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And I'm not digging Liverpool out, I just mean for the Premier League, that's a joke. That is a joke that it's not like... If your Spare's in that situation, it's bad for us, don't get me wrong. But Tottenham are third in the Premier League, so they're in a race at the moment, or like they're behind, but they're still in there with Man City and Liverpool. Now Liverpool have got the most rest, I think it's 10 days rest overall in between games, like the game over that period. Man City have got nine and they're the top two and Spare's the bottom 11. And they're third and you're like, I'll do that. Why couldn't this game have been played at half, like one o'clock on Sunday? It's the only game on Sunday. Why couldn't it be played at half-twelve, one o'clock? It played at half-twelve satties, why not play half-twelve Sunday? And that's not like... Yeah, and that's not like... I know there's been arguments in the past about, obviously, last year about playing on Christmas Eve and things of that sort that didn't happen. But we're talking about just fairness across the board. You know, fairness as in everyone gets a similar kind of rest, but to be such a gap between the top and the bottom, you know, we won't go off the pitch till six o'clock on Sunday and then we're playing at three o'clock, you know. Two, like a couple of days later. Yeah, three days later. That's what I'm saying, even. And people might go, well, what difference would half-twelve make? But it means that you've finished at half-two and they're next to three or four hours in the football. It helps, it helps the recovery. The fans pay money to go to these games. And you know what it's like by the end of the programme? The games horrendous what you watch. I've said this before, we've said this. It's no quality. I know people may, I mean, I've said this before and I've got no problem saying it again. I'd have no games over Christmas week. No, I haven't. I'd be in all games over Christmas week. I know, they'll never do that because it's people sitting and watch the games and stuff. Play a game every day, then, or two games a day. Play back-to-back games every day. No, I don't mean that. I didn't mean that. I mean, instead of having four days of all fixtures, I'd shoot each team just twice over that period so you'd have Everton Spades and Magnetite's card of one day next day. Listen, I'll play this weekend and I'll play next weekend and then I'll play the weekend after. I'll have nothing in between. I'll have nothing in between but obviously next year we've got the break coming in. Again, no, that'll come in after everyone's flogged on it. That's the point, isn't it? It was cool to have a rest but the point where I was just trying to make was by the end, like when we play Leicester, when we die, because both teams have nothing. It'll be crap because of the schedule. 12th on New Year's Day, which means it'll be flat. Players are knackered. It'll be crap. Do you know what I mean? Quality wise. Just in a general sense, but who's watching football on New Year's Day at 12 o'clock and who's watching Everton vs Leicester, please? Honestly, who is watching that game? Don't think you're... Spades always play like 12 o'clock or half 11 on New Year's Day. And I always think, why? It's just like the London Police's coalition is just playing on TV. It might be because you're playing a staggered game. Just get them out. But honestly, who's watching Everton vs Leicester on New Year's Day? Have I asked 12 viewers? Asked them that. Well, of course, we'll be watching it. We have to. Have you started? All half. There's just too many games in this period. All it does is it just reduces the quality in the games. What does it do? And you've just given it to players. So it's just a bit. But back to this game, it's a tough game. Like I said, I personally think it should have been played. If you had to move it for telly, then they moved it till 4 o'clock. Why 4 o'clock? Because you just said, listen, it's basically on top of Christmas. The latest real player is 2 o'clock. People have got to get out afterwards, for God's sake. People have got to record the final word or not. They can't get anything to do. Don't you know? Yeah, well, yeah. There's not much to do. Get your dad in. Salt. You'll be busy doing stuff. Now, listen, it's a tough game. It's because they're a great side. They're a really, really good side. Loads of admiration for them. They've done things properly in a way. They've built properly. They've built their team. They've been building over a number of years. Yeah, at times they splash some money, but they don't overly spend money. Madly, because bang your life, it doesn't let them, basically. They've been, you know, potting, okay? They turn into a really good side. They've just watched them against Arsenal. And they've been... I mean, Arsenal played alright as well, to be fair, but I suppose they just look at them and there's not really any big weaknesses when you look at them. They're just a strong team. I'm saying they're not beatable, because they are. Obviously they're beatable. But they're a good side. No, they're a good, very, very good side. And that goal by Delhi, Ali. I mean, who took my potato