Pienaar, Naismith, Gibson on the bench if they're fit so they can get a run out, although ive given up on Gibson now tbh.
Robles
Browning
Alcaraz
Galloway
Garbutt
Ledson
Grant
Atsu
McAleny
Oviedo
Kone.
Really don't see any point in playing any experienced players, give more of the youth some valuable playing time. Maybe have Pienaar, Naismith, Gibson on the bench if they're fit so they can get a run out, although ive given up on Gibson now tbh.
The only argument for playing some of the experienced first team players, is that some of them need a good game to get them going.
Far too many are out of form. A dead rubber match for both teams while at home, may let them put a moral boosting performance in for us.
The match being on Monday also gives an extra day rest to help reduce tiredness or exhaustion.
I'd prefer if most of them didn't play, but I could name one or two who need to be given the opportunity. That or told to buck their ideas up.
Far too many are out of form. A dead rubber match for both teams while at home, may let them put a moral boosting performance in for us.
The match being on Monday also gives an extra day rest to help reduce tiredness or exhaustion.
I'd prefer if most of them didn't play, but I could name one or two who need to be given the opportunity. That or told to buck their ideas up.
Titus Bramble
Best centre half to grace the Premier League
REST EVERYONE.
No current regular first teamers, throw Robles, Oviedo and Kone in and then play the kids who are on the fringes (Garbutt, Ledson etc).
No current regular first teamers, throw Robles, Oviedo and Kone in and then play the kids who are on the fringes (Garbutt, Ledson etc).
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
Would like pienaar to start myself.
Seamus Colemole
Previously deathbyropeandglass
Imagine if he plays Howard, Distin, Barry and Jagielka.
Might see Oviedo at LM
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