 Welcome to Toffy TV. It is the Derby Preview. Everton vs Liverpool 8.15 on Wednesday night. I'm going to try and keep this one a bit positive, a bit upbeat. I have put a new Christmas jumper on which says, Miracle on Gladys Street. And very fitting. Not the jumper, I mean the slogan. I think the slogan might be what we're looking for at the moment given the form. Beautiful lap by the way. Yeah, it's not bad. The four and that bow teams are there. I mean going into this, I'll be honest, just right from the straight off, I'm not looking forward to this one. This is one where I'm normally thinking our own to Liverpool. We can beat them to crowd and we're our own. I think they've only won one in the last 10 or something. Mostly draws aren't they? Mostly draws but I always feel like we've got a good chance this one. I'll be honest, just the way we're playing and the mood around the club. I'm not as confident this time. I mean how are you feeling going into it? I'm not confident at all. I know we're trying to go and keep it a little bit upbeat. But yeah, let's have it right. It's going to be a tough, tough, tough fish. I think we need a lot of things to go our way to try and even lay a glove on them. I think, you know, Lychys couldn't come at a waste time. Four is good in the calendar. You know, just little stupid things. We played Sunday, we played Saturday, we got the Wednesday, we got an injury. But, miracles can happen. You never know. Well, listen, I've said before, Duncan Ferguson's first ever in goal came and we were bottom of the league and he was second or top. We beat them that night, Howard Kendall's fingerwagon of Craig Joerking. After a four on the feet of Coventry in three days later, we beat Liverpool. He was second and we were bottom. So it's happened before. The differences, I think the mentality of this Liverpool side is totally different. They're never beaten, they do work hard. I think the mentality of our team is totally different. And our mentality of our side isn't the same. But the crowd won't allow our players to hide. That's the big thing. I think that's the energy that Godderson can create. No matter how loud we're feeling as fans and fit this game will be full of trepidation for all of us. Once it kicks off or once you're in the stadium under the lights, everything's got to go out the window and you've got to just focus on backing the side. And we will. I think we will. And that's what we'll do because that's what we do as fans and hopefully that energy will convey onto those players and they'll have to run three brick walls. Because I don't think the mentality came out after Sunday's defeat at Brentford and said something along the lines of the fans can't fault the players effort kind of thing today, well we can. Because it wasn't, if that's the best then players can do, then we are in trouble. I believe they can be much better than that and work much harder than that. Well, the only slight glimmer of hope and positivity that I've got to hang me out on is the Tottenham game. And I thought, the crowd got up a bit because of the penalty situation and the players actually reacted to that environment. Look, it's embarrassing that we have to talk about the players reacting to anything. They should be able to get themselves up for a dive in a football match. But let's take it away. We're at right here right now. That atmosphere that we can create, you just never know. We might be able to get up and at them a little bit. But yeah, we're playing one of the best teams in the world at the moment. And we're so far off the pace. But yeah, I'm just hoping the crowd get up there. Look, it's going to be a little bit nasty, a little bit toxic just with everything that's going on. But that could fuel almost what we need potentially if the players can buy into it. But like I said, I thought best performance for a good few months was the Tottenham game and that was based with a little bit of nastiness in the ground towards the referee. So let's hope we can get that energy. I think you've just been on the edge in terms of the opposition. They are a fantastic football side of the artwork and they've got well-classed players. The forwards, whichever permutation you use of those four seem to do really well. Jota has come in and looked like he's played for them forever last season and this season. Sal is incredible. Man is back on form. Byrnger i gen i'w sgwr i gen i'w sgwr. Don't say it. They're not infallible. They were beaten in the other week by Westam. We've drawn a few games. Brighton metru nildan against them and got a draw. Brentford drew with them. Brentford got a result against them. So you can't get at them, we know that. Everton, you said before, you're absolutely right. We're going to have a bit of luck. We're going to have to defend as if our lives depend on it. We're going to have to try and break the game up as much as we can and don't let them get into it. To say this kind of thing when we've spent the money we have. But that's where we are right now. Absolutely. If we had our best 11 out and we've been playing, we'll have players back, but D'Corey's just coming back after being out for six weeks and things. If we were flowing with our best 11, then I think we could cause them real problems. Dominic Alder-Lewan's not going to be there. I don't think that's unlikely. He's not missing last week. He's back, but he's only just back. D'Corey and stuff. Dam ar i greu mist y game on Sunday. Sub on Sunday. Imagine he missed that, but he's fully fit. We have got players who can cause them problems, but they are very, very good when you work very hard. We'll need every ounce of good fortune and bounce of the ball and the crowd to get everything. Mentality and character, isn't it? We need the players who've got to have a reaction from Sunday. Those away fans put it on them and rightly so, in my opinion. And we need some character bounce back from these players. Forget the football side of it. Football is a football thing, they're much better football side. But we've had that over years and years going. We're watching dirty games. I've never gone into one as concerned as this one. It ain't about the ability, it's about the character. Those players are going to stand up now and be counted. It's the minimum of the hours. We need a level of performance. Out of the big, big pluses you get having the gore back. I know he was miles off the pace in terms of his level on Sunday. But I'll tell you what, the guy's got character. It's strange, but