then? Obviously he's in the news now. Man United clearly want him. Papers every day. Every day till four o'clock. Yes, of course. Me and that's United. Potato. But, you know, I mean, listen, he's touch-lucky in some cases. Harry Kane. No one ever realised, you know, what they had with him. Delhi, Ali. Obviously he's being a great guy. But you know, when you look at players like Ericson and you look at players like Son, you know, Ericson wasn't, was Ericson bought by Plotis, you know? No, he wasn't. He wasn't even one of them. They're like the seven. Yeah. But the thing with Ericson is he's developed them. Yeah. Oh, no, no. Making sure I got that right. But that's what I was going to say. He's developed them soon as come on load. It looks like Axie is going to be missing for the whole of January, because he's going to go and play in the air. No, no, of course he's not. You know, they've just got strength all right. I know as you mentioned, they can't always add to that, because the financials, you know, not difficulties. Just constraints. They just do what they do. Yeah. And they've obviously just built a new ground, which looks absolutely amazing. Absolutely amazing. And you just sit there, and as an Evertonian, you look at other, I look at other clubs like Man City and Man United and Chelsea, and you go, there's nothing we can, there's no way you can become that unless someone comes in and goes, and gives you loads of money, or you're like Man United, you're built a machine over years and years, but you look at spares and you go, we were the same as them. We were the same, or even further ahead than they were. Farther ahead than they were. And that's a few decisions, good decisions, obviously playing in London Alps as well, but good decisions, like bringing a pot your team away and financial decisions, doing things in the right way at the right time without doing anything stupid. They've got it all boxed off, and in that way, you've had it in your little bit like envious, but I'm like you, I have nothing but admiration because I feel like you've done it in the right way. Listen to, great support, they've had great support for years. They're a good, you know, they've always tried to play good football something. You know, like I said, they're very shimmy in stature to Everton, Everton are more successful over the period of time, and so that's why people would call us bigger, I suppose, over what? Historically, they're a bigger team than us now, and that's been for years because they've been able to develop players and keep the players together. And they've been run tightly, I remember, when Chelsea tried to buy Modric, and Levy just went, not at that price, no chance, and everyone's like, they'll sell him because it's Chelsea, and he just said no, he's gone nowhere, and he kept them, and he built from there, he made a bit of a mistake with Phyllis Bowish and corrected it, you know, or acted quickly on it, and positive team, and he was coming, and sucked them again to the next level, and now, like you say, you look at that grand, you just think, you know, they've got all the pieces in place, and if they can add, I mean, we don't know how much the stadium's going to hinder them, whether they can spend finance, and we don't know that because I'm not sure to break down whether it will, but looking at Arsenal as like a comparable thing, it stopped them developing a little bit for a few years, don't know whether that'll happen with Tottenham, but they've got all the pieces in place, they've got a great coach, some really good players, you know, look at that, I mean, they're strong everywhere, the defence, the Tongan and all the world, when they're together, absolutely brilliant Davison Sanchez, he's done well since he came in, and he's been there, he's played centre-back against Arsenal. I think what does let them down at times is that lack of squad depth. When, you know, last week, played in the Champions League, come off the back of it, and had to rely on the last minute call to be burny, I mean, still won the game, and let's hope that playing mid-week against Arsenal makes it a little bit harder, their legs, and we go into this game a little bit fresher, because we need to, because they're, again, they're a very modern side, you know, very, you know, got the press, they're in your faces, and they use their energy well as well, and they're a team that are in it together, they really are, again, and what I really like about them is, I really like players like Delhi Ali, for me, no matter what you think about them, right, he always seems to be up for the big games, he always seems to be, you know, when you're seeing them in, like, the legs of Arsenal and things like that, he always seems to be, you mentioned him before, he's a bit like Tim Kayle used to be for us, just always ready to just fight and win. Reminds me of Kayle, because even in that game the other night, he wasn't in the game very often, he doesn't get in the game very often, and that's why I'd said in the past, someone like Ross Barclay, for me, has more technical ability than Delhi Ali, Delhi Ali's twice the player Ross is now, because he's there all the time, he's changed his goal the other night against Arsenal. The great ball came, brilliant, but a