Everton Vs Tottenham: Match Thread

[spurs mental]

Would have liked Jenas to start instead of Hudd today. Think his energy would have brought more to the game than Hudd's passing.

Hopefully we start as we finished against Villa last week. Lennon hopefully be able to get at Baines early, draw a booking, force him onto the backfoot. He's gonna be key.

 

[$hoguN]

Everton are not in a false position, there are no false positions in the Premier League; they haven't been good enough so far this season thats why they are there

 

[thetallaghttiger]

Same team as Villa away then. I really hope we don't make the same start to the game than we did there, lets just keep possession and frustrate them. Any early fight from Everton should easily be quashed if we just knock the ball about, don't concede too many corners and silly free kicks and establish an element of control on the game. I was in favour of Jenas to start today so I hope Hudd can bring the last 70 minutes in the villa game and add a good, controlled first 20 today.

what, like we 'contolled' the first 20 against United during the week?!

Getting goals on the scoreboard is what we have to do, we're still not fully capable of controlling a game and restricting the opposition of getting chances.

 

[spurs mental]

what, like we 'contolled' the first 20 against United during the week?!

Getting goals on the scoreboard is what we have to do, we're still not fully capable of controlling a game and restricting the opposition of getting chances.

We did it against Villa last week pretty well. :shrug:

 

[Bulletspur]

They are playing five in Midfield. I hope Huddlestone can cope!

 

[KeaneIsKeane]

Five in the midfield is scary when we have Hudd partnering Palacios.

 

[thetallaghttiger]

We did it against Villa last week pretty well. :shrug:

partially true, it was down to Villa not playing also.

But if you look at it, they conceded the goal and were able to go straight up the other end and create a chance which Heskey nearly took. Corluka/Lennon stood off Young, allowing the cross into the box. CANNOT do that today.

 

[alfiespurs]

line up as I predicted ... well come on Crouch show us what you are made of ... Pinnear is the everton danger man along with Cahill ( I wish we had him!!). Tough game they will really come out biting at us .. UP THE SPURS

 

[Bulletspur]

Everton are not in a false position, there are no false positions in the Premier League; they haven't been good enough so far this season thats why they are there

Would you have said that about us last season, two points from eight games?

 

[we_all_loved_freund]

Well if Everton play like they did against Liverpool (although they were the better team), we should have plenty of possesion. They only had 1 tactic which was the long ball, it was only Liverpool's complete ineptness at keeping the ball that allowed them to look like the better team. I think we should be ok today...

 

[thfc1989]

We will lose

 

[ShelfSide18]

what, like we 'contolled' the first 20 against United during the week?!

Getting goals on the scoreboard is what we have to do, we're still not fully capable of controlling a game and restricting the opposition of getting chances.

Different game from Utd. Moyes will have them fired up and I'm sure they will come out and try to get on top of us with their fans right behind them. It's about extinguishing their threat early on because their confidence will be shaky.

A good first 20 then I hope we can come out and win the game comfortably. Not that I'd complain with an early goal :grin:

 

[we_all_loved_freund]

Five in the midfield is scary when we have Hudd partnering Palacios.

Not really, they seem to bypass a lot of the midfield but what we need to do is make sure we get to the 2nd ball first!

 

[kaz Hirai]

We will lose

:lol:

 

[KeaneIsKeane]

The strikers on Everton's bench are better than ours(meaning the strikers on our bench)...agree?

 

[Archibald-CPH]

Had hope to see Keane instead of Crouch... Hope Crouch proves me wrong

 

[ShelfSide18]

The strikers on Everton's bench are better than ours(meaning the strikers on our bench)...agree?

Not really!

 

[we_all_loved_freund]

Had hope to see Keane instead of Crouch... Hope Crouch proves me wrong

Nope, Keane on his own is better than both of them put together, when u add the 0.000001% extra that Pav adds then I think our bench edges it :grin:

 

[nuttynoah]

i'm looking forward to seeing Kranky after he was cup-tied midweek

 

[spurs mental]

'Arry on Sky Sports:

Got to play the same way as we did at Villa second half, difficult to leave Keane out but with Crouchie and JD doing well the last two weeks, doesn't want to change just yet.