Everton v Spurs

[Toddacelli]

Can't see Rooney being dropped.

He's been through allsorts in the past and just got on with it. Think he has a proper thick skin.

The only worry I would have is that if his marriage is breaking down then that could cause him to do things out of work that would affect his form, like what he eats, drinks, how well he sleeps etc. How he looks after himself off the pitch could possibly affect him but generally he has shrugged off all kinds of abuse for Everton, Man U and England in the past.

[blargins]

If he was going to do this, shame it didn't happen when he was still at Utd and it would be their problem. Timing sucks.

[The Blue 3/4 of Liverpool]

Nice to see Sandro up for it, and keen to impress.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sandro-ramirez-believes-hes-prime-13575090

[bacon sarnie]

We will win this. It will be a shit game.

Beat me to it. Alli will be two-fingering his ol' England team mate in jest just for old times sake reminding him of what may have gone on in the Volkswagen.

DCL to score. Someone has to.

[Shogun]

1-1 all over it

[brap2]

1-1 all over it

I'd take that now I think.

[eyesalwaysblue]

Just want to see us play like it looks like there's a plan, even if it fails, 1-1 would be good result.

[Lxxx]

Rooney to be dropped, DCL up top, Sig playing just behind him and us to play surprisingly well with genuine pace and movement and our record signing in his best position.

[brap2]

Rooney to be dropped, DCL up top, Sig playing just behind him and us to play surprisingly well with genuine pace and movement and our record signing in his best position.

I expect this to be the case around Christmas when we're struggling to get points on the board.

[TheRam]

I expect this to be the case around Christmas when we're struggling to get points on the board.

Proper down about the blues recently you la

[brap2]

Proper down about the blues recently you la

Haha, I am aren't it.

I'm prone to periods of optimism and periods of proper pessimism like. At the minute I just don't like what I see. A half decent performance against Spurs and I'll be back on the top 6 train.

[Lxxx]

Haha, I am aren't it.

I'm prone to periods of optimism and periods of proper pessimism like. At the minute I just don't like what I see. A half decent half performance against Spurs and I'll be back on the top 6 train.

Fixed.

[Shogun]

Potential for the slowest collection of players ever on a football pitch between these two.

[GLewis]

Potential for the slowest collection of players ever on a football pitch between these two.

Yes.

They're an interesting example and counter point to a lot of gripes that we may have about our own players / team, in that they don't really have many fast players and don't have much width at all in attacking areas.

It's the intensity with which they play that is the key and so it shouldn't be impossible for us to try to emulate that.

Although having said that their record away at the other top 6 teams is poor too...

[Bluedylan]

A key difference being that their fullbacks/wingbacks have pace and engines to get up and down all day.