[News]Unsworth Leaves Baines and Rooney at home

[Everton News]

Unsworth Leaves Baines and Rooney at home

Our sources at NSNO towers have informed us that David Unsworth has left first team players including Wayne Rooney and Leighton Baines at home ahead of the trip to Lyon.

Source: Unsworth Leaves Baines and Rooney at home

[Lazarou]

It costs a lot to take excess baggage on Ryanair these days.

[pjk]

I'm not sure it's ever a good idea, (Especially in our circumstances.) to leave any of the first team squad at home unless injured.

[gizzblue]

Sure some of us can understand the Rooney one ....but Baines although not firing on all cylinders of late is our only real left back ...Martina is horrible .

[blueToffee]

Did we bring any left backs from the u23s?

[Confucius]

Baines finally playing the correct position for him. Left back at home

[boothill]

Baines finally playing the correct position for him. Left back at home

I hate to say it, but you're right

[boothill]

I hate to say it, but you're right

But i hope they have got or thought of cover

[Evertonian in NC]

Baines has to rest.  Just has to.  Even if that means Davies is your reserve LB for this match, it's essentially an exhibition.

I am glad to see us play without Rooney, unsurprisingly.  Hope Sandro is in, and makes something of the opportunity.

[everton1952]

Well when you get to a certain age, even on £200,000 (or 100,000 or 60,000) per week  it gets a bit hard. On the other hand Wayne must somehow fit in his community service.

[everton1952]

Are you hoping Lyon kidnap Sandro?  Mind you Big Sam might find a use for him, somewhere.

[kramer0]

Callum Connolly is hardly even playing at Ipswich. I don't know what we were thinking sending a young defender off to work with Mick McCarthy. It would be nice if he was still at the club, precisely for situations like this.

[Normm]

We can win this game. ...The possible line up?

Sigs can rise to the occasion. Lookman and Calvert-Lewin linking with pace up front. Davies, Beni and Gaye speeding up a balanced midfield. Feeney injecting pace with Kenny in the back line. Pickford in goal. (With Williams & Cuco, lets hope they have a good one!)

We can no longer afford to slow the pace down to suit ageing individuals.

[BlueForYou]

We can bring Connolly back, he has a release clause with his loan deal

[Jimmywhack]

Is Feeny fast? Isn't he likened to Dave watson... He wasn't quick

No idea who will play lb if baines isnt travelling.

All the attacking players are a much of muchness tbh, so it doesn't really matter who plays where as long as they are in their position.

The cms is the only real issue for me
Davies, gueye, schneiderlin all out of form
Sigurdsson has never got into form
Baningime looks a player but it's a lot to ask a young lad
Besic has disappeared again, I've probably missed someone off ah well