toffee77 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 After the good away form and some good results at the JJB over the last couple of seasons, I expect us to come away with 3 pts. 2-0 Saha and Fellaini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Am going for 1:3 i think Saha and Yak will bag one each and Cahill will nod in the other, Zaki for the pie eaters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse11 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 1-0 win. Someone will score off a header in the last 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 harder game than last season, need jags to keep zaki in his pocket, and yobo to watch heskey. should win it but where everton, if we win it it wont be a good win, not on this seasons showings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsmith69 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Well thank god we are back on the road again. Doubt this is going to be easy but we should pick up 3 points. Hopefully Yak will get his act together and saha is looking good. I fancy a closely fought 1-0 win. Saha to get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beard Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I feel the 4-5-1 may be back in favour for this one. After yesterdays point, Moyes will be looking for consolidation rather then attacking for the three points, not what i would want but feel he can be negative at times. However a similar result to last season looks on the card with Cahill getting back amongst the goals (if fit and playing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 tricky one but considering there record im going for 2-1 to us. Saha and Osman for us, Zaki for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Similar to the Boro game 1-1. We are still not playing well enough to just turn up and expect to win, Wigan are playing well at the mo but have'nt been getting the rub of the green. We will be hard pressed to get 3 points here so i'm hoping for a draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 If we keep Zaki quiet then we will be more than happy. Wigan are near the bottom and not playing particurlarly well and shoulden't be much of a problem to overturn, the only problem with Wigan is that they are lucky. I mean, look at Bramble's goal against Newcastle last week, lucky but it got them a point. I think that we should and will win. 3-0 with Fellaini, Saha and Jagielka to score. I have a feeling Jags will get something. I don't know why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Sheer youthful optomism Dark, you wont be top tipper this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemac92 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) With Jags on song I cant see Zaki being a worry, But i though we would steam roll Middleborough <_< Cahill will have to do alot to justify his place in the team, but to be fair to the lad he did feed of Arteta's crossing and set pieces...and we all now that has been somewhat lacking in recent weeks I will be chanting loud as ever, but im not as confident as one should be going to the JJB stadium. My quess A scrappy 1-0 with Sahe coming up trumps Edited November 18, 2008 by BlueNose1878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 After a frantic 10 minutes of Blues onslaught – Holden’s side got what they deserved on 24 minutes when Jutkiewicz connected with a Tony Hibbert cross. His powerful header into the bottom right hand corner of the goal gave the Newcastle keeper no chance. It looks like Tony Hibbert got an assist in that game, maybe he's having a nice spell at Everton now, or has he just found his level of football? I would go for the second option but I'm pleased to see him getting an assist as he's a good server to the club, maybe not the best of men but he's a loyal character. Baines, Anichebe, Hibbert and Castillo featured tonight. I'm hoping that were going to see Baines & Castillo playing against Wigan. Lescott out, Baines in and Castillo sitting in the Carsley role with some baggage taken out, possibly Osman as Arteta could always come up with something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 A score draw I reckon. I know our away form has been pretty good but I just can't see us winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Will Moyes stick with two up front?.....I can see him sticking with the Yak! This said I really believe that Saha and Yakubu are starting to understand each other....ie Saha knows The Yaks not going to run around much, and the Yak knows Saha isn't going too either Joking apart!...if those two can forge a partnership and we can create for them, opponents will really have their hands full.Middlesborough defended really well against us, happy to hit on the break.If Wigan come at us and we play as well as we did Sunday then I can see a win. It would be helped greatly, if Arteta could live up to his reputation for a change.....here's a little bit of advise to our skillful Spaniard!..........."Collect the ball, now your not crossing a road!....so don't look left and right........instead, JUST GO FORWARD......THEN, JUST HIT THE FUC%ING THING!!! Not every time now mind!............ Unbeaten run to continue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick16 Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Can i play devils advocate for a second here and ask why there has been so much criticism of Arteta? Watching the game (mind you through bleary eyes at 1am on a Monday morning in Perth) I couldn't be overly critical of his performance, particularly when compared against the rest of the team. His delivery for the 'yak back' goal was fair... Timmy missed a fairly straight forward chance from a corner... i think you have to criticise our finish rather than our delivery on this occasion. I actually thought it was one of the few times, if not the first, we have looked the better side on the park for the majority of the match. We only need to play similar to the borough game and finish our chances to put Wigan away comfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everton_Worshiper Posted November 21, 2008 Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 Can i play devils advocate for a second here and ask why there has been so much criticism of Arteta? Watching the game (mind you through bleary eyes at 1am on a Monday morning in Perth) I couldn't be overly critical of his performance, particularly when compared against the rest of the team. His delivery for the 'yak back' goal was fair... Timmy missed a fairly straight forward chance from a corner... i think you have to criticise our