talking about it, you start feeling like you can sort of see little bits, can't you? Which is crazy because at four o'clock on Sunday it was a million miles away from the door. But yeah, we've got to be solid. Pickford's going to have to have a good game. Last couple of darbys, he's played well. Going to have to sit in a little bit deep that can help some of the defenders that we've got. But I really, really pray he puts three in the field. I was just going to come onto that. I was just going to say what you think he should do. Do you think it should be three in the field because they live up here very strong in the field. You've almost got to match them up, I think, so what brings Fabian Delph into that? Yeah, I think the dynamic of the squad that we've got at the minute and what's available, I think the three in the field, it obviously supplements the corey being able to advance with the pitch a little bit more. Alan, get a little bit about it and not have to be disciplined because when he's sitting in that disciplined role I'll be honest, I don't rate him at it. I don't think he's particularly good at it. I think if you have Delph just sat in front of the back four taking the pressure off our back four you can't necessarily get the best passes out. Free up the other two midfielders to get forward. I'd almost have a proper from three but we probably won't but at least if they can sit in and we can have a five. So you'd have the challenge and the grand challenge and that would be three? Yeah, exactly that. I'd have the same back four that just played unless mean is fit. I'd have the same back four that played against Brentford. It could be the only way to go against them there. You've got to try to match them up. They're better than we are. You've got better plays than we have but one thing shouldn't be... one thing should be a given for us sat in the grand is that we know that our players right the way through are going to work harder than they are. That's what you have to do in these games. You run your bollocks off and if it gets you 70 minutes and you can't walk you come off and the next lad run gets on and runs his bollocks off because it's the only way of editing show apathy and don't want to run that extra yard and don't want to run us up and pick people up. Liverpool could destroy us. Absolutely destroy us. So you have to counter that by hard work and you see lesser teams overcoming at times by working hard. You know this Liverpool side albeit not this one because they had a few injuries but it lost six home games on the run last season. So they did not have injuries that is the caveat to that. I'm just trying to say that teams do lose games and stuff. Some of those teams you beat them simply just ran more than they did and it helped them get through. Now okay would they have lost it with the crowd and with all the players and now of course they wouldn't but it can be done. We had a simle shocking home form of times last season well from Christmas onwards because teams come and beat us who just ran more than us. The two relegated sides for the staff fuller men chefing I just ran more. Teams have beat us this season by running a bit harder than we have and that really is the thing that I struggle with is that when teams are working harder they've got more ability if it's Man City and they play to the best of the ability and you do they're going to win because you're better for boys. But you shouldn't be out running out for by anybody and this players now we've seen the reaction from the away fans of the weekend they told them what they thought of them and if you're not an Everton player that's hating after that on Sunday and you're thinking get me back out on that pitch I'm going to show this lot that I mean business. Forget about the managers influence or whatever go and do it for yourself and for the badge if you're all proud of it and for the fans if they do that then they can give Liverpool a right go go if they do what they've been doing in the last few weeks they could be on the wrong side. Yeah look we're trying to if we're trying to put that positive spin on it I think obviously you've got Rich Alison presuming we're going to come back in he's got a bit of character he'll do that so he's got that character he's got decor he's got that character back in Delph in terms when he's on the pitch has that character you know he don't make himself available over the years he's been there but let's just take him in isolation of where he's at right now I mean need him at the moment in the games he's been on the pitch for us recently he's shown for the ball he hasn't gone hard and he's there so the more characters and men we can get on the pitch get these or always off the pitch get that I mean if it's always on the pitch and he's starting against these then we're down to ten men and it's going to be it's going to be a tough tough ask and I think we just need eleven players on there that are just going to give us everything and at least we can walk up that stadium and go you know what we can't ask much more of that I think that's that's where we've got to start from and it is depressing based on money we spend and where we're at but it is what it is and that's what we need Let's have a look at Liverpool's kind of like what they play most weeks and they do play the 4-3-3 and obviously it's based on a shot at midfield that's just really mobile and then obviously you do have you know Sally Now the wingers the fullbacks the fullbacks are there with they will do brilliantly and then you've got obviously the front three are fantastic and particularly Sally and Manny Jota's being superb I'd say Jota at the moment it's Sally and Jota at the moment Jota yeah but Manny the thing that Manny is as well as being a goal threat and I think he's got eight goals this season he's just worked so hard and he's up and down your live wire he always does well against us always scores against Everton Sally you can't give him a chance or the fellas go he's probably probably the best player in the world right now for consistency and goals on current form he's a fantastic player we're going to have to be wary of these and defend for our lives and maybe maybe again it's going to be the case of sitting on the edge of your box and not trying to give them any space in behind you you're asking for trouble sometimes with that you've got to try to spring them on the counter we've got to give them problems but we've got to make them what goal do you do? 100% Fan 