 Welcome to Toffy TV, it's the match preview Manchester City versus Everton, two o'clock at the Etihad on Sunday, return after two weeks of rubbish football, it's back to Premier League action joined by David from the County Roboblars. Dave, two weeks off international football like I just said, normally I hate the international break, this time I didn't hate it as much. I had to give Everton the chance to get some players back and be just because the games since the last international break, it wasn't really a great run so it was nice to have a little break but coming back to possibly, possibly the toughest fixture of the season away from home. It's a hard one isn't it? I think it was a bit of therapy sometimes having that international break. Went on a mental health walk with JT and he's grouped the other week and we just ended up talking about Everton. When you can't help yourself, you get dragged back in and don't need to try and get away from it. Now it's an interesting game to come back, obviously. I don't know where to Cooray is at the moment, I haven't seen the press conference yet. We need them back to me because it just makes it a tough game even to her and especially against City where it's on midfield at the moment, it's a bit wide open isn't it? That's where City tends to carve teams open. If I could fast forward to Monday and get there, I'd be honest to you. Now he's absolutely right, obviously the midfield at the minute at the Laid-de-Cooray. I don't know whether this one will come too quickly for him. I've seen a couple of things talking about the Brentford game which is obviously the next game after it. Even if I've just lost Tom Davies as well, some people won't think that's an issue. But it's another midfield player. We started the last game with Fabian Delph and Alan. I imagine both of them will start Sunday. But on the bench then it just leaves Jean-Philippe Gabbaman as the only other midfield option. I expect Tyra Rangyango to come in there on the bench. I think Anthony Gomez has still got to be missing as well. So we are lighting midfield and like you just said, that is an area that City tends to dominate. It'd be a hugely difficult game with a full strength side out. It is going to be difficult without the Coray in that middle if he is of course not back in time. I'm from that. I've got Cufal, good one. Marcus Rashford, I've already got him. So he'll be getting Swerve, Raheem Stailing. It's a good one. So don't forget you can play Ultimate Fan Free. Every week you get a pack, three players in there. Or you can do two subscriptions. One is the Silver subscription £2.99 a month and one is the Gold subscription where we've got £4.99 a month. You get other offers involved in that as well. So check it out. Even if you start to think who would you play in there, there's an argument maybe. You play like an on-y-ango higher up in the free and just get them to tirelessly work that up and down the DCM and such and stop them getting in possession in the ball. We've got so many central midfielders on a lot of money that were never available. I've seen links in January saying do we bring another centre mid in? Well, it's another centre mid on the books and they're going to be on more money again now and it's not going to be solving the issue at the moment. But it does seem a bit of a minefield. Obviously this whole gate conspiracy that will throw him in and he'll solve it by playing centre mid. I think that might have been dispelled a little bit. Obviously the last game. I mean, I don't know. Obviously God free played a bit there didn't he when he was out all now from knowledge. So I mean, but that was a league one. It's a totally different gravy isn't it playing higher up the field. So you'd like to pack that midfield, but who'd you pack it with? And that's the million dollar question isn't it? I mean, is there an argument for putting Gabamon in there with Delph and with Alan? Because I think the problem now, I know people have written John Felipe Gabamon off. The 45 minutes against Wolves. Out of possession if he was poor. I thought that on the ball. He was fine. He was showing for it. He got it and he was passing it. But out of possession position he was all over the place. But I just wonder if with Delph sitting, if him and Alan could go and do a little bit of the pressing and because you're not leaving big gaps behind you and having three in midfield because on Yango was a good prospect. He was 18 years of age. Hasn't played in the Premier League yet. Is that a bigger gamble than putting Gabamon in using international football at all be he's had two years without football? It depends on the fitness doesn't it again. I was one of the ones who wanted to see Gabamon. I'm frustrated at times when he wasn't actually coming off the bench and you think he will. And he not just do ten minutes thing. He's actually said that on one of your shows about what he's saying if he's not coming off. So I was in the same camp as that. Is he just playing if he's fit enough at the bench to play him? Like you say he was five yards off base. He wasn't getting in the right areas. Maybe Delph is the linchpin. There we say he can actually speak to people and organise people. But they'll say a lot when we're starting to pin our hopes on Fabian Delph. But it's where we are. We need them to be very well for us because at the moment we haven't really got anyone else in there. I mean you could even look at maybe in the United game and we just go out and just try and score