finish rather than our delivery on this occasion. I actually thought it was one of the few times, if not the first, we have looked the better side on the park for the majority of the match. We only need to play similar to the borough game and finish our chances to put Wigan away comfortably. Mainly because he has been shit this season, poor performances are usually followed by criticism. In Artetas case he is one of those untouchables, you will never see him on the bench...which considering most players have played better than him is annoying to the fans. It is obvious he should be benched to give him a kick up the backside but it just wont happen. Arteta at the moment seems to be staying the same or even getting worse whilst the rest of the team are slowly improving. On the Wigan game, I see us winning it quite comfortably. I predict 3 own goals from Bramble and us to win 3-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Pienaar will miss Everton’s trip to Wigan on Monday after failing to recover from a knee injury. The South African international missed his country’s clash with Cameroon earlier this week after aggravating the problem during the Blues 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough. He is now being assessed by Everton’s medical team, who now hope that intensive treatment will enable Pienaar to be fit for next Sunday’s game at Tottenham. It has been a stop-start campaign so far for the 26-year-old, who was sidelined for seven weeks at the beginning of the season with a broken toe. Pienaar returned as a substitute in the second leg of the UEFA Cup clash with Standard Liege and, given his importance to the team, he reclaimed his starting place soon after. That’s why Blues boss David Moyes will be hoping this latest lay-off does not prove to be too serious and a week’s therapy will enable him to travel to White Hart Lane. The news surrounding Marouane Fellaini, however, is much brighter and Everton’s club record signing should be given the all clear to play at the JJB Stadium. He missed Belgium’s 1-1 draw with Luxembourg with a groin strain but has responded to treatment at Finch Farm and he should be fine to face Wigan. I know that that has been posted in the News section, but seeing as they are over-looked I thought I would post it in here too as it could be very important to our chances against Wigan. He's the player that's been giving the attack flair to the team and the one that with a few games under his belt could really make a differance to us. I knew about him being held back from the South Africa games but I was un-aware that this would hinder his chances on Monday. I'll be dissapointed to see him out of the team. He wasn't playing against Middlesbrough and I think we missed him. Shame, hope he makes a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 That is very bad news. For our creativity we have to rely on Arteta now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Zaki's only 50:50, be useful for us if he doesn't make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Wigan have doubts over Emile Heskey (hamstring), Amr Zaki (rib and calf), Mario Melchiot (knee) and Jason Koumas (groin), who all face fitness tests. Emmerson Boyce is suspensed after being sent off against Newcastle. Everton duo Marouane Fellaini and Steven Pienaar face tests over the weekend to prove their fitness. Fellaini has a groin strain and Pienaar is struggling with the knee injury that ruled him out of South Africa's midweek 3-2 friendly win against Cameroon. This will look good for us if it happens. I hope Fellaini comes back as Pienaar looks set to miss the trip. It would be good to see Zaki and Heskey out of the team as these two are Wigan's only potential threat to our defence, I'm sure Jagielka can handle any puny strike force Wigan can throw at him, Melchiot who is always good at the back looks set to be side-lined and Koumas, who always seems to pop up with something could miss out. This makes me all the more confident going into the game and I should now expect a comfortable 2 to 3 nil victory our way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Results went with us again today, we'll go into the game still in seventh and overtake Hull for sixth if we win . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Results went with us again today, we'll go into the game still in seventh and overtake Hull for sixth if we win . We need the injuries to go our way for that to happen I feel. Pienaar and Fellaini for us and Wigan having their strikeforce out. I've got my fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant#1 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 2-0 win with arteta and cahill to score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 I cained Wigan last night in Fifa 09 3-0, Yak with the double and cahill with one. In 5 minutes. Also lost 4-3 to chelski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 No Zaki for them I am concerned at no Vaughan at all for us. I heard a rumour that he was out for the rest of the season again and Jutkiewicz taking his place on the bench makes me think it may be a bit more than a rumour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 No Pienaar either....unchanged from last week-end. 24 Howard 18 Neville 04 Yobo 06 Jagielka 05 Lescott 10 Arteta 25 Fellaini 17 Cahill 21 Osman 22 Yakubu 09 Saha Baines, Anichebe, Castillo, Nash, Jutkiewicz, Gosling, Rodwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 What a blow for my Fantasy team. Gerrard, Fabregas, Pienaar, and Dafoe all missed this week. 3 midfield missing and only 2 mid reserves , how does that work out .?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagoblue Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 (edited) Well Howard alone has seen us through that first half unscathed. What in the world is Cahill doing out on the left flank pumping crosses in? Complete waste. Wigan aren't throwing height forward so I can't see why we need Lescott at left back. Need to bring Baines in to sling the crosses over for Cahill to get onto. Edited November 24, 2008 by chicagoblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse11 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 fantasy reserves don't have to be like for like. A defender can come on for a mid, mid for a striker etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everton_Worshiper Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Saha playing well as is Osman but what a couple of top class saves from Howard just now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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