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I think we can get something. They're likely to be complacent and a little burnt out with how well they've done, there fixtures are mounting up. We have just been well beat however we had a strong second half and hopefully by next week a full strength squad. If we don't concede in the first half...

Our strongest line-up is surely 3-5-2-1 Sanchez, Cucurela, Webster, Dunk, Duffy, Lamptey, Bissouma, Lallana, March, Trossard, Maupay. That XI would guarantee a finish between 8th & 12th

Gross has contributed way more in terms of goals assists and build up play and is far more reliable in terms of fitness and defensive shape. There is no obvious gulf in class they're both good.

It's strange because unless we're playing Chelsea, Man City, Liverpool or Man Utd I'm sort of expecting us to get at least a point. I think once we lose a couple more I'll come crashing back down to reality, but a decent cup run and potentially europa conference league qualification is genuinely...

I think either side could edge this one, but if Arsenal start as they did against Spurs and we start as we did against Palace we could be a few down by half time. I'd take a draw.

Locadia has previously scored against Arsenal however Jeremy Sarmiento excites me. More naturally a winger but so much energy and would be desperate to impress, I think he should at least be on the bench.

It was as even a game as you can get, both teams fully cancelled eachother out if any team was slightly better it was the away side in the final 10-15 minutes they were looking tired and we took over. With Bissouma, Webster and Lamptey out 3 of our best players I'm happy with the point. It's...

I really don't buy the narrative that they were so much better than us. We had more of the ball and more shots on target, the goal they scored was a penalty which was 100% a penalty and aside from the Ayew chance they didn't do much, we had a similar chance with Welbeck who should've scored as...

I am fully expecting us to not turn up and lose badly, no logic behind it just naturally pessimistic :lol: Obviously hope I'm very wrong

Gone for an optimistic 1-1 Leicester are a few levels above us at the moment if they're on it we're going to get well beat. However, they had a tough game vs Napoli, If the home support gets behind the team and we get off to a good start I could see us getting something potentially nicking it.

I like your thinking but as proved before against Leicester 3 at the back can often leave us vulnerable to pacey teams because there's more lines to play through. Unless we go ultra defensive and try and hit them on the break, I can't see how a back 5 will give us a significant advantage here...

This also doesn't really take in the fact that we play one striker and two attacking midfielders with wing backs as the wide players, Gross, Lallana, Alexis, Trossard have all played that position. I do wish we had more forward wide options though so we could utilise different formations, I...

I agree that we didn't create much, we could have scored from the freekick if we were sharper to the rebound and corners this season could be key, I think once we have a full strength team we'll be okay. It's hard no matter who your against when they put everyone behind the ball you are...

Okay I'll change it to I think Potter has little say on transfer dealings.. I very much doubt Potter goes to the board with a list of players like some managers do at other clubs I just think he's told about who they're looking at and asked his opinion.

Thank you for backing up my point :)

They are a good side with a gameplan, we had a three or four half chances they had 2 big chances not including the penalty. I think the penalty killed it off before that we were looking the better side early in the second half. After it went 2-0 they were just happy to put everyone behind the...

I'm not denying they beat us comfortably but I also don't think there was that much in it. Just the better side won on the day.. It was hardly like the Man City vs Arsenal game or the Chelsea vs Palace game.. We had most of the ball just as many shots as they did, they just defended better hit...

Webster was being looked at long before Potter arrived..

Look at the match stats 66% possession same amount of shots, the game was even they just took one of there two big chances and we gave away a stupid penalty, how deluded can you actually be? It's the best league in the world and Everton are one of the best teams in it can't expect to win every...

Just speculating like the rest of us, just feel it's quite obvious Potter doesn't have much of a say in who comes in and goes out.