goals. Well then you know it's city and you're expecting the plays like Foden, Binard or Silver. They all operate well in space. The more gaps you leave open the more you're going to allow them to carve your open. At the moment, unless yet he means back, I've knocked off a load of confidence in defence although we've got the clean sheet last time. It's such a hard answer. Normally you've got answers in your head haven't you? This is what I do. I do x, y, z. But it's just basically picking the better of two bad options at the moment. Gaban, let's just hope. Maybe he's had it a couple of weeks again to get fit, get sharper and like you say he doesn't play in that with drone roll and just get him to do the box to box. Yn gofyn, mynd, mynd, mynd. I mean we should have yeti myn y feil. I've been training all week. So bar and any, I mean sometimes evidence training resembles Helen herself, Matt or something or whatever cos he's seen the amount of injuries he's seen to pick up. But what I would say is that he looks like he may be available again, which would be key for us. And the manager might choose to use Ben Goffrey and I feel he might choose to play Goffrey at right back and go back to that I've had on those three. So I'll think if you're looking at that. I mean one option he did do was against Spears, he had hands off tans end in the midfield three doing the press. And that worked quite well for a bar on our way. So we may still go with that. And then obviously I want me to go on one side, the marig, the other and the charles on through the middle. This is of course, you know, we're assuming that the Corrie won't be ready quite. And I don't know whether I'd be rushing him back for this game because this is already a huge ask. I think if he's touching Goffrey for this one and rather he would be fully fit for Brentford because that's a game that I expect Evan to win, albeit it'll be a very tough game. City, I don't expect us to win and I don't like saying that, I've never told you. But it's about risk and reward I guess and if the Corrie's deemed fit he'll play. But I just wonder if the manager will kind of go with sort of what he did against Spears and try to have tans end doing the pression for him in there. Benises isn't soft. He's got plenty of time to plan that game and there's an argument to be had possibly that some of the games against the so-called champions of the eight teams might be where his forte comes in, where he can kind of just deconstruct. Because they don't really change, do they? Don't you know of them quality? We just do whatever and I guess planning might be a little bit easier for that. You'd think so and he's not soft as he's had time to plan it albeit he's had the limitations to the squad. We're blues, you've got to go out there and won a winning game. We can't roll over for anyone and albeit that I'm saying I'd pass over the week, I still want to go out there and show the attitude to have a go. But at the same time in the back of my mind I've kind of been realistic about the situation as well. The biggest question is do we wear the Black Watch kit? Or do we wear the white one and try and get away with that and say it's different than theirs? Because we wore the Black Watch kit last day of the season and we got B5 in there. It wasn't a very nice memory. So do we try to banish that memory with a different kit or do we just wear it and say this time it'll be different? I think they're going to wear the Black Watch kit aren't they? It almost reminds me of the city away kit from years ago. Yes, yes, yes, they wanted it after. As is obviously, Bairns Orange, not red. This is very much red. Let's have a look at Manchester, you've been lining up. This is the formation that they used, you know, that 4-3-3. I think Cancelo has been absolutely exceptional for them and he was a road traffic last time off for them. He did of course win the Manchester Derby and absolutely can't tell you look at the players they've got in there. You know, Bill Foulding, players are at a false nine and they've had Gundawann in there, Silver's gone in there, there's a false nine at other times. Gabriel Hazzush is now a right winger for them and you just, you know, you look at that and you think if Everton tries to match them up and go maybe like a 4-5-1, almost. There's 4-3-3 but are a possession making 5 in midfield and trying to pack it up. You know, that might be the way to go to try to frustrate them because we did see a couple of weeks ago Crystal Palace go to the Etihad and albeit had one of those usually fortunate games. But they rolled the luck, defended and counter attacked and ended up in the game too. They have been excellent palace. Oh, they have, they have, yeah, but Southampton went there having getting beat every week and ended up getting a 1-1 draw there. So, just looking at that scene there, the one that worries me is obviously our biggest weakness against Wolves was the pocket of space, almost in between the midfield and the window. Wanky, Tranky, dropping off, didn't he, him and Ez was taking turns to be stopping off. And you almost want to play against a big, fairly centre forward with Mina. You know, because all day, you know what I mean, you laugh that, but what worries you is when you do slip into them with the pocket of space. That's not really Eddie Mina's forte as you're getting dragged out of defence. At least he'll defend on the front foot though. He's less likely, I think, to leave a player to peel off. You'll go with him and try and attack the