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Sunday can't come soon enough
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Well what another exciting week of blogging there has been on Toffeeweb.
With the divide between the Bill-lovers and thew Bill-haters getting bigger by the day and DK getting to Grand Canyon size proportions, doesn't anyone just want to concentrate on the big game against Stoke on Sunday?
I for one am looking forward to a good showing from our lads and hope to see some good football. With a couple of handy players bought in, it will be interesting to see what starting 11 Moyes will put out!
With proven quality players like Cahill and Peanuts not far off and a hopefully injury-free Vaughan I think the next month or so should be quite exciting!
I say let's cheer the lads who are representing Everton on as we should and leave the internal issues for another day. Here is what my team would be if I was Moyes on Sunday:
Howard; Neville, Yobo, Jags, Lescott; Arteta, Castillo, Fellaini, Baines; Vaughan, Yak.
Subs: Nash, Baxter, Rodwell, Osman, Valente
CYOB!!!!
Michael Tracey, Posted 12/09/2008 at 05:22:26
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Maybe you should let Moyesy picky the teamy.
Howard
Neville
Yobo
Jagielka
Lescott
Rodwell
Castillo
Fellaini
Rodwell
Baines
Yakubu
I have no idea how fit Yobo is with the rumoured ankle problem or whether Castillo will be jet lagged but I think for Sunday this could be the best option..
I would have Vaughan on the bench as I don't think he is 100% fit yet and looked low-key against Pompey when he started. If things are not going well then he is a good option to have from the bench with half-an-hour or so left against weary defenders.
The midfield picks itself such as the lack of numbers we have there although it will be far less straight forward when Cahill and Pienaar come back..
Taking both Neville and Jagielka out of midfield will merely take away the dangers of any of them looking like fish badly out of the waters... I am not yet convinced Rodwell is the answer in midfield either. He is a defender by admission and he, like Jags, looks a bit lost in the middle at times and through no fault of his own through inexperience seemed to fall asleep in crucial parts of the field against Pompey playing them onside when the likes of Defoe and Crouch found too much space. But it will come for Rodwell soon, he shouldn't really be a regular evey week but, as is said, it's needs must at the moment.
One look at the fixture list for October quickly tells me that we need to get down to real business against Stoke and Hull and take the maximum 6 points so no more schoolboy errors must occur. It's been said before but the season really must start NOW.
I know that Rodwell has real potential but to ask him to play 2 positions in the same game is a bit much!
Personally, I’d give him a break, ask him to play just one and give Arteta a game.
Seriously, I’m sure that’s what you meant :)
I don't expect anything more than a draw.
So, I’d have Lescott in the centre, and Baines at LB. I’d also play five in the middle. Keep Rodwell in there, as I think he’s looked great so far.
So, I’d have:
Howard
Neville
Yobo
Lescott
Baines
Osman
Castillo
Rodwell
Fellaini
Arteta
Yakubu
So team will be :
Howard
Neville Yobo Jags Lescott
Arteta Felliani Cahill Baines
Yakubu Vaughan
Subs: Nash Castillo Baxter Irving Anichebe Wallace Valente
Has Castillo got a work permit???
How many of you have seen him play. Osman is a proven match winner!
Plus of course their grand dad Nash.
The same team? Unless you noticed we have signed a few players who will probably start e.g. Felliani
Expect a draw at best? Whatever you post on here is always miserable, you?re always moaning about something. I?m glad you?re not in the dressing room. Let?s go and have a go and hopefully win. COYB.
Thats one player.
What I said was that it will ’basically’ be the same team as last time...
And mark my words, it will be. there will be two changes at the most..and more than likely only one change!
Personally I’d play both Castillo and Fellaini, if we get a solid centre midfield in there we’ll be much better and much more competitive. I just hope he has the bottle, he did last season against Bolton when he threw Yakubu, Pienaar, Baines and Jagielka in.
The players need a boost and the new players will give us some added energy which can only help.
OMG!! Stop getting injured already people!
Is Everton cursed by this plague of injuries or are our players just so gun ho they need to get themselves into instances where they get injured so easy. Which is good to see such dedication but there is a fine line you need to be wary of!
I know I’m making a big deal out of no doubt coincidence but Lars 4 months and Rodwell now injured, along with the masses already recovering.
Wow..
Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, the bean pole, Castillo, Arteta, Cahill, Baines, Yakubu
I wouldn’t like to go to Stoke with only one creative midfielder on the pitch (Arteta). I hope Osman is fit.
Howard
Gosling
Lescott
Jags
Baines
Arteta
Neville
Fellaini
Rodwell
Vaughan
The Yak
Maybe Vaughan could patrol the left flank in a 5-man midfield or maybe we will all be surprised and see Cahill, Osman and Castillo, but I doubt it.
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