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Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2026 12:46 pm
by Blueomar
AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:02 am
I'm not massively convinced at Rohl playing RB, especially against a more established premier league left winger.
However absolutely no issue with moving Garner there and playing Rohl or Hackney alongside Norgaard.
Feels like we finally have so e flexibility in the team where moving one player out or to a different position doesn't end up with a catastrophic imbalance in the lineup.
That's a fair point, particularly since Garner has played a significant amount of games at RB for England.
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 10:16 am
by 4evablu
AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:02 am
I'm not massively convinced at Rohl playing RB, especially against a more established premier league left winger.
However absolutely no issue with moving Garner there and playing Rohl or Hackney alongside Norgaard.
Feels like we finally have so e flexibility in the team where moving one player out or to a different position doesn't end up with a catastrophic imbalance in the lineup.
Why ? He’s got the positional sense, the strength, the pace, the height, knows how to pitch the ball, can beat a man, can get forward. What’s not to like…I’d say he’s better situated at RB than JOB….
Big issue for me is I like him more in midfield…
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 10:32 am
by MIG
I’m on holiday and being extremely lazy. Can anyone summarise our pre season please?
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 11:14 am
by AjaxAndy
4evablu wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2026 10:16 am
Why ? He’s got the positional sense, the strength, the pace, the height, knows how to pitch the ball, can beat a man, can get forward. What’s not to like…I’d say he’s better situated at RB than JOB….
Big issue for me is I like him more in midfield…
Mainly because he's hardly ever played there, so will likely get exposed against good wide players.
Add in we can move Garner there who has shown he's more than capable, freeing up Rohl to play centrally, and it makes little sense imo.
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 12:12 pm
by Toddacelli
MIG wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2026 10:32 am
I’m on holiday and being extremely lazy. Can anyone summarise our pre season please?
Decent for a change.
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2026 2:48 pm
by bigmanbob
Ok, ok, ok, a little bit less than ok against a decent team, pretty good
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 4:47 am
by Paddockoldie
AjaxAndy wrote: ↑Fri Aug 14, 2026 11:14 am
Mainly because he's hardly ever played there, so will likely get exposed against good wide players.
Add in we can move Garner there who has shown he's more than capable, freeing up Rohl to play centrally, and it makes little sense imo.
I agree with all of that, but the risk might be he doesn't and looks to move if he's the stop gap. He got in the WC squad from his performance in midfield
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 7:39 am
by Evertonfc15
Escalator wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2026 9:43 am
Another positive from the friendlies is seeing more of Travers in goal, think this lad is more than capable of replacing Pickford in cup games and may even be his successor, you have to ask yourself if one is on £150grand a week and the other is on £25 grand a week , is the gulf in ability that big ?
travers is appalling and i cringe anytime he comes near being in goal for any everton game
please get rid
we need a more competent confident back up to englands number one
pickfords successor - not a chance
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 9:39 am
by weimaranerblues
Has the heat wave and being in the sun , got to some of you guys in here ,
Travers has looked ok , OK, and they are what they are Friendlies, throw him in the deep end and we would be fucked.
but Pickfords Successor and is the gulf really that Big. Wages Yes ,but Playing ability it's a grand canyon..Wow.
Plus offload Dibling to Palace (transfer thread)
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 10:08 am
by Cozzie
Hoping to see Nørgaard and Johnson feature today.
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 10:21 am
by weimaranerblues
Cozzie wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2026 10:08 am
Hoping to see Nørgaard and Johnson feature today.
Norgaard is injured
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 10:38 am
by Free Agent
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 11:16 am
by Evertonian418
Evertonfc15 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2026 7:39 am
travers is appalling and i cringe anytime he comes near being in goal for any everton game
please get rid
we need a more competent confident back up to englands number one
pickfords successor - not a chance
What top class keeper is going to sit and warm the bench incase he might get a game.
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 11:41 am
by brap2
Off the game today with two of the kids my dad and brother.
Train from aigburth then walk from Sandhills, dunno how long the kids will manage but worst case scenario we get a quiet walk back to the station after an hour!
Gunna cost my dad in sweets and juice I reckon.
Re: Pre-season (Match Threads Here)
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2026 12:36 pm
by Cods
Haven't seen that. What's happened to him?
