 Welcome to Toffy TV, it's a match preview. Everton, this is Crystal Palace in a rare three o'clock Saturday game at Gothersham Park. And a big, big game now for Everton, you know, three defeats on the run. It feels like, without overregging it, it does feel like this is a big game, doesn't it? It's important matters first though, right? Can we have new sofas? We will, but let's get back onto Palace. You know, a huge game now, really. He gets the best sofa, right? It is a huge game on the back of three defeats. It's also a team in the sense of mid-table-ish who we should measure ourselves against more appropriately, I suppose. Was it with three, four, five, six, seven? No, three, four, five, six, isn't it? So, third place, fourth place, fifth place, sixth place, fourth of the five games we've lost to them. So, if we're in half full mode, we can say, well, not quite Mishiri's expected losses and having seen the performances, very frustrating. We've just been talking about last night, haven't we? But Palace, yeah. I mean, I think, I would say the manager, because I think they'd be mad to start messing about there. But the team and the squad would be under serious pressure if we were to lose at the weekend, which I don't think we will. But we'll probably concede. But it is a big game, yeah, absolutely. This is obviously Crystal Palace have made a habit of coming from behind this season. No team has, they've took nine points. Who came from behind quite well last season? Well, we did, but, you know, yeah, we'll get onto that in a minute. But obviously this season, they've shown that resilience, so nine points. That's more than anyone else, isn't it? It is, from losing positions. So, even if I haven't been to get ahead at the weekend, it doesn't mean. Unlike Newcastle 11 this week, it was almost cut and dried when they went ahead. It wouldn't be the same for us. But do you think, obviously, Evan have lost the three games and there's been varying levels of performance in it. But is the time come now for Frank Llanbata maybe they've shut them slightly different with the side? Because obviously Dominic Alvertleyman's available again now. But we had one attempt, the goal, I think, which to me is just abysmal. Totally. Some of the players picked themselves, don't they? The roles or the players who has choices over, there's not many of them. So, as well as the Wobby's definitely going to start. DCL should definitely start because he started last night and therefore, you know, and all that sort of stuff. So I think he, you know, my bigotry if you can't have Gordon and Gray in the same team. So to me, he has to make a decision. So Anthony goes on the bench and then it's who do you put in that place. So that's one thing. The other one with this, yeah, was solid, but it's really very bland. Is, does he try and do something with one of the fullbacks or I don't think he'd do it with both. So then you're into perhaps playing mace and I don't know right back. But I'm not convinced about that one. I think I'd be more readily putting it, but I agree in perhaps as an attacking fullback to try and build on that. Let's get the ball across. Not route one, plan one or plan A. Let's see if we can get DCL some decent service and we've got players around them who can play off that. The only thing what he might think with that is obviously Chris the Palace are a big shot. I think he's not very meek out much bigger than him. Area leap, they're obviously a threat. But we're the biggest side in the Premier League aren't we? Not if you take meek a link. That's what I mean if you take your six foot one fullback out and put a five foot seven one in. But you know, we're not lacking height. So maybe that comes into it. But I think you're right with the in terms of the forward issues. I think most people would accept that evident they've got issues in the final. I think the manager accept evident they've got issues in the final third just with the players they've got. I think we need the one attempt. The goal should tell you everything you need to know about that in the Premier League games is outrageous. And we do have to come up with a way of causing Palace problems. Is it back to front then? So in the sense of let's do it now. Decide who the front three are because we're assuming we're still really going to play 4-3-3. Or are you assuming that? I think they'll play. So a front three of Iwobi, DCL, Gordon. Sorry, to Murray Gray. That would be different. A bit of sacrifice for Iwobi because it's not really his thing. Well what that enables you to do then is put James Gander. Put Garner alongside Garner. And the Garner. So there you've got the mid three. You've got those three. Then you've also got then maybe Abdelai D'Corey off the bench who's naturally likes to go forward once again. And that was what we were lacking in some respects last night with ball carriers, wasn't it? Because the wide guys weren't doing it. They weren't even tucking in and trying to pick the ball up in the field and move it. But that's got to be it. Alex had a stinker there