17 Oct 2025 17:53:22
Ed025/ All - Grealish unavailable and possibly Keane out. O'Brien may have to move central. What would your starting 11 be against City?
A few of our players can cover so many different positions like Garner and KDH. If Keane doesn't play it might be a blessing not having O'Brien against Doku. Do we put Jimmy there and then KDH can drop back and Charlie goes in his favoured 10, Ndiaye on his favoured left-side for 1 week and Dibling on the right. That does bring into play the Beto/ Barry/ Neither conundrum. If Garner is at right back one of the two simply has to play or alternatively we go Coleman and shift Alcaraz or Ndiaye up top.
{Ed025's Note - for me we have to sacrifice Jimmy and play him at right back BN, a shame because he has been excellent in midfield for me, it has to be Alcaraz in midfield with Beto up top im afraid because Barry will hopefully be busy cutting up the oranges for half time mate, as much as i like Seamus Doku will just be too quick for him imo..
17 Oct 2025 19:09:34
Beto up front not for me Ed any chances we get of getting a goal ithas to go in the net mate, Alcaraz has better chances than him in doing that.
{Ed025's Note - i agree that its not ideal GB but it is what it is, we are not going to change our style overnight and the long ball game is part of Davids DNA, the fact is that we play for the second ball off a target man mate and Alcaraz is just not that type of player imo..
17 Oct 2025 21:24:14
2-1 Everton tomorrow with a last min goal by Beto ?.
17 Oct 2025 23:49:18
Ed25 I honestly would put keane upfront for target man haha.
{Ed025's Note - i think its a decent option Bretto but cant see it happening mate..
18 Oct 2025 09:36:46
Really wish Rohl was fit, if we drop KDH back we will be overrun in midfield and bullied. But we need Alcaraz because of his pace and connection with Beto, but he’d be wasted out wide.
Tough decisions for the manager, Garner has to play right back for me, as good as he’s been in midfield, I think that’s where he will end up. He has good defensive instincts and great end product.
Playing anyone other than Beto or Barry upfront is pointless, they’ll just get bullied by whoever City have in defence and none of Alcaraz or Ndiaye are fast enough to play balls over the top to.
18 Oct 2025 14:10:46
Surely we still don't have to name 2 keepers on the bench, their must be another outfield player to make up the numbers.