30 Jul 2017 18:28:58
What is everyone's preferred line up for next season, I know we will have a lot of games but I would be thinking about having a cup team and a prem team I'm not saying play a different 11 altogether but players like Barry I don't see to many starts in prem, I just don't want to be seeing to many playing Thursday then Sunday and also throw Tuesday cup games as well, I know you need a big squad but you have to balance it without whole sale changes personally I would like us to have a league cup team bit like Arsenal did few years back playing kids,
We have a lot that are too good at u23 level but not likely to play 1st team like Dowell.
30 Jul 2017 19:39:42
The beauty now Blue is I couldn't tell you who the best 11 or even 18 we have.
So much talent coming through and the additions we are making it makes it so tough.
If I had to:
Pickford GK
Cuco RB until Coleman returns but would also try Kenny in home games to get him used to the Prem.
Jags and Keane CB. Jags is better than Williams in my opinion. He worries me.
Baines LB. How do we replace this guy. It scares me that we will have to soon. Legend.
Barry and Gueye or Snids and Davies CM I don't think Gueye and Snids can play together. They both move the ball too slow and don't get forward quick enough so they need either Barry with his quick forward passing which is quite good or Davies with his mobility.
Lookman LM and Kev RM. We are limited in options here I think. I wish Dowell was a season older as he could go into one of the positions.
Klasson or Sig num 10. If we get Sig then Sig. I hope Rooney is just unfit. If not he is not good enough to start in this team. Klasson has goals in him but needs to get those passes quicker into people's feet. They were too slow on Thursday. However, he should have had a hatrick.
Num9 is Sandro. He looks a class act with bags of pace. However, he's the only one with genuine pace. If I was Koeman I'd be looking for 1 or 2 wingers with similar speed although he also holds the ball up very well unlike another num9 we used to have.
There's good cover in most positions and enough to tackle all comps.
30 Jul 2017 20:20:20
From yours BlueJohnUns I would change RB to Holgate. For me he is defiantly worth his place there until Coleman comes back. If not I'd try him at CB. Worth giving as much chance there as Jags or Williams imho.
Gana and Schneid will work for me they just need some more time together.
I'd have Rooney in midfield along with Klaassen and Kev with Lookman being introduced regularly depending on who needs to be took off in each game.
With that you have quality players on the bench. Barry with wealth of experience, Stek for goals, Davies, McCarthy, then Lookman, Martina and Besic.
Squad looking very strong compared to last season. Koeman will get them to gel with time. They need to be given the space and time to work it out.
30 Jul 2017 21:02:43
I think rk may go for a flexible formation. Maybe even 3 at the back like
Pickford
Holgate jags Keane
Coleman (cuco) baines
Geuye Schneiderlin
Rooney (or sig) klassen
Sandro
Width provided by wing backs and Rooney (or sig) and klassen floating, moving and finding pockets og space to feed sandro.
30 Jul 2017 22:23:58
Actually geoffjohno I rather the look of yours. I had thought about that formation before and for some reason forgot about it earlier. Thank you for reminding me.
It looks like that might be the team RK will eventually go with. Not much width but a strong well balanced team. It explains why wingers didn't and seem won't feature for Everton this transfer window even with Bolaise out.
When you look at the bench there would be with that team we have improved the quality of the squad in bucket loads.
30 Jul 2017 23:15:23
It's crazy to think there are so many options now. I also think Gana and Snids can play together with more time and to be honest you'd expect them to as they are both quality in my eyes.
I love Davies mobility though and we don't have anyone else like him in the team. That ability to take it from the back to front and able to finish it off as well.
Just hope we stop using Calvert as a winger.
31 Jul 2017 00:41:53
I know its only one game in for us, but based on what I know previously and what I saw the other night, I would rather Martina stayed on the bench. I'd prefer that Kenny deputised until Coleman comes back, but Holgate would suffice. I'd personally like to see Holgate at CB with Keane but I think Kenny at RB and Holgate at CB is a bit too much so Jags should partner Keane in the centre (I prefer Kenny to Holgate because he's a natural right back) . Pickford and Baines pick themselves.
We have the most competition in midfield but I like a middle 3 of Gana, Schneiderlin and Davies. Davies is good going forward and has lots of energy and I don't want to leave him out as he's going to be a star.
Up front is harder as there are so many new or inexperienced faces. Judging from what I've seen so far I would play Rooney in the middle with Sandro out wide cutting in, with one of Mirallas/ Lookman/ Dowell on the other side depending on form.
Luckily we have a lot of options to adapt our formation when necessary.