brilliant run by Ali, a brilliant ball by Harry Kane, first touch is majestic, but the second one, it's just like a training goal, and it's like, it's a derby, and Grandi haven't won that for eight years, it's a derby game, it's a cup quarter final, and he knows that if he misses that chance, Arsenal are in the game still, and it was outrageous the way he finished it, and then, I even had, listen, he's not my favourite player, because he does wind crowds up, and he does go down, he's a little bit of a diver, although he has, I think he's been booked a few times, he has kind of, I think he's trying to just leave that bit behind, and it's helping him, but what I've got admiration for him the other night is some gobshite of an Arsenal fan threw a bottle at him, and he just, he could have made him, he could have rolled around and it punched him, he could have done anything, and he didn't really make that much of it, do you know what I mean, and I just thought, you know, fair play to you, because he's going up, but I did like him standing up, then I'm just going like that, because it's, you know, that's the best way to answer that. Probably going up. For us, though, I mean, yeah, from my perspective, it's a difficult one, isn't it? One win in the last six, obviously three draws in there, and two defeats, it's, you know, if we could get three points, last Tottenham, it would be, give us a huge lift, but obviously this is the first, this is the first of the, of the top six to come to goodness, and we've had to go to all the other ones, obviously one play space against the last game of the season. So, Christmas party. Christmas party. So, you're top of the league. Yeah, yeah. So, for us, I mean, this is a real pivotal game. We've, we've, we've, we've been more on the fact that we've had to go to these teams, and we've done all right, I mean, you know, played all right. We've played all right, that's why it's been terrible. But this now is a team that will come to, for all the moaning, we've done a get as well about, you know, not moaning and such, but teams coming to Goodison and shutting up shop and finding the hard to break down. This is a team that will come to Goodison, who will try and win the game. They're billions away from home. Yeah. And they'll come and try and win the game, and that's, that's, I mean, that's a double-edged sword, isn't it, obviously? Yeah, I'm always confident at home, always. And I know we've just come off the back of two poor performances, I would say, against Wofford and Newcastle at home. But I'm always confident at home, against anyone, against all the big sides, I really am. These, we don't do very well. We haven't beaten them since that yellow, which gold, in 2012, which is terrible. I know, it's a terrible record. Boss, mate. It was brilliant, but we, you know, even in that, we were one of them a minute ago. Yeah. But, these will, Spades do give you the chance, but saying that, they come, when they come to Goodison last year, once came, put them one of them. Yeah. The game was quite even until they came. Fluking gold as well. We couldn't get near them. And that is performance, that day was the best sense of all, but performance, I've seen at Goodison for a while, he was outstanding. So you've got to match their movements, their pressing. And we do do that. But I think that the thing, what, what we might surprise them with, is the quality that we do have now, in that final third. I think what's going to be, what's going to be really key is that we have to start taking these opportunities when we get them. We're too, we're too wasteful in front of gold when we make chances. You know, we always have like 15 or 16 attempts, but we've got to have better chances than what we're doing. And when we get those chances, we've got to take them because they will, they can't get the chances to go. That's the difference, isn't it? That is the difference. You know, these teams at the top, the clinical, they take their chances. We don't, it's the problem we've got. And it's probably the same problem that a lot of the teams around us have got as well. Yeah. Well, that's not always the same problem, but teams where we are at the moment, I've got, no, no, the beginning where they can't defend. No, no, they can't defend. So there's always going to be something in you. Yeah. All the teams in the top six, I'm not saying they're all perfect, but they're all good at what they do. They might be as good as each other. And that's the thing, isn't it? So that's the thing we've got to do. You know, if you're not, if you're not, I suppose, if you're not, if you're struggling to score goals, then you've got to make sure you do everything in, in you can to stop them, which is something, you know, we'd last week at City, you know, when we're throwing, we're helping them throw goals in. And that's the thing, isn't it? It's getting that balancing. It's mad because we, we, you know, Liverpool, and where he causes that many problems. And now Jordan called himself the problem, and the Spades keep it on. I was going to last night, he was in, got caught up with the, a bit of a young cross, didn't he? The bump stopped the bar, but luckily for them, they went to safety. But, and Chelsea didn't really cause us that many