Popular Post TheAuthority Posted August 18, 2019 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2019 Well it's worth a try! 16 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Going to be a tough one, but we are at home. Will Smith go with the same team? I think he may . 1.1 and we are off the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 We’re due a win, I don’t think we’re playing badly, once we get that first league win, I think more will come. Our matches against Everton are usually entertaining and quite high scoring, I expect nothing different here My team would be: Heaton Guilbert Engels Mings Targett McGinn Luiz Grealish Trezeguet Wesley El Ghazi I expect the full backs to be changed, I don’t really understand why Smith has started Elmohamady and Taylor, although they haven’t done too badly. I just feel that with us being at home and the onus with us to attack, I feel that Guilbert and Targett would give us more attacking output 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 I looked at the fixture list earlier for our tough runs, and every single month seems tough in one way or another, whether it's playing clubs that are ahead of us, or nervy six-pointers. There isn't an easy fixture in this league, so we might as well win this ****. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alreadyexists Posted August 18, 2019 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Rugeley Villa said: Going to be a tough one, but we are at home. Will Smith go with the same team? I think he may . 1.1 and we are off the mark. Still fed up about the result today against Bournemouth but can’t let a golden opportunity like this slide. 13 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Tricky game, as they are are, but we have to show the determination to show we belong here. Cut out the errors and take the game to Everton. The moment heads start dropping and this team stop believing; thats when id start to worry. But DS wont allow that to happen, it was a very decent response to going 2 behind in the manner we did. There's heart in this team, get that win against a side like Everton and it could be just the catalyst we need to start believing in our abilities in this league. Think we'll draw 1-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Targett and Guilbert need to come in, if they dont I literally habe no idea what Deanos thinking is with our full backs. Other than that the team should probably be the same?, the only other debate for me is el Ghazi/ jota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smg Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Guilbert and Targett impressed pre season against inferior opposition but clearly haven’t convinced Smith in training that they can perform at the highest level at the moment. The other two with their premier league experience are currently doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted August 18, 2019 Moderator Share Posted August 18, 2019 I'd keep the same team for this one. It's a tricky game, these are probably the seventh best team in the league and we'll need to be very solid at the back. I know it's not really in Smith's idiom, but a point would be a very good result here. We need to find a way to stop this team getting used to losing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 On they're day Everton is as good as anyone in this league. They battered Man Utd 4-0 last season and should be miles ahead of us. Expecting a defeat anything else is a bonus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Need a win can't keep making excuses for every team we play, or before we know it we'll be cut adfrit. Yes Everton are a good team on their day, but a game against them and at VIlla Park is a game in which we should be targetting three points. A draw wouldn't be the worst result, even just getting our first point, and avoiding defeat for the first time this season, would be a start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 1-3. Think Everton will just expose us in the final third, they have lots of quality in that area and also central midfield. Game where we really need the first goal if we want serious chance of winning. Going back to start of March Everton have kept 8 clean sheets in last 14 league games so not a easy team to break down at all. I did hear Digne went off with injury so hopefully he's out as he's a very good LB. Delph injured aswell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 I think El Ghazi has struggled so far, so I expect Jota to come in over him. With that in mind and the way Jota likes to cut in, you have to have an overlapping fullback. So Guilbert comes in over Elmo (not a slight on Elmo, but his best work comes from crossing from deep). Heaton Guilbert Engels Mings Taylor Luiz McGinn Grealish Jota Wesley Trez 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 15 minutes ago, VillaChris said: 1-3. Think Everton will just expose us in the final third, they have lots of quality in that area and also central midfield. Game where we really need the first goal if we want serious chance of winning. Going back to start of March Everton have kept 8 clean sheets in last 14 league games so not a easy team to break down at all. I did hear Digne went off with injury so hopefully he's out as he's a very good LB. Delph injured aswell. 1-3 at home to Everton, that brings back a bad memory, I was at Paul Lambert's first home game (horrible day, 0-3 down at half-time, boo). Really hope we don't lose to them this time! :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNVillan Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Would love to get a point just to get something on the board to boost the boys’ confidence. Sooner or later, praising good performances that still result in losses needs to stop. Everton are good, but on our day and especially at VP we are very competitive. I’ll be curious to see what Dean does with our fullbacks. Guilbert and Targett were solid in preseason, so it makes no sense to me why they haven’t even been available as bench players the first two matches. I say start both of them, if nothing else just to see what they offer. I find it hard to believe they aren’t superior options to Elmo and Taylor, but something seems to be going on behind the scenes that is preventing them from getting the nod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I'd keep the same team for this one. It's a tricky game, these are probably the seventh best team in the league and we'll need to be very solid at the back. I know it's not really in Smith's idiom, but a point would be a very good result here. We need to find a way to stop this team getting used to losing. I'm with you on this, definitely not a time to introduce new players either, with maybe one exception. I would be tempted with Guilbert as he seems a bit better all round than Elmo which may help defensively. Edited August 18, 2019 by Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: I think El Ghazi has struggled so far, so I expect Jota to come in over him. With that in mind and the way Jota likes to cut in, you have to have an overlapping fullback. So Guilbert comes in over Elmo (not a slight on Elmo, but his best work comes from crossing from deep). Heaton Guilbert Engels Mings Taylor Luiz McGinn Grealish Jota Wesley Trez agree with this 100% I would even consider dropping Grealish for Nakamba as Everton will bully us in midfield and we need more physicality. Edited August 18, 2019 by VillanousOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I'd keep the same team for this one. It's a tricky game, these are probably the seventh best team in the league and we'll need to be very solid at the back. I know it's not really in Smith's idiom, but a point would be a very good result here. We need to find a way to stop this team getting used to losing. I wouldn't. It's clear we're struggling with our fullbacks not helping out offensively. Having a defensive mindset won't help us here. If we are to survive it's by winning matches and scoring goals, not grabbing 1 pointers at home or avoiding heavy losses. Targett and Guilbert in. If it doesn't work just make changes by subs. Edited August 18, 2019 by KenjiOgiwara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EverBlue86 Posted August 18, 2019 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Looking forward to this one a fixture I've missed in recent years. Defensively we've been very good with about 8 clean sheets in 13 games - Pickford gets the plaudits but Keane & Mina have been fantastic at the back for us. Going forward depends what team turns up - if we are on song we can rip teams to shreds but when we are not we love wasting chances. Calvert Lewin is championship level and all last year it was like playing with 10 men - He's played the last 2 games due to Kean having no pre season but Kean came off the bench against Watford and looked impressive so I hope he starts - Iwobi will also make an appearance at some point who I think was a shrewd signing for us as he was Arsenals biggest creator of chances last season and one of the best in the league which we do need as Siggurdsson can blow hot and cold. If you set out to defend I think it could be a 1-1 result. If you come out attacking and let us play on the counter I think 1-3 Everton. I imagine we will likely go: Pickford Coleman Keane Mina Digne Gbamin Gomes Richarlison Gylfi Bernard Kean Would rather Iwobi over Bernard but I think he will likely come off the bench having had no game time as of yet. The Snake may also make an appearance off the bench if fit! Anyway lets hope for a great match! Edited August 18, 2019 by EverBlue86 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Keep same team. No point overreacting to an unlucky result against Bournemouth. Elmo and Taylor have done nothing to warrant being dropped, and Guilbert and Targett are overrated by a lot of people on here on the basis of a few pre-season games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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