 Welcome to Toffy TV, it's back. The match preview. Everton vs Chelsea. 5.30, Premier League is back, and we're so happy, we're so happy to have it back. Coddodd meddwl yn oedda'r copl o'r wych, fel bydd anesther, o'r leisd yn oedda'r wych. Just that pesky whale cup forcing everything to start a little bit earlier and a lot more games, but obviously Everton's starting with a very tough game at home against Chelsea. We've had a mixed summer to say the least, but some good players in haven't maybe not brought in every target they wanted. Still as we speak scrambling around trying to get big deals over the line, but the worst time to play them in the world on that first day of the season could catch them a little bit cold. Obviously for Everton it's been a bit of a mixed summer as well, started very poorly in America in terms of results, but it's got better as we got back to UK. Have you seen it? Yeah, just that really. Obviously there's some relief of last season, and then obviously getting Tarkovsky in, I think it was important, day one really, so he was there to start. Losing to Charles was a hammer block of course it was, but I think it was one we all kind of saw coming. And then went off to America and I think they trained well in America, but the games, obviously played Arsenal, played a couple of games and Arsenal have gone on. In fact Everton's defeat against Arsenal was the best result that against Arsenal in all pre-season. They won six games and four or five in every game. But that game they just showed they were a better side and then the Minnesota game was a strange game where we started. All right, missed a couple of chances and then they just took us apart and it was a bit worrying, but like you say, come back home. Obviously a training in that heat helped us a lot. We've had two decent results, but still a summer where fans are obviously still a bit disappointed with, well, very disappointed with, not enough changes as they say, board wise or whatever, and in terms of players coming in. You know, we've brought in James Tarkovsky, we've brought in Dwight McNeill, we've brought in Ruben Van Agri, which are all welcome additions. I think McNeill was excellent against Kiev, so it was Van Agri. Actually when he came out it was good and Tarkovsky has been good in most games to be fair. But we know we need more. I think Evertronians are thinking we need another three, so I think I said five or six, didn't I? Early on in the summer that I thought we needed and I think I was being hopeful when I said it, but the way it is now, I think that's the minimum that's needed. Yeah, definitely. Obviously Evan and I've said judge them when the window's closed and we will. We'll definitely judge you when the window's closed, but right now I think, you know, this isn't a slow start. Tarkovsky obviously, I think he looked, I mean a lot of people doubted that sign, but I think it's exactly what we need. You know, we spoke to him over in America and seemed a very, very genuine down to earth fellow who understood what his role was going to be at Evertron Football Club and what we've seen of him so far. That leader at the back, I think that's a massive improvement in what we've already got there, I think. And obviously with Jerny Meena's injury track record, it's not always, you know, can't always be confident that he's going to play, but I think him alongside Jerny Meena and alongside Ben Goffrey could be a really good three in terms of the different things they do. Dwight Mach Neil, as you mentioned there, I think wasn't the most exciting sign and I must admit myself when he signed. I was a little bit worried about where he'd fit in, what his role was going to be. Obviously he got the great first game, pre-season game, so we'll see how he develops, but certainly coming off the right hand side once he was left foot is obviously more of what Frank Llanparg tees him and as you just mentioned there, but I agree is a little bit of something different to what Michelin course is. Obviously we need more, we need more, we need a striker, obviously as we record, you know, close to getting Ghana back, which I think would be a great addition and maybe one more on top of that. So let's see what happens, we'll definitely need more in and sooner rather than later, August is a very, very busy period for games. There's a lot of games, obviously a lot more than we'd normally play at this time of year. I always feel that August almost feels like an extension of the pre-season. There's always a lot of mad results, I mean look how good we were last August. There's always a lot of mad results, teams haven't got back. I think Man City had only played two pre-season games before they played Liverpool in the Community Shield. That just shows you how much you think that first month can not necessarily be relied on in terms of how you're going to be and the transfer window is still open. It's going to be interesting and this game for us is a big opportunity to get off on the right foot. If everything could get a victory in this game against, as I said, the Chelsea team that hasn't really settled down because they're still being played in, listen they're already a fantastic team. We know that, but we saw last season that the way they play without maybe a recognised forward, centre forward, means that they're maybe not always as clinical. They make a lot of chances, yes, but they're not always as clinical as if they had their proper number nine. I think after watching us against Cave, it looks like we've got a way of playing, a shape, players seem to know what they're doing and obviously it'll be interesting to see how that plays out on Saturday. Obviously talking about the players coming in and all and Ghana would make it big of course, but we know Dominic Alder-Loom has picked up an injury and that just again highlights the areas in the squad. The reason it's a huge blow, people were concerned. We'd sell Dominic Alder-Loom this summer and we didn't think that would happen. We thought we'd keep them, which we did and now we've lost them through injury. We don't know, you know, there's reports it could be two to three months, whatever, which would be a huge, huge blow for us and it's something they're going to have to address or something. Well, we can't just go through like that. There is interest in a Chelsea player in terms of Armando Brose. I think