 Wel gone a toffi ti wer yw i'r ystod mat's preview Everton vs Fleetwood Town, Carabaugh Cup, Theadran, Tide, John byg cam from the mighty blues, he hasn't been in for ages, been trying to get you in but we've been COVID-ded. Wacht up. A'n te bion, has maybe got you in quickly before the lockup again. You're locked down wherever you want to call it. Fleetwood Town, I mean Everton have made obviously a fantastic start of the season. Three wins out of three, which is very uneventlike. But again, this game represents a great opportunity. We know we've got West Ham or Hull in the next round. This represents a great opportunity to get into that next round. But it's slightly different because we feel like there's going to be more changes. That's it. It's a fantastic chance and obviously with knowing the team you're playing in the next round, before the fixture with the new way of doing the draws and stuff. Obviously we know we've got another winnable game if we can get through this one, the Hull and West Ham games later tonight. So it's a big, big chance and obviously we've been crying out for a trophy for years and years and years and ever. And obviously we've started the season fantastically, I said it before the season. I think this has been the one season where there seems to be a lot of optimism going into it. And that's obviously because first full season under Angelotti, we brought the players in that we needed to strengthen in the positions that we needed to. And obviously that optimism has come good with the start. You know, three wins, nine goals scored, only two conceded and both of them were avoidable. But this is another big opportunity to again get through, get into the fourth round, again winnable game in the fourth round and then you're walking the quarter-final, a couple of rounds away from the final and then you're looking good. Again it's probably going to be a game where Carlo Angelotti makes a lot of changes. There's reasons for that which we'll talk about going to be a physical side again. Like Salford going to be going in, they'll be battling, they'll be working hard and you know, they'll understand that even if we make nine or ten changes like we did against Salford, we'll still have a lot of quality on the pitch more than what Fleetwood would. So they'll be very, very physical and again I think it's a case of where the Carlo Angelotti wants to risk some of those players that are playing week in, week out in the Premier League, got another tough game coming up on Saturday against a good palace side and then you've only got Brighton and then you go straight into a music side derby. So again it's a big opportunity, it's a big game for us because we want to go as far in these competitions and you know, every nine of football clubs that we can sit in and go out, we'll just pass off the Carabao Club. We don't need to focus on that, we'll just focus on the league because ultimately you know, I haven't never seen anything win a trophy in my lifetime so for me that's you know, and I'm finishing high up in the league and having a positive season is the aim but a cup competition in a trophy would be fantastic at the end of it. Yeah, 100%. It is difficult to kind of predict with the game because obviously we will make those changes. Obviously Fleetwood were beating at the weekend, lost 2-1 at the weekend, they got past poor fail in the last round last week when 2-1 were beating 2-1 at the weekend. So they'll be wounded from losing it on Saturday and I guess from our perspective we did, we made 10 changes last week, last Wednesday against Salford and I know a lot of people were nervous about those changes and I'd seen people saying play your best team and this, that and the other but I guess from a manager's perspective, A, you want to protect players and B, we've got a huge squad. It's not going to sit in and say it's an amazing squad but we've got a lot of players and we've got players who are at a Premier League football club for a reason. They should be able to make these changes and go out and beat a league one side. I guess the slight difference with this game is there won't be any crowd there. So normally going away to Fleetwood, Carderbob Cup, the crowd, it becomes even harder because it's just a game of footy against players who everything should be better than. I guess that gives the manager that little bit more comfort to make those changes. Definitely, it's been a mad start of the season and it's a mad season like last season was a mad season after the suspension of football and coming back. This one's the exact same, two pre-season games obviously we were meant to have a third but that got cancelled for I think it was because of a local spike in the area or something. So we had two pre-season games, both within a week of each other. We go straight into a season where we're playing three times a week, Saturday, Wednesday, Saturday and I think that's going to be how it continues if we can stay in the competition. So there's going to be a lot of changes and Angelotti's obviously going to want to keep the main players fit and like you said, the