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Originally posted by JockStrap
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Another reason they should sack Slot now and get a manager in to get these players back to doing what they do best who can then be backed in the summer
This is what FSG do, they’ve turned the tap off because the kitty they’d saved up has been wasted"If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, i'd close the curtains”Comment
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Apart from Wirtz & Ekitike. Question...do you think our current squad would work under Alonso?Originally posted by Nineteenx View PostComment
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Having just done deals for centre backs Noah Adekoya, Mor Talla Ndiaye and Ifeanyi Ndukwe we can assume that the club realise we need to strengthen at the back but they just don't really want to spend so much.
If last summer's war chest consisted of everything we did spend plus the £35m we bid for Guehi then you may think we still have that £35m left over BUT if you are bean counter at the club you need to subtract the £35m 'loss' on Elliott's move to Villa falling through so we are all square again, hence no big signings this month.Comment
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NoOriginally posted by KingCanny View Post
I think it needs a 433 manager
We’ll have to either move Wirtz on or try him
at LCM in the 433 where he moves into the No10 position from there like Coutinho used to or as the false 9
The way Slot’s trying to play won’t work in the Premier League Guardiola gave up on it in 2020 and they had players more suited to it
Just too many teams too good at low blocks pressing and counter pressing and counter attacking in a league that’s always been known for its intensity and cut and thrust for it to work
The improvement in all teams doing those things is what saw Guardiola drop it"If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, i'd close the curtains”Comment
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Love xabi but it would need a total overhaul to build his squad. We have the wingbacks & the no 10 but not much beyond thatOriginally posted by Nineteenx View PostComment
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We never needed a 10 however rated and good
I just doesn’t compute why we didn’t just give Diaz his wage rise, move Gakpo on and buy Semenyo and just Ekitike as a forward and strengthen what has just won the league
It is absolutely mental what was done"If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, i'd close the curtains”Comment
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We can’t start a complete unnecessary rebuild around Slot’s failed pipe dream
Get rid of Wirtz or fit him in elsewhere we only need a LFWD & RFWD to be back in business we still have a top midfield three Ekitike will work well in a 3 as does Isak"If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, i'd close the curtains”Comment
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I will disagree with Wirtz the lads quality he can fit in to a new system.Originally posted by Nineteenx View PostComment
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He could fit into the Countinho LCM role in a 433Originally posted by KingCanny View Post"If Everton were playing at the bottom of my garden, i'd close the curtains”Comment
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In time he could fit the Firmino role but if we look at a new system. Wirtz behind a fit Ekitike & Isak & wingbacks bombing forward as in Frimpong & Kerkez?Might just work under xabi if we strengthen elsewhereOriginally posted by Nineteenx View PostComment
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we're not signing anyone in this window.. I know we need a centre back. but its not happening.
as for needing a number 10. I think we need more centre midfielders.someone with a bit of strength. Macca seems to have lost his legs.Need a strong midfield and someone to get into the box, not a play making number 10. it never works. slows your play down. we had a play maker in Firmino but he was a false 9.. If Wirtz is going to make it. he needs to be similar to Firmino and get his fair share of goals and assists .to be fair hes improved in the last 2/3 weeks. he needs to keep it going. I would play Ekitike narrow of a 3 up the pitch on the left Wirzt as the false 9 and Salah or someone else on the right. that allows one or 2 of your midfielders to get in behind and get into the box.. we are just over passing it now.Cleaning up the Scots since the 13th centuryComment
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The moment I lost respect for Slot was when he said he can't play against a low block. He basically told everyone team how to play against us. The drop off in players like Mac,Mo & Virgil has been dramatic & I'm not sure that's about age. Bradley dropped off,new signings struggled & never seems to be a plan b. Hes playing a dull Dutch passing system that means we have 80% possession & get nowhere. It doesn't fit the players we have. And why are we always worse after his half time team talk?Originally posted by justme View PostComment
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Can we stop fucking talking about Guehi? it's been discussed in his own fucking thread, ffs he's not joining us move on, or bore off
I'm literally reading the same shite
On the subject, I think we'll end up with Schlotterbeck, I hope konate stays otherwise we'll end up in the same position as now, if Leoni comes back from his injury & proves he can be a solid backup sure, that's my 4 CB's because VVD won't last forever, gomez is now 28 and isn't exactly mr.reliable, wouldn't cry if he left but we need english players I guess.\
My dream summer would be CB, no6, LW, RB in that order probably, but we're never going to get everything we need, possibly RW too depending on salah, chiesa might as well leave.... but we probably can't afford to replace him & and get what we need sadly..
we need a CB now really, but it's not going to happen is it, we need a couple of players to secure european football to be safe no I don't mean the europa or conference league... but lets face it, we do things different.
the neglect in the CB area over the years has been incredible
Which is why I don't think we're run very well- it's been going on for years, we're always one step behind squad-wise never have enough depth, or always lacking in something, last summer hasn't exactly changed things, we need more youth coming through too that can actually make it, it's not good enough.Last edited by Kev0909; 18 January 2026, 11:27 PM.Comment
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