problems, so we've proven against good sides that we can keep them out, so we can limit what they do. But then against City, we played into their hands almost by just making individual errors. One thing we've got to do, and we didn't do it last week, is defend properly. You can't let some, Delhi Ali, or Harry Kane run off yet and not go over them, because it's a goal. If you put them three in, with the, but it's a goal, you're basically behind. So you've got to, almost man to man mark. And Delhi Ali's a tough one, because you play, he floats him, he feels so, you're never really going to go man for man for them, but you have to track him, you have to. Well, what I noticed, I mean, what else, both goals, for Tottenham, against Arsenal, they were both balls over the top, they suckered them up, and then just went over the top. So that's going to be something we watch out for. But the emphasis will be on us, when it's, to come out and, it's going to be a good game, you know, it's going to be an interesting game. I think it's going to be a really good game, because both teams, we'll go for it, because we always do. And Spurs will go for it. They need, they're like, they need to keep going. I wonder though, I wonder whether, how much of the, the period plays into the, into the mind of the, of, maybe not the managers, but the players, maybe thinking, oh, this is the first of four tough games, you know, four games over a tough period. Do you, do you, do you, you know, I mean, talking to them, I've not drawn a game this season. They've won 13 and lost four, which shows that, they're, they're all in, basically they're all in. And you just wonder, in the last, you know, if you get to a situation where it's like the last 10 minutes of a game, and a, a, both teams going to be, if it was so we were drawing, and both teams going to be throwing everything at it, you go, well, well, if we start off with a win, but if we start off by not losing this period, and, and, and they didn't get beat or Wofford. Wofford beat them, Wofford did a team who, who pressured, and, and get about the pitch well, and, after matching. Spears can have off days, of course they can. They're a good side. It's been beat by Liverpool, Man City, both at home, Arsenal away, and Wofford. And Wofford. So, so obviously, you know, but our two defeats in there, is Liverpool and Man City. Do you know what I mean? So, in the end, we've lost to Arsenal, United, Man City, Liverpool, and West Hamlet are five defeats. So four, they've been against, away from home. Away from home, against top sides, and Spears have lost a couple of games, three games to top sides as well. So, I mean, Potatino's been, this is what they've been brilliant at, over the years, and from our perspective, some of our fans lose their mind over this, the record against these big clubs away. Of course, we want to win it, we want to down the grounds. Of course, but, you can still stay near the top, as long as you beat everyone else. Spears have proved that again this year. The third, the fourth defeats have come against teams around them. Yeah. What they've been super at, is beating everyone else, and if you can do that, and also minimising the draws as well, of course, win is everything. The one point of the three is everything. You know, it sounds stupid to say, but you'd rather have beaten Newcastle and lost to Wofford, or vice versa, and be a point ahead of where we were. You come out of those two home games and go, alright, it's another couple of games, it's another couple of games, not losing a game, but you've got two points. You win the game, you're a point on, so Sunday for us is a big game. It's a game we can win, it's a game we can lose, because they're a good side, but they're not unbeatable. I don't think anyone's unbeatable, City are unbeatable. We had that many chances, did we have last week at City? How many? We had the better chances of losing. We've got to start taking out chances. It's the simplest. We've got to become clinical. You know, if we want to be, if we want to be respected as a team as well. You know, what's key on Sunday is Ghana, whether he's fit. This is the kind of game. You know when we go, probably don't need Ghana, we need them here, because he's the one who may snuff out Delhi Ali's run, or may intercept a little ball into Ericsson. They've got too many players to worry about. You can't go, well, if you stop Ericsson, because they've got Sun, and they've got Ali, they've got Kane, they've got Lamella, and then the fullbacks are there, they go, Trippy is excellent, and you know, if you've got too many weapons for you to go, we need to do. So you have to make sure your framework's right, which is what Marko Silver will be working on. And Ghana will be key to that, in a game like this, because, you know, there's such a good side. Well, as you mentioned, we've had, we've had eight days when we've recovered, by the time it comes round. And a bit longer, because it was an early kick off. Yeah. So, you know, so hopefully, hopefully players are fresh, any injuries will be dealt with. And, and, listen, if we play our best, and they play their best, there's only going to be one winner. But, doesn't always work like that. Take your, you know, take your chances, and you