Eto'o itching to get started

I understand where youÂ’re coming from there, but you could apply the same statement to Besic for the Arsenal game.

I know itÂ’s water under the bridge and all that now, but it still wrankles at the very thought.

Team selection will be of the utmost importance tomorrow, and any mistakes, slips or wayward passes, will be totally capitalised on by Chelski.

I really hope we don’t see Osman on the left. Against a side like Chelsea, that thought concerns me to the point of sleepless nights.

I would dearly love to see either Eto’o or Lukaku score against Chelsea, especially if it was a winner – how sweet that would be?

It’s going to be very interesting to see how we react after such a mammoth effort for 60 minutes against Arsenal, to put in so much work to get that 2-0 lead only to throw it away. Even now, on Wednesday, four days has passed and it still feels like a defeat.

I should be convincing myself that a point with Arsenal isn’t bad but it’s the way it happened, I’m still as gutted as at 7:30 on Saturday evening.

The only way I will get over that disappointment is if we turn Jose’s giants over this weekend but I have to admit I’m not as positive as I was before the Arsenal game.

We are not going to have Atsu or Pienaar and by the sound of it Lukaku isn’t really where he should be fitness wise and maybe Eto’o as well. That said, as excited as I am about Eto’o, it still doesn’t solve our major Achilles Heel with the defence and the shite schoolboy way we seem to concede goals.

Chelsea will need no invitation to score goals on Saturday so for once let’s hope that fucking defence can man-up under pressure and please please Everton, don’t start gifting them soft goals from set-pieces or free headers.

Who’d have thought he’d have been the real success story between him and Jelavic when they both signed?

Even if he lacks the ability of some other of his team mates, he provides Evertonians with what they really want in terms of effort, desire and heart on his sleeve. Well done, Naismith, keep it going son, respect!!!

He runs his rollocks off for the team and I for one am made up heÂ’s getting the fansÂ’ backing.

At football training on Monday I caught my 5-year-old not putting in enough effort. I asked him what Steven Naismith would do.

He said "Always try his hardest".

Never thought Naismith would be the example I show to my kids.

I am only going by the reports, but generally they are not far away with the facts, but at the same time are sometimes wide of the mark too.

ItÂ’s just the others, if true that we have to contend with now. Thinking back to last year, we were pretty thin on the ground, a workman-like display, and an outstanding debut from Gareth Barry, a goal from the rejuvenated Nais got us there.

Well done lad and keep up the good work – it would be really nice for him if he could really cement some sort of legacy, eg, cup-winning goal, derby hat-trick...

Also delighted with the long overdue recognition for Naisy. HeÂ’s getting regular games now and that shows in his confidence and belief and recently his finishing.

I think Mirallas could also really benefit from such a run of games but, if you look at his career last two years, heÂ’s always in and out of the team and for Belgium too. If he could get some consistency, heÂ’d be one of our best players.

However, he was guilty of missing some chances (like the whole Chelski team, who could have been 3-0 up before Naismith scored the only goal in the 45th minute). EtoÂ’o had 4 reasonably good opportunities, but failed to test Howard.

By a strange coincidence he was making his Chelski debut and it seems, judging by what he has said to Martinez, that he will be making his Everton debut against his former team on Saturday.

Wide men and strikers are not seen to work as hard due to the role they play in the team. But all our team give 100% whether they play well or not. I will not use the stupid 110% because it is meaningless.

How times have changed!

It's in The Guardian about the Chelsea striker. I thought it was just Old Big Head trying to do a SAF but could be wriong

We do need to look at the defence and let Stones play. I think Jags should be rested. especially if De Costa does play. He

As you know, I've already been panned for even suggesting such arrangements are made between 'these good friends' !

They created a bucket load of chances, while we didn't, whatever, the name of the game is to get the ball in the net which we obviously did.
I just hope they don't make as many chances this time.

Depends on the score after 65-70mins if were 1 behind send sammy on.

Players like Besic won’t get match fit if kept sitting on the bench! I think though, at 33 Eto’o will only be used as a tactical sub, much like Drogba is at Chelski, and dare I say Lambert at Redshite.

I have to agree Cleverly has not progressed much and a good job he’s gone elsewhere.

By the way, wouldn’t fancy feyenoord again. Some bad memories of playing them in the 70’s. Great memory of playing at their stadium in 85 though.