03 Oct 2023 12:35:18
Well who knows what’s going to happen against Bournemouth, if the nervous silence persists then we’ll lose as it will feed their confidence and wreck ours . If we draw we’re in the glass half empty half full scenario depending on your point of view, a win and the noise surrounding winless at Goodison stops and confidence returns.
All we can do is get behind the team and shout and sing them home. We all know what a rocking Goodison does it’s worth a goal on its own.
Not sure what Dyche will do but if it was me I’d go :-

Pickford
Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite
Garner, Onana
Harrison Danjuma McNeil
DCL, Beto

I’d let the second three rotate across the pitch behind the strikers

UTFT COYB.

1.) 03 Oct 2023
03 Oct 2023 13:01:28
I like your choice big c but it won’t happen. Dyche will try and set us up not to concede? And hope we can Nick a goal.

2.) 03 Oct 2023
03 Oct 2023 13:17:14
Probably the best line up Big C, but like Woburn says, too attacking for Dyche. Guarantee that Gueye plays alongside Onana.

3.) 03 Oct 2023
03 Oct 2023 13:22:42
The problem is Beto and DCL are too similar they both make the same runs and they are getting in each others way. Well that’s what I seen when Beto came on. Through time they might work that out but we don’t have time that’s the problem.

4.) 03 Oct 2023
03 Oct 2023 13:53:17
Godfrey on the right!

5.) 03 Oct 2023
03 Oct 2023 15:05:09
Ideally I’d have Seamus on the right of a back 3 but as he’s not fit I went with a right side centre half who has played right back before, who wasn’t Michael Keane. Don’t think Patterson has played a back 3 and Young hasn’t got the physicality. Also Godfrey will stay defensive as there are plenty of forward options. As people have said it won’t happen anyway
UTFT COYB.

6.) 03 Oct 2023
03 Oct 2023 19:11:46
Patterson for Godfrey for me and Doucoure for danjuma but i don't mind your starting line up either love how we all have different opinions. COYB.

7.) 03 Oct 2023
03 Oct 2023 22:08:00
I agree Ron Mac, Danjuma doesn’t have the engine or the ability to play box to box and would weaken the midfield, whilst Patterson is a far better bet than Godfrey who has gone backwards in terms of performance and reliability.
My concern is the inability of the manager and his coaching staff to see where the basic defensive issues are and address them by specialised one on one coaching.
Both Patterson and Mykolenco’s defensive positioning and spatial awareness could very quickly be improved
and our commitment, determination and desire to deal with set piece challenges. I appreciate Mycolenko switched off and was caught way out of position for the second goal but Onana should have headed the ball clear but failed to attack the ball.
I don’t subscribe to the excuse that we are short on options because in my opinion we have a far more balanced squad with the ability to have impact from the bench.
But why SD decides to change the tactics and team setup following the performance at Villa for the home game against Luton is incomprehensible.

8.) 04 Oct 2023
04 Oct 2023 18:50:56
Godfrey is Holgate with a different number. That’s why even Keane starts before him now. He’s gone so far backwards the past 2 seasons that i’d sell him asap.

9.) 04 Oct 2023
04 Oct 2023 19:20:58
Couldn’t agree more JoeMc-EFC
I’d have Dyche in the back 4 before BG.

10.) 05 Oct 2023
05 Oct 2023 10:38:42
Godfrey's hero is Rio Ferdinand and he wanted to play like him. Unfortunately that hasn't worked out. The lad needs to forget trying to be someone else and just be himself.