ball. I think Keane's natural reaction is probably from Bernie, his low block days. He tends to go drop in and pass them off. And that's what we didn't deal with at Wolves, like you said. He was passing him and Alan were arguing with me, because Alan was probably saying, you've got to follow him now, because I'm already picking my field player up. You write the pocket of space and then you're talking Manchester City levels compared to Wolves levels. That's the false nine again, so they're going to be doing that. That whole dropping off and pulling our team. Well, I guess like you said, you know, Benita knows this and that's what his forte is, so he will have planned. I spoke to Steen McEnany from Steen company Manchester City fan channel earlier. I'm going to shoot it for our opposition preview on Payton, but this is what Steen had to say about who he thought Manchester City is dangerous. Well, who has been the one who sparkled for you for City? You should have it in early. If you had to pick one player as a match winner on Sunday for Manchester City, who would be the player you would choose? Not in the sense that he'll win as the match, though he could do, he's capable, but Bernardo Silva this season is a fucking ridiculous man. He's been insane. He's been the best, probably second best point in the league after Salon, unfortunately, but he's been so, so fucking good. Like an energy of Cante, but mixed with the grace of David Silva, like absolutely everywhere. He's been huge. Yeah, it's him for me. I think he's the best midfielder in the Premier League comfortably so far this season, like comfortably. And if I choose a match with intention as well, weirdly, probably Cancelo, you know, obviously Bowden's great, but Cancelo has just, he's been in brilliant form, assist and he's creating so many chances. He just cuts in on his right foot and the other day obviously he found Bernardo Silva as well against United, but he's probably those two I reckon are most likely to make a difference. He could name, you know, Bowden as well or whatever, but yeah, but I would say those two currently, they feel like the ones that seem to be involved in everything, you know, everything that we do because they're just doing fine. They're just fucking unbelievable. And I love him. I can't believe Bernardo could have been gone. Jesus, that would have been shocking. But, you know, he's here. I mean realistically, Steeke wouldn't probably named anyone in that man's city squad, couldn't he? But he obviously went for Cancelo who against United was unbelievable and Bernardo Silva. But I just think back to the, I think it was the FA Cup game at Godderson last season with Cancelo and he caused us lots of issues from the left back cutting in. He had about three shots with Pickford save, he was a real, cos he was dropping into those pockets like he was saying, as a left back. Yeah. We'd really struggled. Second half of them, we got to grips here and put the first half. We tried to, you know, we couldn't really count them up. Bernardo Silva's another one who's been around the Premier League for a few years. He's just fantastic little footballer, isn't he? It always makes me laugh cos I remember when David Silva was there and he always get the shots and guns and don't you? And it's like, get close to him, do you know what I mean? And you think, these he's said and done, do you know what I mean? As he's dropping to the pockets and he's, and Bernardo Silva, you know, that was probably going to be their hardest task, was replacing David Silva and the wealthy brought in another Silva, Bernardo Silva and he's, you know, very similar isn't he? He could play right across the front, you know, he can play anywhere in that midfield free as well. It's just so intelligent when you're playing football. It's a joy to watch when he's not playing against you, you know. That's the thing, isn't it? And another player who, well a player who we've picked out, who I think has been fantastic for them for a long while now, and a player who is brilliant and important as well, is Ilchai Gundewan. He's who we've picked out as someone ever going to have the water to just have a look at his numbers. He's had seven appearances for City, so far he's got two goals. He averaged in 2.2 shots per game and our ultimate fan that we play, he's the top city performer with 75 points. He is definitely another one who was, God, he all of those, this doesn't even, and it's a sign of a good coach, is that he always improves players, doesn't he? Very rarely does a player go to man's city and get worse, you know, on Gundewan. Can't name one. Well that's it, isn't it? You look at it and go, and that is good coaching and the well drill, but Gundewan's a fantastic player as well, isn't he? Yes, yes, again, you know, it's talking about high intellect, you know, and these players operate off the ball just as well as they do on the ball off the time, and you know, I think, again, you know, he changes, you see, I think Gabriel A's who started playing right wing, and you're thinking, well how has he done that? And he also, it's working in Gundongan's one who's been signed as a midfielder, and then he's playing as a false nine, and then, you know, he can just switch right across that pitch almost like the Spanish side of you. He's going to start the Dominate here, very similar to that. We're talking ourselves right into the thing here, but I guess we've just got a, like you said before, you know, Wofford, Christian Palace and Southampton have gone