\u201cthis moment in time\u201d is the key phrase there. In a word \u201cyes\u201d as what we need is what you associate with Allardyce teams. We need to become; solid and horrible to play against. If he then gives us a style of play (as currently we have not got one) and plays players in their correct positions then our natural attacking qualities may compliment his defensive attributes.<\/p>\n
As with most clubs it\u2019s very rare you have a majority opinion on club matters from the fans. There are even supporters I know who feel Koeman was sacked too soon (crazy opinion btw). It\u2019s the same with this, you\u2019ll get the split of people accepting he\u2019s needed whilst others sit there and do nothing but moan because we never went for Simeone. I personally think Allardyce sees this as a very big opportunity, certainly since Newcastle, to break the stigma he has around him and especially a chance to stick two fingers up to the FA. So I don\u2019t necessarily think there has to be pain to achieve this particular gain as it could be win win.<\/p>\n
We played West Ham and Huddersfield at home, so there has to be some element of perspective as they\u2019re two poor sides, plus, especially in the West Ham game, a couple of key events went in our favour at key times (namely both penalty outcomes) which could have changed that game and then in sequence the next game. It\u2019s fine margins isn\u2019t it. However we could have nailed Real and Bayern this week and it would bear no relevance on my opinion of Sunday. It\u2019s the derby!?<\/p>\n
Rooney for sure. He\u2019ll be up for it no doubt and he\u2019s currently playing a position right in the heart of the pitch so he will be looking to be on the ball as much as possible. Sigurdsson is now playing more like his old self and starting to link up play more. A curve ball may be young Jonjoe Kenny at RB, after initially looking like a fish out of water he\u2019s put a couple of confident performances in and contributed in attack, I just hope he keeps his emotions in check. Finally I\u2019d love to see Lookman from the start, this kid has so much potential, albeit inconsistent at the moment, but he oozes confidence and that\u2019s rare for us presently.<\/p>\n
Defend deep to combat your pace, I\u2019d expect 3 in the middle to stifle your midfield and try to encourage your defenders to push on then hopefully if he plays pace on at least one of the wings we can counter. It\u2019s going to be tough though, very tough. We can\u2019t afford to concede in the first 20.<\/p>\n
The front three, whoever they are will be a test. Salah is obviously the on form threat but Mane, Coutinho, Firminho, Sturridge, Wijnaldum etc, they all carry a goal threat. We can\u2019t take our eye off any of them.<\/p>\n
I think there will be goals. The Liverpool pace will be too much for a 3rd clean sheet but I think your defence is vulnerable enough for us to fancy a couple so I\u2019ll plump for 2-2<\/p>\n
Big thanks to Alan for taking the time out to join us for an interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Firstly, is Sam Allardyce the right choice for Everton Football Club at this moment in time? \u201cthis moment in time\u201d is the key phrase there. In a word \u201cyes\u201d as what we need is what you associate with Allardyce teams. We need to become; solid and horrible to play against. If he then gives us […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":7020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2205],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n