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Big Marv is he injured?
Likely Appleton will take a different approach in games where we will struggle for position in the final 3rd. Madine will be a focal point for a tactic where we likely need the ball to be held up (such as today) whereas more mobile forwards will play when we can expect to play through the opposition and therefore don’t need the hold up play.Not a bad XI, but there are a few questions though.
1. Is Madine really going to be the loan man up top? He just hasn't shown to me before or during this pre-season that he is suited to that role... he does look fitter though and MA has probably seen something that we haven't.
2. Like that Virtue has been given the nod, assuming he will operate as a holding mid, he was fantastic there against Salford last week, winning the ball and progressing it ever so well.
Good points, interested to see how that works for us.Likely Appleton will take a different approach in games where we will struggle for position in the final 3rd. Madine will be a focal point for a tactic where we likely need the ball to be held up (such as today) whereas more mobile forwards will play when we can expect to play through the opposition and therefore don’t need the hold up play.
My thoughts exactly…where's Ekpiteta?
PoorlyMy thoughts exactly…
Apparently big Marv is illwhere's Ekpiteta?
That's Noth like the line up the Liverpool press were predicting.
My Everton supporting mate saw their (his) team and said "that's a Championship standard side"Reading the replies on Everton’s Twitter to their starting line-up sounds a car crash. They really aren’t happy
Thats a decent team should be a good test
Draw for meBlackpool been backed. 4/1 yesterday now 5/2.
Must be injuredwhere's Ekpiteta?
Marv took a knock with virtually the last kick Vs Salford, was limping quite badlywhere's Ekpiteta?
Its actually a creative midfield, thank god it was dire last seasonWeak midfield, no bite at all. Be worried if this is what we have to go into the first month of the season with
If that midfield starts in the league it will get exposed and run straight through, Virtue is too slowIts actually a creative midfield, thank god it was dire last season
it was but it's where Connolly should have been.Bowlers defending is appalling.
GarbuttGarnett.. oh dear
Alf?Garnett.. oh dear
Generous marks - I would have said more like 2 or 3Defence at 6s and 7s there.