for it. He wasn't doing it. You've got to have a thought process happening here though if you're the coaching staff for this one. How can we put these under pressure? You mentioned the game before. The last time we played because the Palace was the biggest games in Evans history probably. They could have swunged. They'll say one of them. We've obviously played Cuff Fire and it wasn't one of the titles. But in terms of what it meant, it was incredible. We gave them a two goal lead and we were able to peg it back. But we don't want to be certainly doing that this weekend. But what we did that night was we did get balls into the box. The three goals were balls into the box. The first one was a free kick, which Holgate kept alive in King's Court. The second one was a ball over which Delhi had knocked on and the Charles smashed it. The third one was a cross into the box with Don Finish. We showed last year against them that that's how you score goals. It just is a bit weird at the moment the way we don't seem to have a defined attack and idea. It's changed off the cuff to me and I don't think you can be off the cuff. I agree sort of, but you say it's off the cuff, there's no plan. Damari Gray takes every guard down corner, every guard down free kick. And for games and games and games it's not been very good. Perhaps James Garner's in the team, you've got some variety there as well. That would be two or three player changes, wouldn't it? I am with you because I look at Anthony Gordon and Damari Gray, they both do the same thing. Neither of them is a prolific goal scorer. Neither of them is a prolific crosser of the both, but Gray does it more. They don't hug the touch line and stretch the pitch. But they also don't run alongside the striker either. So they play in the half spaces, but they don't actually affect the game enough. And because of Anthony's lethargy that he's suffering from at the moment, neither do much off the ball either. Well, we saw in midweek with Evan News and Newcastle Damari Gray is walking the opposite way while Elmar Onn is standing three foot away from us. And he obviously scores the goal because Gray reacts late. So I think the manager would be, in my opinion, what I would do this weekend is change that up. We've just played three games. We've had one shot on target in the three games. That is a problem. If Evan had left five goals in every game in the last three games, he'd changed the defence, wouldn't he? Of course he would. So at the other end, we're not doing what you're there for. You're there to Anthony Gordon, Damari Gray, there to score goals and create goals. Domino Calvert Loom is there to score goals. Or Neil Maupai, if that's who it was to be. The data put the ball in the net. None of them are doing it. So for me, it would be a change. And like I said, I have been reluctant to move a Wobie because I think he's been very good in the middle of the park. But the needs of the team sometimes are greater. One thing Alex a Wobie will do is he will try to put balls into the box or he will try to thread a ball through it. I don't think we get off Anthony Gordon or Damari Gray. We get someone in there who will pick the ball up and run with it. And it's that last bit that I don't understand with either of them. You know, you'd be saying to them, just go past your fullback and put it in. And if you get the opportunity to have a shot every now and again, do that as well. You can never say never, but they never seem to try and go outside either of them. Therefore, they always want to do the twinkle toes along the front of the box when they've just got a line of defenders. Go on then, go on then, go on then. And the other thing that doesn't help them, John, is because our fullbacks don't overlap. You're not even getting the ladw's mark on the winger off. I was thinking, do I go with him? There's no decoy. You could have at least one. So running across the box to try and get a shelter is never happening because you've got no one on the outside here. I do fear though when we listen to what the manager says, post-match and all that sort of stuff around the caution around DCL whether they'll even think they want to start him twice in three days. I would have said that normally, but he did say he took him off because we've got a palace at the weekend. Oh, that's good. You haven't seen that. He did say that and that made me think, oh, so he's thinking for that. He's thinking for that. Not necessarily to be a sub. I think he's thinking we'll be getting another 70 minutes out of the weekend. But he has to start for me. Because he's going to stay fragile in his head if he keeps thinking he's getting wrapped up in a warm blanket. Let's have a look at, obviously, we've just talked about some changes. Well, this is the evidence side that played against Newcastle the other night. So obviously, that back four, even though I kind of agree with you, there is just churches to be made. Maybe a full back. I think he might stay with that back four. You reckon? I think in midfield there is a case to either