that's been well documented all summer, but Chelsea were never giving a must for this one. So we have got to find ways around that. But going into this game, we've done well against Chelsea recently. We've won four on the run against them at Goddison, so it might be a good time to play them. They will do good business. They've brought in. They've lost the centre-backs, Rudiger and Christensen have gone out. They've brought in Culler Barley who was linked with Everton quite a few times under Carlo. They've got that one over the line and obviously they've brought in Raheem Staling as well, who will add goals to them. So the hope is Arsenal will beat them 4-0 last week. The hope is they're just not quite on it on day one because I think they will get better. No, we've had a lot of up evil since Ted Bowley took over and he's replaced a lot of people on the football side of it and they do seem to be trying to do deals in the manager together because Chelsea, no matter how sometimes chaotic, it's seen on the outside in terms of them replacing managers. They've always won trophies, they've always been up there. So it'll be dead interesting to see how that plays out. I still think they'll be in the top four. I think they've got strong players. But right now, it might be not too bad a time to play Chelsea. I think the fans at Goddison are up for it. I think they'll be bringing the coaching again, welcoming the coaching. I think day one's always exciting anyway. If Tom wouldn't have been injured, I think everyone would have been banishing, but we've still got players who can maybe hear Chelsea. They've got players who can definitely hear us. But we show last season that we keep it tight and compete. You get that opportunity, you take it. So like I said, it might be, but we get them at the right time, maybe. Yeah, it's going to be a difficult game. They've got quality players. I think obviously there's a lot of excitement going back to Goddison Park. A lot of fans, you know, really optimistic that even with all the circumstances, I think a lot of fans are really enjoyed going the game at the end of last season. Obviously the last game we were there was obviously the Crystal Palace game. But there's a real excitement to get back. Fans want to play their part in that and do feel part of it now. This time last year I think a lot of fans felt like they were just going to go the game. Obviously we were getting back to the stadium last season, but I don't think there's as much excitement as there is this season to get back watching Everton with Frank Lampard and the Bond fans seem to have with him. So we've just got to rely on that sort of first day optimism, haven't we? And hope, you know, that we can, what we've been doing in training comes to fruition. And obviously you just mentioned there, Dominic Arvindlun. It looks like Delhi will probably start up front and that's going to play out a little bit differently, isn't it? This is what we saw against Cave. I mean, if we can just see the team that we started with Cave, you know, obviously Dom was very much up front and scored the first goal. But you know, behind him, Gordon and Gray, a Wally, the Corey and then, you know, Michael and Colin Patterson, wing backs with the back of Keane, Tarkowski. Do you see any other, do you see any other, obviously Dom's first and first change, but do you see any other changes? Yeah, I think any of me will start instead of Keane. I'm not 100% sure he'll play a Wobby next to the Corey for this game. I just can't see it personally. I think he might go with Allen, maybe. I just don't see those two. I just think the way Chelsea play and have a lot of the ball in midfield and are trying to open up space. Exactly. I just think we might go with a bit more of a defensive approach, even though people say five at the backs are pretty defensive. Yeah, it's going to, and obviously Daly playing up front, but I think Dwight McNeill will start as well. I think Damari Gray might sit out this one. So, do you think there's going to be changes? What happens if Ghana's signed? Ghana starts up front for me. No, I think, yeah, if Ghana does get... It's got to be signed by noon. I think if Ghana gets signed in time, I think the temptation would be to just throw him in straight away. Allen hasn't had much of a pre-season and I do think that would be a fantastic face. Allen's played, what was it, 10 minutes at Blackpool, I think. But he'll have trained this week, won't he? I just think, yeah, I think you'd throw Ghana probably straight into the mix. I'm just not sure on the core, you know, what will be at all, really. And I think that was just one of those things for that game where it was a... And what will be is going to be an interesting one this season. I'm not 100% sure where he plays, even though the manager will try and get him in there. I'm not sure where he'll play, but I think that would be what I'd go for, say any. I think definitely any meaner at the back. I think Paterson will play. I think so, yeah. I think so. I think what we saw from on Friday was not only did he play high. He's a good out ball as well. He's a good out ball. He gets right. He's tall as well. He gets right on the touch line. And if you can get Dwight MacNeill, if he starts coming inside there and then you can get the out... There's a lot of times that ball was on. So he is an out ball. And without Dominic Cavallewin, you're going to need an out ball of a different kind of out ball. So I could see that happening where they try and get him in, you know, into the... Dwight MacNeill into the space and then try and get balls into the box. They're going to have to put balls in front of the goalkeeper, I think, and get Deli into those areas, we'd be sure. The one against Blackpool with Paterson put it in and he slid in at the near post. I think that's the way to try and get them facing their own goal. Do you think, with it being Deli, if he does start, which he is likely to start, obviously Rondon suspended as well, do you think with him dropping in rather than holding the centre backs, pin back, do you think, you know, either Gordon or... Well, certainly Gordon, Dwight MacNeill or Dymarigai, they have to time base pass Deli Alley. Yeah, got to. And that's why I imagine one of the midfielders will have to play high as well. They'll be encouraged to follow it, one will have to be disciplined and you