Everton (H) 30/12: Build-Up & Match Thread

[Lupo]

Dawson back in defence, Doyle starts in midfield

 

[Lupo]

 

[pagey]

Gonna be a physical battle, hope we're up for it.

 

[NicholasG1973]

Big game fir Doyle in there today.

Might give us a good idea of whether he’s physically ready.

 

[AndyWolves]

Big reliance on gomes to play well in this game

 

[YoungWolf]

Concerned by Doyle but unless he changed the shape he didn’t really have another option

 

[The Bear]

Yep huge game for Doyle and his future here.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Big game fir Doyle in there today.

Might give us a good idea of whether he’s physically ready.

I don't think it's so much of being 'ready' physically, he's not a child but he's small and he's not especially quick. Obviously not an impenetrable barrier to success but he's got to prove he's a good enough footballer to overcome those decencies in combatitive games and today could be one of those times.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Yep huge game for Doyle and his future here.

Bit much?

 

[NicholasG1973]

I don't think it's so much of being 'ready' physically, he's not a child but he's small and he's not especially quick. Obviously not an impenetrable barrier to success but he's got to prove he's a good enough footballer to overcome those decencies in combatitive games and today could be one of those times.

I wasn’t implying he was a child.

More that I was concerned about his physical presence versus a combative Everton side.

That’s all.

 

[Tony Towner]

I don't think it's so much of being 'ready' physically, he's not a child but he's small and he's not especially quick. Obviously not an impenetrable barrier to success but he's got to prove he's a good enough footballer to overcome those decencies in combatitive games and today could be one of those times.

Narrator...he isn't

 

[Tony Towner]

Everton look like they've matched us up formation wise

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Onana and Garner aren't physical at all

 

[YoungWolf]

It’s not even so much physical with Doyle (though I think his lack of mobility is an issue in general). From what I’ve seen of him he doesn’t protect the space behind him well at all. Hopefully it’s just him adapting to the step up from the championship.

 

[The Bear]

Bit much?

Not really. If he can't show he can play and compete against a bottom half team who have their best and most physical midfielder unavailable, then how is GON ever going to trust him to start going forwards?

By all accounts he was very good for Sheff Utd, so I'm hopeful he can be a good player to help link the midfield and attack for us.

 

[Jinky]

Really like the look and balance of that Everton starting 11. We need to be properly on it against Harrison & McNeil in those wide areas. Think it’s going to be a tough afternoon.

 

[t3ch]

Real nice run/ ball in for hwang there, unfortunate not to get a shot off

 

[The Bear]

Good effort and work from Hwang.

 

[Jinky]

Surprise, surprise. Dyche has told his centre backs to rough up Hwang from the off.

 

[t3ch]

For fuck sake hwang

How do we not even shoot in a 3 v 1