side that goes out against Fleetwood same as it was against Salford should be good enough to beat them. You look at last week's game and you had like a Guilfee Sigarton in there, Moise Keane in there, players that were playing consistently in the Premier League for everything last season. So it's not like we've gone and put out a second team of players that hadn't been tested or hadn't had Premier League experience. We were playing players that were playing week in, week out. I'm not saying they were playing well week in, week out last season but they were playing week in, week out nevertheless in the Premier League. So we should have more quality. And like you said, it's brilliant points about the lack of crowd. It makes it more so about the quality on the pitch and who's the better side because there's not that crowd, there's not that pressure. But we still have to turn up and we still have to do the job. Again, Salford last week, it wasn't the most entertaining game between the first goal and the second goal. But obviously we won three-nil, we got a clean sheet and we entered the half of the next round. They'd like tomorrow to be a little bit more extravagant and maybe a few more goals in there. But as long as we get through and we keep everybody fit, that's the main aim for me certainly if we don't make as many changes. And let's say I don't know a couple of players that would ideally be playing at the weekend against Palace are featured. We know obviously Michael Keane, probably likely to play Oyeri Mi and one of them to Lucas D in my play with only having one fifth or two fifth centre halves. And he might throw somebody in the midfield just for that extra bit of experience because they will be a physical side. Obviously managed by Joey Barton and if there's one thing Joey Barton knows, it's getting there and at least let them know you're there and if you're not better quality wise, throw the tackles in and make it hard for them. We have to protect the players, the key players that are going to be playing on Saturday and for the foreseeable future. But it's tough because when you're playing Saturday Wednesday, there's a couple of days each time. We know you're changing the squad massively, but the later we get in the competition, the less likely that's going to happen and the less able we're going to be able to make ten changes. If we get a decent Premier League side, not saying that West Ham aren't the awful idea at the moment, let's be honest. But if we get a top-end Premier League side in the round after the West Ham game, if we obviously give an every-beat fleet with that and whoever wins out of West Ham and Hull, then we're not going to make ten changes. They'll probably be more first-teamers that you see in the Premier League. But it's about protecting those in the earlier rounds and ultimately we should have more than enough even with the changes to win tomorrow. You see, I think if we are to get through West Ham will be looked at totally different. There won't be ten changes against West Ham. They've got Premier League quality. We think they're a good side of the playing world and not. They still can hate you. So it might be that next week we see the beginning of its cup team or maybe it'll just be three or four and eight or nine. I think the issue about the centre-back isn't interesting because obviously Michael Keane and Gerry Meane are possibly will have to play the game because we haven't got it at this moment. We haven't got the third centre-back we're trying to bring him. Mason Holgate is six weeks away. Jaroban on Twitter at least four weeks away. Lewis Gibson going to Reading so I don't think he's going to be involved. So it is an interesting one. Do we risk? You see I don't I don't think we can risk look at the and now Niels and Kung Ku will play and rightly so we was fabulous last week. So we'll be a left-back unless he played someone like Fabian Delford centre-back who hasn't been playing but was obviously experienced. It's still a risk isn't it but you know it's up to the manager's got to make that call. I mean in midfield Tom Davies, Guilfee Sigurddon and Wobie Bernard Walcott if it's in or if it's any of those they're all experienced Premier players. You've got Anthony Gordon who was great last week I guess we'll play as well. So it is going to be interesting. I mean Salford, they've used the same formation for both their games and I've played their strongest team really in the Cup and the League and obviously they play with a 4-2-3-1 which I've done just a lot. Familiar formation that? It is a very familiar formation but the 4-2-3 we've obviously got Sam Stubter centre-back Alan Stubter's son playing there so there's a little bit of a story straight off. Glenn Wheeling who you picked out before us a bit of a like to put a tackle in shall we say. Good at what he does, good at what he does and obviously Ted Evans scores goals so we'll have to watch him so that. I mean with them generally playing their strongest team in both the games at least Evan will kind of know what they're up against whereas they'll be looking you know it's