10, fan 10 they don't like running throughout their own goal like no defence you've got to utilise the space the wing backs leave you know we've got to if we just sit back we might get away with a 1-0-2-0 defeat we've got to if we want any sort of positive result we've got to put something on them and lay a glove on them it can happen you know like you said it's happened a season for them but we've got to have that belief and that desire to be brave on the ball we're going to need Damari Grey we're going to need Townsend to carry the ball and be brave in possession with Charleston making runs if we are just fully back to the wall it'll just be inevitable it will come so I really want to see us just put everything on the line maybe with Reymor Field it will allow the core right to break into the box and that might be something we can do catch them with but trying to be is positive it's a big-ass book to Damari and things happening to Damari matters Maw Salar is obviously the best player we've just talked about him let's have a look at his numbers for this season 18 appearances 11 goals 8 assists he's the top Liverpool player in that ultimate fan game 197 points he's got which is incredible look at that 19 goal contributions 18 appearances full of a bullish season and we've got a world be getting our November goal of the month award cos there's the only goal which is going to be excellent so that's where we're up to on paper and if you're level headed about it and if you're neutral you'd look and go away with it comfortable away with it and we're saying the same at the end of the day it's the odds are massively stacked there but what we've got to do the only constant half-up is us isn't it we've got to go to that ground and make it as hostile for the away team as possible because it's all we can affect all we can affect and as well I don't know about anyone else but if I'm going to game and I enjoy it more myself so we're going to be there anyway so let's just give it our all to walk out the ground going we couldn't have done any more I know that's sad and we shouldn't really have to be torn and stuff like that but I just want it where it's a proper dive and we don't just go as a fan base because like I said four o'clock on Sunday I was just thinking I'm going to rock up have a coffee just sit there watch us get out of our spank then walk out the ground but the reality is I know I won't do that and I don't want it to be like that I want us all to go in and think no, we're here now it's 11 plays it's 11 plays it's a football match let's have it right so yeah win your battle win your personal battle if you can absolutely yeah and get at them like you said you know their full backs are very very good one way the other way there's gaps pure gaps golf keep has not been necessarily as solid as he has been you know we've flapped a few bits in bobs let's see just a few facts I'm sure you can't wait to hear these well this is a good one Everton won 2-0 in their last Premier League game against Liverpool the first win in 20 games and against Liverpool in that competition which is scandalous yeah it's just we've not won back-to-back made a shot at Derby since beating them in the 84-85 season which is just outrageous really Liverpool unbeaten in the last ten Premier League games away against Everton the last was a 2-0 loss in October 2010 but eight of the last nine visits have ended in a draw which we know don't we I wasn't even at that last win I was away it was easy it was an easy one Eileen Arthrater and it was one of the most comfortable Derby games I've ever been to it was easy didn't think I'd have not seen one it was just so now I didn't walk on out that day I didn't think it'd be this long but it was one of the easiest Derby it should have been 4-5 it was easy they've had a lot more of them in Premier League history Everton Liverpool see more red cards than any 22 and it's been drawn more off on than any other fixture just on that point of the red cards it's sort of going to say like Richard Charleson needs to keep his head he needs to keep his head we cannot afford any red card not for this game for like the run just for the run but the manager to be fair to the manager he shared that the other day about he needs to just start reacting he needs to be calm about it and just play with him you can go and press without throwing a tackle in so just go and press get a yard or get a block in no just chucking your arms I know, yeah I'm not leaving that one cos I don't want to jinx it Liverpool have scored at least twice in each of their last 17 games in all competitions the longest run by the Top Flick Club Liverpool have won four Premier League games by four plus goals this season twice as many as they have in the the whole of last season great this is only one of his 10 Premier League games against Seidl he's previously managed that's not a good stat is it no no and the others can do one cos they're just about Liverpool and they're not needing any more we know they're good we don't need any more stats so that listen let's see what happens fingers crossed you know everything rosary beads will be open everything and we just have to see what happens but it's a derby in things strange things happening derby sometimes you can grab something you don't expect and a win a win changes the mood a win could turn this season round for ever and really couldn't it and the manager he could give the manager some good grace give the players a belief of being a beating a top club top side can really kick start the season listening to sound crazy to say but who knows who knows but even a draw a positive result just to start something is what we need from the bigger picture we need to start picking up points and it's just another game and we need to start we can't write off games left, right and centre we need to start picking points up and this is the next one the next available three points we've got to try and try and lay a glove on them and make it as uncomfortable an environment for them as possible and that's that's all we can do innit so fast but I'm I'm pretty for miracle I'm pretty for miracle I'm glad I see these Christmas young boys are available in our shop it's quite nice I just wish it was happier times at this moment but there is a belt you'll come back you'll come back oh well we'll be back at least we'll win games in December if we can wear this so there you go the link is in the description if you 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