Everton Indoors A Disgruntled PreMatch Prattle
Saturday, 29 November 08, 12:05 PM · Comments (169)
We've sat through some rubbish so far this season. All the Flat Football Fairy can say in her defence is she has waved her wand liberally. As the table shows...
The last particularly cr*p game came courtsey of our prospective visitors this weekend and Wigan. The 0-0 scoreline was flattering. The game wasn't that exciting. And from what I heard this afternoon the fog spared many fans equally iffy outings from a number of teams.
Anyway, Everton. Osman, Arteta & Co all looked every bit shadows of their former selves.
This is my way of suggesting we ought not brace ourselves for the Toffeemen, but rather for another game as riveting as the Blackburn one.
Defensively we're good enough. King will continue making more returns than 'The Mac', add him to Woodgate and Corluka and that provides us with a be it irregular, but a sound enough combination.
Where the game will hinge for us is painfully obvious. Their names are Bentley, Jenas and Huddlestone. Will they turn up? Will the pitch be level enough? Will the Xtra Hold Moulding Clay do the trick? Who knows?
Luca Modric romanced us in a whirlwind. One minute we didn't notice the old girl and now we struggle to understand how we'll ever cope without her. He's not playing and he'll be hugely missed.
Pav and Bent are in dire need of service and this is the same malaise that drove away Defoe and endlessly frustrated the rat faced Bulgarian.
Determined to have a punt this Sunday? My tip is put on a very big coat and head for Cambridge.
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They've done us convincingly at home for the last two seasons.... 
Reply to DANNYBOY:
Am confident about this one. 3-0 to the mighty Spurs. Pav and Bent to score them all between them. COYS
Hope you're right. Everton were grim midweek and didn't remotely threaten.
IF we can get the supply to our strikers right we can duff this lot up as you say....
If we instead opt to run around to no good purpose for 90 minutes we may as supporters have to take legal advice re refunds.
Big scores? That was the general consensus pre-NEC...
1-0 it is then!
Oh sod it 6-0...
It was interesting to see that 'arry played Bentley in the 'hole' against NEC. Would he consider doing this against the Toffees? Play O'Hara on the left and Lennon on the right, with Jenas and The Hudd in the middle. I also see the return of BAE and Corluka as left and right fullbacks, and the return of our king/captain in the heart of the defense.
COYS!!!!!!!!!!
I think 3-0 is very overconfident. I'd take a 1-0 snooze fest anytime. Still I can't see it.
They've conceded more than we have this season, but they are still 4 points clear of us. That's due to a bit of pluck and a very fit side, judging by the points they've picked up late on. So i reckon the chances are we'll need to be two goals to the good by the last ten miutes or a score draw may well be in the offing.
I fear a "sock draw". A draw that smells of de-feet. Ho ho
Bentley needs to buckle up and perform. In terms of Pavlyuchenko, I think he puts in more effort than Bentley has of late and Bent is just useless unless he get's the delivery.
Lennon should start every important game and I wouldn't mind seeing O'Hara being used in there maybe on the left with Lennon on the right and Bentley as Sub.
I'm glad there's competition for places at last, it's about performance and current form not reputation!
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Am confident about this one. 3-0 to the mighty Spurs. Pav and Bent to score them all between them. COYS
Hmm, home form pretty good, Jenas looks a bit upset at having to work a bit harder EVERY game for his place, expect a good game from him..Lennon on fire, back to his best..Its Bentley and Pav/Campbell that are the concern, if they put anywhere near a decent days work, we will win, easily? I predict a 3-3 draw as per my dream last night..