Did this tactical change by David Moyes reveal his future plans for Everton?

But on saying that I DO think there’s an opportunity to look at Aznou and Patterson (who played that role for Scotland) as wingbacks. I would play O’Brien Branthwaite Mykolenko as the back three in that scenario.

But Moyes will never do that.

Actually, could we have the names of the editorial team? That should be a natural aspect of running this site. But where on the site can we find. this?

MK seems to have gone AWOL.

Who is in the editorial 'team'?

You need to tell us.

Not sure if Moyes has ever played three at the back but I do know him and coaching staff need to do a lot more in training practicing some new tactics including corners where they have kept playing the same routine Dyche used— no variation whatsoever and don’t mention throw ins- —a big % go straight to the opposition, maybe you can’t teach an old dog new tricks with Moyes being the old dog, no disrespect intended there.

Oh don't get me started on corners, as you say its the same as when Dyche was here which is mostly a ball to the back post. Against Leeds we had 6" 6 O,Brien, 6"5 Branthwaite, 6" 4 Barry plus 6"0 Tarkowski. Yet how many clear headers do we win very few. I watch the other lot on MOTD and seems VVD gets his head on about 30% of their corners and scores or makes chances, yet he is not as tall as O,Brien or Branthwaite.

We never try a flick on from the near post, and defensively why don't teams have players on the posts anymore, if you see most goals from corners most would be stopped if you had players on each post. Also means the goalkeeper has less of the goal to cover, or he can actually try and catch or punch it clear knowing he has 2 men on the line if he misses the ball.

We should invest in a specialist set-piece coach to improve the attack and defence. The variety of our offensive set-pieces is terrible.

As for our defensive set-up, we are a big team who concede goals easily to free-kicks, corners and long throws - teams just block off our tall players and we look befuddled. Spurs, Newcastle and Brentford took full advantage of our weakness in this year.

All we need now is Ndiaye getting crocked

Can we afford to lessen the squad numbers?

New stadium, new owners but a film we've seen too many times before lol.

This is why you need a big squad and three players for every position

In this case, he happens to be representing a few of us in that curiosity.

Would you like all prospective TW writers to run their credentials past you before contributing?

He wont divert from his safety first football.

If he did I guarantee it would be 5-3-2 rather than 3-5-2 for the majority of the game

It showed in the Leeds game, they had pacey players, Everton lack players with pace, thats why at this stage have to play a slower tempo.

Not good, but you would have to swap a large number of players.

The thing I noticed in that game, the Leeds players appeared to tire fairly quickly and they made 5 substitutes.

As far as transfers go, it looks like there is no money at present, so that will have to come from what position we finish, transfers out and PSR.

Moyes plays a back four.

We haven't got the players to do that competently either, certainly in the modern day game when full backs are vital to attacking.

One recent article, I think about the Leeds game, reminded us for no seemingly good reason that we haven't won a trophy for 31 years, which set bells off in my head..

Or maybe it doesn't matter?

Just something I've noticed.

Is it A.I.?

James is new to TW and will be posting a handful of contributions monthly.

Patric likewise, though more regularly, alongside his work for Opta, More than a Game, ToffeeTv and others.

Myself, MK and Anjishnu are what you would refer to as the editorial team. MK is very much still around.

The new site was supposed to include author bios for each TW writer, though I'm not sure where these have ended up after launch... Another thing I'll chase alongside that edit button fix...

Thanks.

Nobody else seems to have seen the Three that the author of the OP is gushing about.

2 Paul respectfully requests "could we have the names of the editorial team - several people support his request.

5 Paul's recently acquired stalker. Comes on. Not to talk about footy (surprise, surprise) but to demonstrate (once again) that he is looking for an argument.

7 Dave A agrees with Mark (1). Like the rest of us. He didnt see a back three either.

12 Paul Hewitt observes that Moyes doesnt seem confident about new signings - seemingly unaware that he has been trying to spell that out for months.

17 Philip isn't getting the attention he was hoping to get for his comments (which again are not football related) so he starts talking to himself.

For what it's worth. I have never seen Moyes play with a back three either Maybe he does it when I'm not looking

We definitely set up with a back 3, start of second half before our non adventureous manager reverted to type.

Anyone at the game should be able to tell you that

Without trying to speak on Patric's behalf too much, I'd imagine writing 'they' comes more naturally for writers (even Evertonians) who cover content across multiple sites, as Patric does, with not all of those sites Everton focused.