take... Can shame us do three in a week? I don't know, but whether it's, I mean, Mason Holgate is obviously an option. Alex will be just played there and done very well there. So he could be an option. I mean, having said that, but Coleman's very good against a har normally. I was going to say that because he sort of got the hex on him to some degree. Fingers crossed I can't. He's being good against them recently. And the manager in recent times at least seems to be our manager. I was in a version to using all his subs. So in old money, when there was only three, you'd say, well, if shame us can't last it, you've wasted a sub. You haven't really when you've got five. Not when you've got five. And if it's, you know, if he's looking tired, Holgate can go on. I think the midfield, like I said, there's definitely a case now for James Garner. I think he'll come in and start. And it's whether or not he thinks well, I'll take it, there's a guy out the side, but I don't think I would in this stage, but he may well do. Or the Alex Ooby thing is the other one. Push Alex wide. To create a space. Because also what he then does is he protects your full back as well because of his work, right? Shame us to be better off with Alex in front of him than one of the other two. Well, exactly. And then if you've got James Garner getting on the ball and a Wolby's getting into space, Garner is someone who likes to pop it off and get it back in, like you mentioned before, set pieces, very good for the foreslash with the dead ball, you know. So that could be what the manager does. Crystal Palace, from then, let's have a look how they lined up in their victory over Wolves the other night. For at the back there, Joel Ward, Anderson, Gooey and Tirech Mitchell. Can't help play, can they? Slop, Dacore and Eze. Check Dacore is suspended for this game, so they've got to make at least one change. They're Eze who has been in good form of late. And then a very exciting front there, Wiltser Hart, others in Edward and Eze as well who's another good young player. Very dynamic, Crystal Palace. They are, aren't they? Big, physical, quick players. But we must remember, I think, the three points Edd of Everton currently in the league or three or four points. So it's not like Man's City again, it's a winnable game. Everton will have to be at the best to beat them. And that's on the back of seven points in the last three games, isn't it? Yeah, they've had a real kick start. I always think of them as hot and cold. They go through three, four, five games and maybe doing okay, and then three, four, five games being pretty poor. And then the results is the end up mid table. But a good, but a good Premier League shot. They're danger man. We've identified Wiltser Hart as always. They're so far this season. It's good, five. Nine games, five goals, one assist. And Wiltser Hart, shots per game, is more than whatever, not that Newcastle. Three times as much. 2.9 shots per game currently. Listen, he's a very exciting player. He's a frustrating player. He's horrible at times when you're the A, because he's an opposition player. He cries and moans and throws himself on the floor. But he does get a lot of heavy treatments as well. He does. He's one of those players. He does get kicked. But he also goes down a little bit easy. But he is a good player and obviously Everton tried to get him a few years ago. And I think he would have made a huge difference to Everton at that time as well. Just given the way he travels with the ball. He's done well this year. He had it then and he's got it now. Something we've not had in between. Yeah, absolutely. It is going to be a difficult game. But is this a game just before we finish? Is this a game where you are, even though Christopher Palace will present issues for us, because they will, they've got some good firepower? Is this a game, even though Everton have been struggling with goals that you look at and think, this is a game we really have to win, because it's a home game against the team who may or may not be. Absolutely. Within touching distance. Absolutely. We've got to put that losing streak away. And we're going into a number of three or four winnable games in the Carabao Cup game as well. And you could just do what we've just done. We could go on a four or five match on beat and run. I've just said Palace are. 500 feet, lose three. 500 feet, lose three. But we do that for a couple of cycles and we're rock solid for this season. And then of course, that you're going into that wheel cup break. I make use of that break. And you're refocused. Yeah, absolutely. There you go. It's going to be a tough game. Always is against Palace. Always a tight game. It is, yeah. From an Everton perspective, it's a game. We feel we can win, but it will be a difficult one. I'm quite sure Crystal Palace fans watching this will be thinking, we can come and beat you as well, which they can, of course. But be a tough game. But big thanks to John. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. 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