Deacs Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 26/12 - Newcastle (A) 28/12 - Stoke (H) 03/01 - Spurs (H) Not the worst, but not easy either. I'd settle for 5 points from these games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I want to say 6 points but just can't see us beating Newcastle if we couldn't put away Norwich or Bournemouth. 2 points I think and relegation battle begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogs Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I said Norwich and Leicester were 'must win' if we wanted to stay in the Europe hunt. We're lucky that other teams have dropped points too so I'm foolishly letting thoughts along the lines of 'if we can just beat Newcastle and Stoke...' enter my head. Setting myself up for an epic festive downer... Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbanyNYToffee Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I said Norwich and Leicester were 'must win' if we wanted to stay in the Europe hunt. We're lucky that other teams have dropped points too so I'm foolishly letting thoughts along the lines of 'if we can just beat Newcastle and Stoke...' enter my head. Setting myself up for an epic festive downer... You're certainly not alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKR toffee Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Got to be looking at 9 points for me anything less would be disappointing about time our players stood up and be counted and for Martinez to stop being so stubborn and change his starting 11 and his system this Christmas period could make or break our season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I can see us losing all three if Howard starts. It's not that I have anything against him. He has been a great servant but his errors are now affecting the back four and some radical surgery s needed on our entire defence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKR toffee Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Howard's always got a mistake in him for sure but don't really think Robles is any better both decent shot stoppers but both aren't really commanding in the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Pessimistic head on ...... Please lads do something to cheer me up :dont know: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn balor Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Anything less than seven ain't good enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 All nine coming up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elston Gunnn Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 The thing that most interests me is squad rotation and substitutions in the next 2 matches. Plenty of time to recover after Stoke to prepare for Spurs. But playing Stoke less than 45 hours after Newcastle means no time to recover properly. I'm sure this is a big problem for all clubs. I can't think of a bigger test of the claim -- Roberto's and ours -- that we have a pretty deep squad. In his press conference, Roberto mentioned Jagielka, McCarthy, Pienaar, and Oviedo as being "involved" at some point in the 7 matches over the next 3 weeks. All well and good, but Roberto's late comment in the press conference said none of the 4 would play Saturday, and I inferred that none would play Monday. He also mentioned a minor injury for Naismith, so I wonder whether he's unlikely for Saturday, but possible for Monday. But Roberto still has players who can help in this time-crunch next 2 matches. Will the back 4 play 90+ minutes in both matches? Galloway in for Funes Mori or Baines in either match? Robles? Or is Robles set only for Man City in the league cup? Will Roberto give some of Mirallas, Lennon, Naismith, Gibson, Besic, Osman a start in either match? Will Barry and Kone start both matches? Will a tiring Deulofeu play 80+ minutes both matches? Will Roberto use 3 substitutes in both matches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 One day RM is gping to listen to the forum and make three changes after sixty mins.... Shortly after we will have two injurys and concede two goals to go from a winning position to a loss. Substitutions should be utilised more o agree, but some people want to use them just because they are there. I also want to see a change in our defence rather than the keeper. A one on one is a bad defence, not a mad goalkeeper. Get our defence to stop letting balls come over thier heads, get them to check runs etc. And when you need to just hoof a ball ..then fking well hoof it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elston Gunnn Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 One day RM is gping to listen to the forum and make three changes after sixty mins.... Shortly after we will have two injurys and concede two goals to go from a winning position to a loss. Substitutions should be utilised more o agree, but some people want to use them just because they are there. I do tend to want to see 3 subs in the vast majority of our matches, saving the 3d for the 80th minute or after. Can be either to protect lead, player to push forward if need goal, or change of formation to attack opposing weakness, whatever. Long season, use deep squad if you actually think, as opposed to say, you have one. I admit I do want to see some of the other players get a chance. I think Lennon, Mirallas, Gibson are pretty good. But the specific issue right now -- festive fixture crunch in next 2 matches -- is tired players on Monday. Unless all EPL players are easily capable of 90+ minutes on little rest. Certainly several managers complain about this crunch time, so it seems an issue managers are thinking about how to manage. Get the ball to Deulofeu over and over and over. But at the first sign of petulance after 55 minutes, sub in Lennon. Deulofeu looks to wear out over the course of the season, emotionally as well as physically. Kone. And Barkley, if he's on one of his walkabouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Yes that's more like it. Use a sub when you think we need it. For example when Kone is goosed. But so many people call for three sub's at half time of were not two nil up. Use subs to change the course of a game. If it doesn't need changing ...then don't change it. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Happy Christmas all. Hope you all have the most wonderful day and 2016 brings us all what we so desperately crave..... Our beloved Everton climbing up the table... COYB's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacs Posted December 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 You too mate lets hope we all get our xmas wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Happy Christmas to all from Dubai. Doing the family thing today. Tomorrow there are 4 live footie matches to watch here. Stoke v Man U followed by Liverpool v Leicester, Newcastle v Everton and Soton v Arsenal. Very understanding wife! Hoping for 9 points from the next 3 games, would settle for 7, expecting 4 or 5 and wouldn't be surprised with less than 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacs Posted December 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Happy Christmas to all from Dubai. Doing the family thing today. Tomorrow there are 4 live footie matches to watch here. Stoke v Man U followed by Liverpool v Leicester, Newcastle v Everton and Soton v Arsenal. Very understanding wife! Hoping for 9 points from the next 3 games, would settle for 7, expecting 4 or 5 and wouldn't be surprised with less than 3! Here's to hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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