Ramirez is not suddenly going to become the player we want...needs to go to a club that suits him with our blessing.
I did hear something about Everton pushing the game back by a day. For what reasons they were allowed to do that I'm not sure.
Sensible decision, extra day to get over knocks and both our opponents on New Years(Chelsea, Stoke) are both playing tomorrow too, so no loss there
It should be, on paper. Two exciting, attacking sides that play high-tempo passing football. So 0-0 then....!
I think both teams have every chance of winning, or losing, or drawing. Anyone who correctly predicts the result ought to play the national lottery the next time.
Everton and ourselves are quite similar really in the way we play: Solid keeper: Howard v Boruc Attacking fullbacks: Shaw/Clyne/Chambers v Coleman/Baines/Oviedo Quality centre backs: Fonte/Lovren v Jagielka/Distin Solid midfielders: Schneiderlin/Wanyama/Cork v McCarthy/Barry Creative fast passing midfielders/forwards: Ward-Prowse/Davis/Rodriguez v Mirallas/Pienaar English no. 20s that everyone is raving about: Lallana v Barkley Good front players: Lambert v Lukaku
Wonder what the best XI we could muster between ourselves and Everton would look like: some real tough calls e.g. Clyne or Coleman; Baines or Shaw, Lallana or Barkley.
Robles Coleman Lovren Jagielka Shaw Cork McCarthy Mirallas Lallana Pienaar Rodriguez Based on current form, not including injured/suspended players.
So, team for tomorrow? Gazzaniga; Chambers, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw; Cork, S. Davis; Ward-Prowse, Lallana, Rodriguez; Lambert.