might be right, it might be a role, but then... It's tough this because I personally would rather go with a 5-3-2 and have almost Deli is playing on the edge of their box and have someone like Anthony Gordon floating round them, but then... Because I think evidently three midfield players... But do you think a Wobie can really play as a centre midfielder in a two? I wouldn't do it because I think both are in one out. I think the core is got a bit more... He will be more disciplined. You know what my issue is with both of them, they're both loose with the ball. I understand that Wobie's trying to... The core is sometimes just his basic passing is a bit loose, but he does so much other stuff that you're after having in people. People will tell you he's crap or he's this or he's that. He does so much other stuff. A Wobie is loose with the ball because he tries to thread things, but he doesn't want against Kiev where he tries to thread the thing, just give it away five yards in front of him, and he broke on it, it's things like that. I think what we were... Me and Neddall Tumont in the final word on Monday was we wanted to see... There were opportunities when Gordon and Damari Grey and a Wobie when they had the ball in midfield and it kept on breaking down. The wingbacks were not based and passed them quick enough to make an option or to create space. So I'd like to see that, but that's where a Garner, I think, comes in. Because for me, having a Garner in the team or even Alan to a degree, when those wingbacks go, Garner's the type of player who understands to sit and then protect whichever one's gone. That's the problem with having a Wobie in the court. I don't think either of them quite understand the role to do that. And I think that's really important that those two wingbacks give us the wit when we have the ball in midfield based and passed those players. I'm sure that's what all the way will have been this week, will have been about that, cos that's how you're going to have to get in. Knock on a... We haven't got someone up front where we can out sprint and cue the ballies quick anyway, so you're not really getting round the back of them that way. It has to be with bodies, more people. You have to be able to push them back and the wingbacks then spread the pitch, open the pitch up, get in round the back and then it's about people arriving. So we'll be interesting to see. I don't like three at the back really, but right now with what we've got, it's probably the best way to play. Cos I think before at the back it can open up other areas. You can have three centre midfield players then and you can play with two wingers. I think three at the back always works better if it's a three, five, two, where they have a striker and you have someone who drops in and mobs up behind them and runs past them. I think that's the best way with three at the back. But it's quite true. You haven't... I don't know if you can trust them at right back. No, no, that's the thing. He's got to get up to speed. Don't forget, this is lad, he still has no kick the ball in the Premier League. No, no, no, no. That's got to be remembered. That's why the three at the back will probably help him and we saw him on Friday. We saw the preglet. We've seen him at that. We were in Baltimore. We've seen him at Arsenal. We were in Minnesota. We've seen him there. He's got better and better. Blackpool, he was better again. KF, he was better again. So games, you hope, and that preglet. But it will be a battle to my fireball. The funny thing about him is, when I watched him play for Scotland, he is someone who really likes to play high, but there's something I noticed and I think I remember telling you this. When he played for Scotland, when he was deep, he wouldn't pass on the ball. He just would not pass on the ball when he was in more of a natural right back position. But once he got to the halfway line and over, they were happy to pass him. I noticed a little bit of that when he's been playing for Evan. The deeper he is, when he receives the ball, he's a lot like you're saying before, he's a lot looser with the ball. But then when he's higher and he can start driving, I think that's his side of the game. I'm not sure he likes to receive the ball deep and be faced with what I'm going to do now. So I think for now, I think the wing back shoots and I think with the combination of me and Ben Goffrey and Tarkowski, I think that's a decent thing. We'll have to just see how it progresses. Here's what it is. You've got to go with what he's got, hasn't he? It's going to be a tough game. It'd be fantastic to open up with a win, of course. If you're going to beat Chelsea, this might be the time to do it when it's before they've got going. But try and take something off the game. I think the crowd will have enough for it. It's up to us. It's a huge blow losing, Tom. But there's other players there. In these games, it's normally one shot. You get one opportunity. If you're going to win, you win it 1-0. I think Tushall, I think they lost four away games last season. I think they lost every game by a single goal. So you don't get loads of chances against them. You've got to take it when you're doing. So therefore, sometimes it might be a hero like, if he means something, he comes up big and you get a goal, it could be deli. What a start there would be for him to get the win against Chelsea would be incredible. But it will be a difficult game. These are the great sides. Who do you think is going to be the danger man? Staling. Because he's done well against Evan anyway for City. I think he's alive where he's quick. And also Mesa Man, because I think Mesa Man's fantastic footballer. I could sit here and then go, but rest your hand is great. If he had to pick, if he was forced to quickly pick to be Staling and Mesa Man, because I think one should really score a lot of goals, and the other one I think is fantastic. Do you go? Do you go to give me a tough game, but it's back in it, but he is back. I have five goalers from Park on Saturday. So let us know your thoughts in the comments on this one. Are you confident? What do we need to beat them? Let us know. Don't forget to give this video a like. Subscribe if you haven't already. If you want more great videos, join us over on Toffy TV. Premier, the link is in the description and it will be on the screen right now. See you later.