know, you know. At the end of the day, it's up to us to take our chances. We keep missing too many chances. I mean, this could be a game where we take all our chances. You never know. It could be a game where, you know, West Hand done it last week, and Fulham went to Fulham and we batted, and had three shots on target, and three went in. You know. This is such a crucial period now. Yeah, yeah. You know, the next four games so quickly can, can define what, you know. I'm not saying, I'm not saying, but I'm not saying we won four games. Yeah. I'm not saying, you know, mid, New Year's Day, at four o'clock or something, we just took 12 out of 12 points, and we're on 36 points. You'll be like, 11, what a performance, that. I'll tell you what, we'd be right in the top six, mixed then. If we could take 10 out of 12, you know, we've got to be looking at this. If we're to improve, we've got to be looking at these games and going, spit, all right, spares, it's a tough game. You need to take something out of it. Barely and bright in the way, should be six points. The two tough games, don't get me wrong, less that it's a home game against a team below us. It should be a win. That's how we have to look, and I know, you can't look at football, because we looked at Wofford, and Newcastle at all meant six points. Then we didn't. So, but if we're to truly predict. No, no, you've got, we've got to. You have to start with the game. We have to go in these games, looking to win them. Are we better than Wofford, in your opinion, or the same? I think we've got, I think we've got better players. That doesn't mean we're better though, does it? No, but in your opinion, would you say, over the course of the season, everything would finish above Wofford? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Do you think? Definitely. And Wofford beat spares, the top man on beat. No, I'm just trying to say to you, they're not on beat at all. I mean, it's better that we're playing them off the back of that derby game, and now they'll be full of, full of, full of beans, but it doesn't always work. They've put, they've put effort into it. And they didn't put a scratcher. I had to buy any scratcher in the imagination. So, it's going to be an interesting game. Hopefully, there's more stats. I'll go on then. More stats. We're winless in 22 games, since we beat City Four. See, that's not a stat I wanted to talk about. Again, you've got to, you've got to, get all these stats. In fact, you know what? I'm saying some of these stats, because if these were in favour of Everton, I wouldn't even say a word, because I'd be terrified. Right, we're winless in our last Premier League matches, against Tottenham, against Tottenham. What are you doing to me? I'm doing, you know, if we, no, I'm trying to like, trying to cry it in, trying to cry it in. Yeah. 2012, you said that Spares have won more games against Everton 25 than they have against any other Premier League, Premier League team. Spares haven't drawn any of their sevens. So, what you're saying is playing the Assama winner? Mate, of course we're going to win. Tottenham have won, Tottenham have won eight of their ten. Eight of their ten away Premier League games this season, already more than they'd won in twenty of their previous 26 seasons. It'll be Tottenham's third Premier League game this season on a Sunday. Everton's with Charleston scored four goals in his last four Premier League home games. Harry Kane has scored two in his last three Premier League appearances against Everton. He scored a brace in all three. And, yeah, Potatino's only lost one encounter against Everton. Seventy-three percent of the people who voted on the One Football app have gone for a Tottenham win. So, there you go. Well, I just feel tickety-boo now. Why does that not work the other way? Why does that not work on the way? Because if it was for us, we'd be like, well, of course we're losing this game. I'm trying to cry here, but now I just feel like, well, the ones against, now I just feel really good. The ones at Newcastle, like, you know, they'd nearly beat Swatford. Haven't beaten Everton in this 19-0 scratch. And then, you know, they'll be coming in. I just feel bad, though. I don't. I just think records are there to be broken. And, yeah, I do say that before every derby. Now, it doesn't happen. But wait, mate. Let's win. Let's just win the game. OK. Anyway, listen, let us know your thoughts in the comments. Everton versus Tottenham Hotspare. Who will be victorious? Two of the original Big Five. Big Five. Just remember this, Everton. You will ruin Christmas if you lose this game. Yeah. Christmas will be ruined. Everybody. Everybody. But do you want that on your conscience, I wouldn't. Yeah. I'd just go out and beat Spades, because Spades, imagine Tottenham losing, they just go, lots of Everton, they'll win on Boxing Day. And we just not to ask a lot of the carabao coffee in the semi. They won't be bothered. They're not bothered. But for us, we're bothered. They're massively bothered, so don't ruin Christmas. Don't ruin Christmas for us. Thank you very much. If you haven't subscribed already, when a video drops, and if you want more amazing videos, join us on Patreon. The link is in the description. We'll see you later.