all we've got might be saying well you know much key and they'll play but then is it going to be Bernard? Is it going to be a Wobby? Is it going to be Walcroft? Is Bellassie going to get called in? I mean just on the likes of Bellassie and Bezitz would you have them in the squad or not? Or for you is it just a case? I would have Yannach Bellassie setting on a bench. Mo Bezitz maybe not because I think we saw them against Blackpool for a bit and we've seen nothing since. I think Bellassie for me I wouldn't have more message in there because I just don't think he's got a future at the football club. Bellassie I think somebody that could potentially if he gets his head down works out be a squad player in some format. You know if Bellassie turns up and puts in a fantastic performance then all of a sudden Anceloth he might look and go well hang on. I've got Bellassie and Warcott here which one of them would I prefer? Which one of them is going to give me more? Obviously Bellassie is a massive fan favourite at the moment with all of the stuff on social media and stuff. He's been one of the biggest advocates all over social media. Again you mentioned Anthony Gordon knocking on the door now and I think one thing I've been really really impressed with Anthony Gordon is his attitude. Obviously he wasn't in the 18 on Saturday very unlucky to not be in the 18 wasn't in it against Spades but again he just keeps seeming to step it up a level and he's looking at that thinking well I'm not working hard enough I need to be better I need to work harder and one players like that with that type of attitude they were thinking no Carlo Anceloth he doesn't necessarily say well yeah you're going to be on the bench you probably won't stop but you'll be on the bench who goes no work hard and we'll see where you are and if you're not on the bench work hard and I expect a big game for Anthony Gordon tomorrow night. You mentioned obviously the centre back situation it's a mad one because we're either going to be stuck with two centre backs who are playing week in week out in the Premier League which is an idea especially with the side that are going to be very physical and that are going to be you know on your toes or a player playing unnaturally out of his position whether it be Dean or Delph so again that's the decision that Anceloth he'll have to make I agree with you about Dean I thought he'd done well against Salford but again we weren't massively under threat against Salford he put a couple of long balls across the top and he counted a couple of times but defensively he didn't have an awful lot to do and I think that's why in Concw looked so good down that left hand side not saying that he wouldn't have been able to do the defensive way but he could just purely focus on getting forward and you know creating opportunities so it's going to be tough but like you mentioned there Glenn Wheeling in there you know Alan Stubbs is Sunday physical players especially Glenn Wheeling he'd done it every week in the Prem you know wasn't blessed with the greatest ability but you know he was there if you were playing next to him he'd put a foot in and it's important that we don't shy away from that and it's boss sitting here going oh yeah but we'd have Alan in there who'd be like that and wouldn't shy away from it or the Coray but can you really risk Glenn Wheeling who again we'll see tomorrow but we'll probably never see again a goodness in park or playing against Everton sticking a towing on Alan and putting him out for four or five weeks and then it's not weird it is it's not weird at all no and if you're Tom I guess if you're Tom Davies and you're Guilfee Sigarton and you know maybe Alexia Wobby you'd be thinking to the man I want to play I'm good enough to play here and I guess for Everton the key thing will be what he did do very well last week even though it became a bit frustrating in between the first goal and the second goal I think the last 20 we were very good but we did control the ball so we did just keep moving and if you keep moving the ball they will be chasing because you know for all the effort that they'll put in and Joey Barton you know they were closer coming up like we had Louis Gibson was on loan there last season they were close he's done a good job Joey Barton there for all of the work right and effort they put in we're talking about Premier League footballers we should be able to move them around keep the ball and then hopefully in that final third with it's whether it be Walcott's whether it be Bellassie whether it be whoever it is with Gordon and Keane we should be able to put them to the shot surely yeah definitely like you said last week the soulful game it wasn't a case of for that period between the first and the second goal they were peppering us and they had the more of the ball and they had the control they were never we were in control of the game from the start to finish it was that I think Evertonians and I think football fans generally have this expectation when your team comes up against us a lower league side in a cup competition early on go out and put