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Team for Sunday
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Ok, a predictable title, but I thought we could open a discussion on what the team will be for Sunday.
It seems maybe obvious what the team will be, but is there any changes anyone would like to see?
Myself, I wouldn't mind starting Vaughany. I know it's a MASSIVE gamble but he has that drive and motivation to give everything. I think he's the type of player who's adrenaline could carry him through to the 70-75 mins mark.
Sean McNally, Posted 17/04/2009 at 11:12:19
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Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Fellaini, Pienaar, Cahill, Saha (if he's fit... and if he's not, then Rodwell with Cahill as the front man). Then, depending on which Ossy turns up, super Dan Gosling on with 15 to go to upset Evra!
As for the team Sunday, I am certain it will be the same as before with just Saha replacing Jo. And I don?t need to give any indications over who I think will be the weak link for us.
COYB
Just hope Saha is fit to start and can take part for as long as possible. Wouldn?t mind Gosling starting either but don?t think Moyes will risk it for such a big game. If Saha is fit, the team practically picks itself:
Howard, Hibbert, Baines, Jagielka, Lescott, Osman, Neville, Cahill, Pienaar, Fellaini, Saha.
Subs: Nash, Jacobsen, Yobo, Rodwell, Gosling, Van der Meyde, Vaughan.
I feel like crying every time I see those two clowns line up and I just don't understand how any sane Evertonian can have them as automatic selections. PLEASE FFS drop at least one of them.
Probably Saha up front but if he?s not fit then Fellaini and Cahill up front with Gosling or Rodwell in midfield, with a bench full of kids.
One of the best quotes I?ve ever heard! Tim Cahill in the Independent...
"So when you see kids on the streets of Liverpool in Everton jerseys you?re like, ?well done, son?. You?re really proud of them because they genuinely support their local club. When we play derbies we see coaches coming from Norway carrying Liverpool supporters..."
Love it! COYB
Although I know Moyes will start with Hibbert at right-back, even though he had a very shaky game against Villa and Jacobsen shored things up when he came on for Hibbert.
As for the idea of playing Jags at RB again, PLEASE NO! I would hope that lessons were learned from that experiment. Our best central two are Jags & Lescott. Jacobsen did well when he came on. Yobo has played RB for Nigeria several times. We shall see.
Some confident words this week from Lescott & TC. We have nothing to lose and so I just hope we do it justice. Best football for years last Sunday at Villa. It would be beautiful not just to beat them, but to outplay them in the process.
Can’t wait.
I hope we have a go at them; I think they have too many lazy players to compete with a team going full throttle at them. Berbatov the impaler, Ronney the diver and Carrick the lazy twat (couldn?t think of anything else) don't put a shift in especially in defense. We look far better going forward than trying to shut up shop, the big Fella being a nightmare to handle when he plays off the front.
Vaughayn coming on late to either give them something to think about if we?re winning or as an extra striker if not.
As is mostly agreed, the team almost picks itself. Moyes this season has done really well with a 4-4-2. Sunday, however, I see him for the first half, going for the tried and trusted 4-5-1.
This will give us midfield saturation and more chance of domination and industry culminating in more attacks on the Utd goal. Also the added plus to this will be the harder penatration, for Man U of our back four and so, keeping them fitter and more agile at the latter part of the game which will be needed since if we are 1-0 up then you can bet your mortgage that there will be at least 25 mins injury time added on.
If this works out as I would hope, and say all was even, (0-0, 1-1) come the 70th minute then revert to a 4-4-2 and give JV and Gosling a run out.
To me which ever way we look at it it?s Utd that have everything to lose... And I still hate the bbc!!
COYB
I think that if those two play (and as a result Manure are that much stronger at the back) then Moyes will play it cagey and try to pinch one.
My dream scenario... Phil Neville with a 25-yard piledriver in the 89th minute to win it for the Blues :-)
COYB
Not only do I want to see Van der Meyde on the bench, I also want to see Moyes show him a bit of faith and use him in the second half no matter what the score is. He is the only player we have that offers something unpredictable.
Mine is Tim Howard I'm afraid...
Saha looks unlikely to play and Vaughan could only be a sub. It will likely be a low soring game because of this, like the recent league game and like 1966, the longer it goes without them scoring the better chance we have.
It does make one wonder what might have been if we had a quality wide player on the right. For that reason I?d give Van der Meyde a place on the bench he?s certainly capable of getting in a cross or two and if we can get quality balls to Fellaini or Cahill from wide areas we could give them a torrid time.
Starting line up for me has to be 4-5-1. A lot has been spoken of late regarding Osman; if he does start, which I?m sure he will, I?d like nothing better than to see him put in an outstanding performance. Equally, I do hope that, should he fail to deliver, that Moyes has the courage to change things. Still haven?t got a ticket but I?ll be outside Wembley all the same. COYB!
If you look at how Everton have played the team set up as 4-1-3-1-1. The point being we have Neville protecting the back 4 and 3 narrow midfielders with Pienaar and Osman either side of Cahill. To my mind these 3 are the best footballers we have fit.
It worked well on Sunday; some of the interchange and fluency was the best so far this season, even with Arteta fit. The reason for this was balance. Cahill give us much needed bite in the centre. Ossie and Pienaar ensure we keep it on the ground and provided movement. Width in the main is provided by the fullbacks.
Screech is a great focal point. To my mind, he is too slow and does not read the game well enough to play deeper. In his role behind the striker he is a massive presence and links the play as well as anyone in the league. There has has been some debate about what postion is. IMO he more of a striker than midfielder even if he doesn't realise it himself.
All the above are vital to Everton playing progressive attacking football and having any chance of creating goals against the Mancs. If you take out Osman, you lose that balance. If anyone can't see this based on the last 2 performances they are shortsighted IMO.
I think the important thing is how we deal with their drifting attacking midfielder/striker. Be it Rooney or Ronaldo, Pip should stick to him like glue and and kick him a few times which will frustrate them.
Good luck to the boys!
Would be nice seeing him come on for the last 5-10 mins though.
Looks like rooneys out
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ football/premier_league/manchester_united/article6116738.ece
hooray
I believe you’re talking about Jack Rodwell, for the England U-16s
Everton (from): Howard, Hibbert, Lescott, Jagielka, Baines, Osman, Pienaar, Neville, Rodwell, Fellaini, Cahill, Yobo, Saha, Vaughan, Nash, Gosling, Jacobsen, Van der Meyde, Castillo, Baxter.
Maybe Moysie’s playing with Fergie’s head ( as if ...), and Saha will start, stomach bug be damned.
Not so much Myst-ic as Myst-it.
Appreciate that different fans have different views of players abilities but fans calling any of the current first team "clowns" is something I don?t understand. Why the need to insult our own players?
The rangers pair are clowns. Barton is a clown. Our fans who call our players clowns are clowns.
Our first team might not all be up to standard but they have done nothing to deserve insults.
We?ve all heard the odd one that sits around us, that have their personal whipping boy in a blue shirt. To these "supporters" I would say at least for one game leave it at home. Get behind the lads tomorrow and lets lift them instead of knocking them. "Clowns" are something we do not have tomorrow.
Tomorrow we have eleven Everton players that deserve our support for getting us as far as they have. I?m taking my lad tomorrow and although he?s only seen about 15 games in total, he?s never seen us lose. Lets hope it's a memorable day and his record stays intact.
C?mon you mighty Blues (all of you).
So please, think twice about the adjectives you are going to use before you describe our players: they may be a lot of things but none of them fit the descriptive "clown".
COYB FUCK THEM MANC CUNTS
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