there this season and have took points from the game, you know, Palace got all three, Southampton got a draw. You'd have to be a little bit fortunate on the day, you'd have to hope city have one of those days where it doesn't quite click. It's after an international break, so sometimes they're not as sharp as they were. You know what would you? Would you a goal off a set piece? With you defending, not conceding off a set piece, and scoring one. And if you had a meaners back, it helps in both boxes, doesn't it? It does, yeah. And you know, I'm not saying, he's done his own betting by any stretch of the imagination, but I do fancy meaner at the weekend to get on one, you know, if he's playing. Again, you've got to just look at their weaknesses. They don't have many. But, you know, if you were targeting them, you'd like to think set pieces is probably a good way to attack them. Townsend's had a couple of screams against them over the years as well. So, you know, it's one of them, you know, if it drops right, he wraps his foot round it. And drops, hit it, every time it drops, hit it. Now, it'll be tough. They've only conceded six goals this season, which I was surprised at when I looked at, you know, I was on that overlap thing the other week, and Paul Scholes told me that Chelsea and Manchester City's defence isn't very good day at the weak point. And Chelsea have left four goals in and City have left six. Everyone else is in double figures. The problem is, you've got to get the ball, haven't you? Well, that's it. So, it doesn't matter. You could probably play centre back for City and the amount of times you give the ball away. Manchester City have won their last seven games against Everton, scoring 21 times and conceding five. Everton have only lost eight or more consecutive Premier League matches against than a previous opponent once, when we lost nine on the run against Manchester United between 1999 and 2004. Among the teams, we've never won the Premier League title themselves. Everton have won more matches, more Premier League matches against reigning champions than anyone else. They are! It's 14. They also won their last such match, winning 2-0 against rivals Liverpool in March. That's a positive, innit? That's a good... Galvanising is there. That's a galvanising one. I'm about to take it now. Manchester City have lost four Premier League home games in 2021, including a 2-0 loss last time out. This is just one fewer home league defeat than they suffered in 2017, 18, 19 and 20. It won't be that one because it's too depressing. I'm looking for a decent Everton, and I've just seen Gabriel Jesus's record against us. No, let's leave them because they are getting even more depressing as a reader. One thing I was surprised at, you might not be surprised at, we've played 48 times in the Premier League, Manchester City and Everton. What do you think the head-to-head is? How many games do you think City have won out of those 48? I mean, where have they won the league for in the last five years? 17. 21. 7 of 118. You don't remember City now, you don't remember City. No, that's the money to you. So it's quite, you know, I know, the 1-7 on the run, which is skewed from the start of this, we've won more than them, and obviously they've been fantastic of league. But the last time we got anything off them was that 1-1 draw in August when Dominic Calwnt. Now we've had a storm at Wynru, and he's good. We had a good little spell there against them. Cumin never lost on a way game against them, did he? I had two 1-1 draws, and we had the final homing under Ronald Cumin. So maybe we can get him back for Sunday as an assistant. I didn't think so. But I was going to ask you for the score prediction, I won't. It's going to be a tough one. If I ever can get anything, it'll be a great result. But the one thing I want to say before we finish is, love us to get to the stage where we move away from these kind of games and going, if we get anything, it's a good, you know what I mean? I want us to get to the stage where you go, City, we've got a chance here. The money we've spent, we should be, realistically, shouldn't we? We should be able to go into this game thinking we've got a good chance here. Right now, play out like that, but that's what you should feel. Let's be honest, we're sitting here going, this is probably the toughest away game all season City. Yeah, it wasn't that long ago. I mean, they had the sides with Mancini, with company, and Yo-Yo Turei and all that. And the best, they had the game as a life-marking. Things aren't impossible. I'd be more worried if you read them stats out and it would say, Everton haven't lost against these for 40 games. I'd be more worried because they'd be like, oh, here we go. So it's about time for us to be the apple cart-up setters, isn't it? Yeah, there you go. I mean, what for come to go this in the other week? Never won a game and ended up going on. Nothing's impossible in football. I think it's crossed them all out. Big thanks to Dave. Let us know what you think in the comments section below. What score are you going for? What should Benitez play on Sunday against City? I think it's going to be a maximum ffielder in Gabama maybe, or even give on Yango a debut, or at least Sam's end in the three. Let us know in the comments section below what you think. Check out the Country Roboblers podcast, as well. Make sure you check that out. Give the video a thumbs up. Subscribe if you haven't. If you want more videos, join us on Patreon. See you later.