four of fat Moise Keane should score six in this game and Anthony Gordon and then when you go 50, 60, 70 minutes in the middle of a game completely consoling it and not being under any real pressure but not scoring every ten minutes it's like this isn't and it wasn't great to watch it wasn't the greatest game of football for that period of time obviously we turned it on in the last 15 you know scored two goals and comfortably won the game but we were going to comfortably win the game at 1-0 because they didn't they weren't bringing much but it's that sort of I don't want to say complacency but it's sort of that consoler Anthony probably looks at and goes well we're in control of the game we're not overly exerting ourselves we're not risking any real injury because we're just giving it and going so their players are just constantly chasing a ball rather than getting in on our players and throwing our tackles in but as a fan base obviously you're there thinking go out and get three or four before half time go out and proper embarrass them you want to be entertained show what you can do but that's not always the way in football and again it probably won't be the way tomorrow not saying that it'll be a tight game but I'm not sitting here expecting five or six goals because again they're going to be very physical and it's about having that quality and consoling the ball and then taking your chances and that's something that we've been so critical of of ever in previous years is not being clinical enough and not taking chances both in cup competitions and in the league I can't count how many times we've sat in and gone well we lost that game but realistically if we'd have taken those four easy chances we'd win it comfortably but you know that's improving obviously five goals on Saturday against the Premier League side took our chance against Spurs won that game again we had plethora of chances against Salford but we took three of them and won the game comfortably so again we should have far too much for these even making eight and nine ten changes whatever he wants to make ten changes were still a side full of Premier League players obviously Michael Keam is the only one not to be changed full back is okay hadn't played in the Premier League last season Branth Waite back in the last season was in there every week midfield Premier League and forward line Premier League so we should have more than enough and yes they'll be very physical but it's up to you Moise Keynes your Sigartons your Davies your Wolby's like you mentioned to go well you know what I'm looking at Hammers-Rodzigas Abdelai the Coray Dominic Calvert who with four goals in two games absolutely tremendous form Richarlison who hasn't even gone on a score sheet yet but he's putting in eight, nine out of ten performances first two games of the season two assists getting himself about the pitch so they shall be looking going if I've got any real chance of even knocking on the door yet looking at me going fantastic against Salford very unlucky to not get a goal really creative involved breaking forward still wasn't in the 18 so your likes of a Wolby's Moise Keynes and the likes shall be looking thinking I'd really really need to to step it up here and put on a show and like you said we should have too much but it's a cupgaming in it's a cupgaming and they will be up for it it's a great sgolf for them and obviously it's your way back and we'll be righter off for it it's going to be interesting it's going to be tough it is but obviously with the crowd it wouldn't have been even worse but it's going to be tough but there's a great opportunity a great prize at the end of it there there's a home tie with probably Westam but you never know next week it could go to some park if Everton can get past this one it will be a tough game but when you look at the squad we should be able to progress but it's tough footballing you really never know it's like that expectation thing we were talking about off camera isn't it we have to manage the expectation and that works at the highest level when again not saying we'll be there towards the back end of the season but when teams are top of the league managing that we're the top dog here we have to perform every week it's similar on a smaller scale managing that expectation of you should be going out and beating these and then going out and beating them in the way that you should not necessarily 6 or 7 or 8 nil but just going out and doing the job comfortably spot on let us know what you think in the comments section below are you confident are you confident even if Everton make 9 changes or do you think it should be less this week you know you all can understand why Carlham and Tlothi is wanting to protect Alan, Dacore, Hamers and we can don't want to call the loom that you are and they are your top players we've got a tough game at the weekend as well let us know in the comments make sure you give the video a thumbs up subscribe if you haven't checked out Cameron on Mighty Blues as well and if you want more videos join us on Patreon the link is in the description see you later