Also, using AI is the fastest route to having Google rip up your site's reputation, so no worries needed on that one...

Happy to be assured there’s no dirty reds on here!

Have a wonderful blue weekend and I look forward to reading the glowing match reports after our romp on the south coast!

Royal Blue Mersey live match thread.

Just gonna see what Evertonia match report says.

Not a site I look at much, but some people swear by them.

Evertonia 👍

SO - Just so I've got this right.Moyes, That famously innovative coach. Blew the minds of the Leeds coach. 52000 fans and millions watching on telly by radically changing the system he hasnt strayed from in his life He went with a back THREE !!!

THEN (I'm so glad you explained this). After a few minutes he wrong-footed the fucking lot of us again by changing it back to the formation which was getting twatted in the first place.

I have to hand it to you John. Nothing gets past you. Moyes made more changes to his tactics in ten minutes than he has in 20 years and you were on to it.

What a pity nobody told Mykolenko about it

Mykolenko

BBC 👍

Extra pint or blindfold?

Here's me thinking JOB, having played center half recently, took a few moments to adjust to being right back again. But I much prefer your wonderful version of events. That Maverick Moyes was bamboozling the Leeds bench by having him do a football hokey cocky.

A cunning plan to distract millions of people while Mykolenko got kidnapped.

The BBC ??? I would much rather debate with somebody who had their own opinions than somebody who has them dictated to him by an organisation which exists to

Nite Jethro

Your making things up now.

Stick to the facts please.

The Hokey Cocky sounds much more interesting than the Hokey Cokey though to be fair

Corbett or Barker?

Damp squib does not adequately describe.

Continue building up the site as best you can and we will continue to contribute our glorious tripe to collectively lead the club forward.

Since you turned on here (oh lucky us), you have posted one comment that related to the team. All your other “contributions” were aimed at fellow posters.

Give yourself a challenge this weekend - find something interesting to say about the club.

You can treat this comment as a holistic intervention.

Most folk on here do it, never mind the new editorial team. Some of the people I most respect on these pages do it from time to time. It ought to be always ‘us’, ‘our’, ’we’, and so on.

"Goodnight.Ever feel you have been cheated"

That was Johnny's sign off from his last ever concert.

There was a rumour the words were written by a former Everton chairman,not sure if thats true

I have always been proud of Everton, it’s been tested many times and when I look at things logically, especially by the countless Evertonians, who were taken in by a complete fraud.

I used to drive past a decaying Goodison Pk, spitting feathers, looking like an absolute lunatic to anyone who had took their eyes off the road for a minute, when there was a big banner all the way across the back of the Park End roof, with the words ‘nil satis nisi optimum’ for all the world to see.

My worry now though is that we have gone to the polar opposite end of the scale with TSF.

I always thought the inhabitants of our city were good at spotting a phoney.

Apparently not the case in all of us.

About today - who do you think will be playing down our right?

What do you reckon the team will be today?

I'm going

Pickford

Obrien Tarkowski Keane Mykolenko

Gana Garner

Ndiaye KDH McNeil

Barry

Gueye and Rohl, playing in the middle of the park, with N’Diaye and KDH, playing either side, a bit further forward, with Barry, leading the line?

Whatever formation we play, hopefully we will play compact and with loads of energy.

Would love to see a team like that but we both know he wont do anything like that mate.

In his ideal world he would have O'Brien and Branthwaite as full backs.

I understand Aznou is a risk in a back four,probably not raedy for that just yet,but as a wing back he's deffo worth a go.

Pickford

Patterson, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko

Rhol, Garner, KDH

Dibling, Ndiaye

Barry

This is the perfect game to test out Aznou and Patterson as wingbacks and keep Garner in the middle.

Don't concede early and we win this.

I can see at least five posters are on to you not talking about footy while trying to attack some and ingratiate yourself with others. I guess whichever way you go, they already know how what you are.

I thought I would respond, because I just wanted to let you know how funny I find it that you are still getting blanked by all an sundry.

"Redshite walking round Turin in a Liverpool top." OH my aching sides.

Biting wit from the creepy alehouse emptier

BTW -you're due having to make another apology to all and sundry after you've torn into somebody over nothing, aren't you? It's getting to be every other month, right?

Hope your day gets more positive.

Just when this site looked like it my be recovering

Its 4 centre backs across the back 4