 Hello, welcome to toffee TV is the start of 11 show ever to play Brighton at home on Tuesday the 3rd of January I'm picking the team again today because You know I picked a team against City, which I thought probably Might be able to get something out because if you like I said if you're in a relegation fight Then you've got to go places and believe you can get something and I picked another 11 plays Which I'm part of picks and of course it's down to the manager who picks so he gets full credit obviously but you know I'm taking a little bit of credit for that. So I'm picking a team again and it starts with Jordan Pickford in goal Didn't need to do as much as I thought he would do against City, but he made a great I think I think was in the first half. He made a really good save From a few yards out and I think you saw it late as well Because there's a Everton player in front of him and he got down quicker made a really good save He's our number one. I'm not gonna pick anyone else. It's you know Yeah, Jordan Pickford in goal wing backs. I've gone for a back five again So nice higher at the pitch Patson and Mikolenko for Patson was okay against City Not his best game in the Everton shirt, but back at home with a home crowd behind him If you can get him on the ball, he's got that intensity. I think you can really have a good game I've said before that Thinking other formations certainly when Gordon McNeill are out there just looking to be producing off out wide so get our wing backs High at the pitch get more men in the middle and we can produce more I think personally Mikolenko was also brilliant against City It obviously not for for their goal of defending, you know getting Don't like that by Mares You know not great, but he was better going forward even if you're not getting the ball and Getting on the ball and put getting crosses in just making those overlapping runs You'd occupy and a defender you're dragging someone out You're making the pitch bigger and you're giving whoever's got the ball more options got another option You can have a pass down the wing to you or he's got you've created more space for him to get a shot away Like which he did for Demi be great and we you know got an equalizer which we earned a point That's you know little things like that running into space occupying the defending necessarily have to be on the ball I'm putting amazing crossing just getting forward running into space and occupying defenders or making the pitch as big as you can And I was really delighted for him But that's basic things he should be doing every week So hopefully does the same and hopefully you can get on the ball a bit more and get some crosses in Me three centre backs. I've got Cody Godfrey and Tarkowski I've kept the back five because I just think other formations haven't worked and you know I Think Frank Lampard if he hasn't already needs to just understand that we can't break teams down But I play just out good enough to play expansive pretty passing site football Maybe just stay solid and get teams on the counter attack. Then we got more chance of winning games I think you know with these I think he knows enough about that we've played under Jose Mourinho So I don't think you'll have a problem. I don't think Everton fans love a problem We're getting results as well and seeing plays work hard. I don't think that bothered if I'm out playing nice football passing out the back and stuff We just want to see our plays work hard and I think this is a Formation that really suits them to be honest So I think Godfrey being in there with his recovery pace let you get high at the pitch Let your full backs to get higher at the pitch Actually midfielders to get higher at the pitch so we might end up having a better attack and output anyway because it could It's a lot like we could get anywhere. So we honest watch us against Wolves and we did nothing. We couldn't break him down at all So I think this formation is more suited. So was in my opinion Me three in the midfielders address a gay the core eight and Alex who will be kind of gay back in the hold of midfield because oh Nana was in there On the weekend against City and obviously on and suspended so he comes out of the team and For the first time for a while to be honest a place been unavailable I mean put sort of like for like player him think last season the past few seasons You've had the Corey come out and a Gomez or a Davies go in and it's just not worked or a Delph Where there's now on Anna comes out and a decor he goes in into the core He's always big physical tall box-to-box You know, he's good going forward. We have a few, you know for the couple seasons been a we've wished that you can get more Out of him going forward and hopefully this is a game where you can try and get him into the box You've got cover behind him in the dress again a gay's got you know, we've still got Godfrey at the back or whatever You can also step into midfield. So I think the core a Get him high with the pitch Just haven't there's a body just running to the box knocking behind defenders causing troubles It goes in trouble. Sorry because like I said last week We have to get more plays in the box. I have to commit plays forward I have to get more plays in the middle And I think he's definitely a threat and it will be obviously It's a probably our most Creator player at the moment in terms of assists and making things happen So he obviously keeps his place in the side for me and then up front Demari great and Dominic Harvard-Louis I think don made a big difference against city, you know The physicality brings and you know, how good he's old in the ball up. I do want to see him get a goal I didn't pick pick him against city because I didn't think it'd be fitting off. I don't want it I didn't want to risk him Against a team that was probably a right off But listen, he played an hour, which was probably planned play an hour and then play full 90 against Brighton And he was fine in that hour. I thought he looks fit So if you can come play in 90 or at least 70 80 try and get a goal But if not, you're going to make that difference anyway or more than Um, you'll have more presence than mole payers done in the past few games So I've chosen Dominic Harvard-Louis and gray off him who's like I said last week bit of pace You're playing with two Strikers then not only have you got plays around each other who can You've got someone to pass to You've got people to occupy defenders and and run into space and play on the shoot You got gray with the pace you can play on the shoulder get him behind so you can go along Dominic Harvard-Louis who can flick balls onto him It just makes sense and you get your your wing backs out wide And then you've got your two strikers and your midfielders You've got bodies in the box and you've got people to aim in the middle Whereas the Wolves game we had mole payers playing in centre midfield after time We've known to hit every time we had the ball out wide. There was just no one in the middle So this is why I've gone for that formation And it's why I've gone for two up front and it's why I've gone for them two as well for a mix of pace skill and Dominic Harvard-Louis physical presence and both I think gray's our might be our top goal scorer now I think Um Maybe he's not he's certainly one of the ones that scored quite a few or only ones that scored a few goals for us now And you know what a crack we scored against city so he deserved to keep his place. So yep, that's my team Uh, let me know what score you think it will be In the comments and let me know what team you would pick is there any changes you would make to my team Or would you pick the same team? Thanks for watching. Make sure you join us on software TV premiere Where you get daily Live shows and exclusive shows make sure you subscribe like and comment. Don't forget. Thanks for watching and we'll see you later