 Hello, welcome to ToppyTV. It is the match preview. Everton vs. Burnley, Gwldersham Park. A must-win game, and an opportunity to win a game with football since we beat Burnley. What happens? Yes, synergy, full circle, and you know, for sure, and that is Burnley, Burnley. It makes perfect sense that he's waited for this long to win a game. Possibly. Burnley had a bit of enough time, had the four games unbeaten, looked to have maybe steadied the ship a little bit, and it's going to be a tough game this, isn't it? It is going to be a tough game because we're not playing well at all. We've ground out the results at Newcastle the other night. Well, like you just said, four months since we won a game of football, and so we last beat Burnley. And I'll be honest, when we won that night, I didn't think we'd be sat here in April not having won a Premier League game since then, because that night we were so comfortable when we achieved more. We got two goals up, it was a comfortable victory. And yeah, we've not won since. And that is terrifying, absolutely terrifying. They have had an upturn in form, I think, the four unbeaten, Andy, like you say there. We know this is a huge pressure game. There can be no, from our perspective, there can be no other result that's acceptable than an Everton victory at the weekend, and that's far from guaranteed, so it's going to be a tough game. Do you think Burnley have just become a little bit more street smart in the last couple of months, where beforehand they were a little bit open, the goalkeeper was making mistakes, even though he's a very promising goalkeeper. They were getting caught again and again, probably doing the same thing, having a lot of possession, not taking chances. Do you think that the little team is just some of their plays? We cut out some of the nonsense. If we don't overplay, if we go a little bit more direct, if we play to the strengths of maybe some of the players, more experienced players, that will give us a little bit of a breathing room, because the Premier League isn't amazing. I think everyone does love to overcook the Premier League, but if we just get back to basics, it could really help us out. I think they've been a little bit more direct, haven't they? I think they've played nice football, but they've gone a little bit back to front quicker, I think, in recent games. They were very unlucky not to win at Stamford Bridge, and they've rolled the luck of times as well. They did have 10 men from the 40s. J. Rodríguez, it's the crossbar in the 98 minutes, something like that. Scissor kicks the rebound just over the bar. It would have been an unbelievable win for them. I think they were the better side against Wolves, the other night, it surfed more and drew that one as well. I think they have. I think David Datrow for Farner has been a decent outball for them up top, got a couple of goals as well. You see this sometimes with promoted sides, they eventually get used to the pace of the Premier League and not taking chances. Sometimes it comes too late. I think potentially it will come too late for barely this season, just because the format has to be a big up turn. It's not foregone conclusion because of the results of late, but if they did this at the click six weeks ago for them, then seven weeks ago, who knows what would have happened. But it's still going to be a hugely tough game and they do still give up a lot of chances. In that Chelsea game, Chelsea had 30 attempts at goal. I think everyone will get opportunities at the weekend, it's whether we can take them. Apparently you can see the 30 goals away, I think it is so far this season. I think the most he can see in the Premier League was 36 away, under Sean Dyche show. We've got to make sure that we take our opportunities as and when they come at the weekend. Yeah, definitely. The goal scullings, I think they scored two in both of the last couple of away games, which were obviously Chelsea and West Ham. So obviously there's been an up turn in the goals. They've had a winner home against Brentford, wasn't it? And obviously Brentford had the play sent off quite early. The Jor against Wolves this week, so they've been playing decent teams as well and getting results. I think for us it's a case of at least we can see that coming at least that they have had an up turn. I don't think people are going into the game because I think there's an idea of like there was a few weeks over the home games and going, yeah, we'll win those. I mean, I don't know why any of the family think that, but there was almost that idea. But I think now it's not, I think it's actually put a few people on their toes rather than thinking we'll go into this game and we'll be, you know, just got to turn up and win it. It'll be tougher than that and I think that's not a terrible mindset to go into the ground with. I think the worst thing is if you go into the mindset going into a ground thing and all we got to do is turn up today and we'll win this because these are absolutely terrible. It doesn't work like that and we shouldn't be thinking about that, whether it's Burnley, whether it's Sheffield United, whether it's Forrest. They'll be very tough games because we're not that much better than them. If at all better than them. And Burnley, for them, I think they'll be looking at this game thinking if we could beat Everton and they get a point deduction next week, you know what I mean? That's a nine pointer right there. We're back in the mix and we've got someone to go after. Obviously not just Luton and not just Forrest, we've got another team to go after and drag them into it. So it is a game that we've got to be very, very careful. Yes, we've beaten them a couple of times already this season. We were very comfortable against them when we beat them at home, but when we beat them in the league cup, we were at a good point of the season. It wasn't quite their first team. It's quite easy that night to be fair. They had a couple of moments. It ain't going to be like that on Saturday. Now, it was two very easy games that we played them in because we got goals and got ahead and it made it easier. They are a different proposition now, so it's not going to be easy in the slightest. They still create a lot of chances. They don't take a lot of the chances, but they do create a lot of chances. So ever they're going to have to be on the metal, but you're absolutely right in some respects. It's better they've had this uptane in form. If this was four games ago when they first got it, you know, on the next minute you tune it down after 20 minutes and you're like, where's this come from? These are rubbish. You know, that kind of thing, that mindset. I don't think any of it's only will go in to go to some park at the weekend and think these are rubbish because they're not. They just haven't been impotent this season really. The same as us, ironically. But the flip side to that is, if you want to look at it the other way, Everton have amassed 32 points this season and should be 13 points. They go into this game, points, deductions have brought that back down to seven, obviously. But we have more games than anybody in the bottom half or as many as the highest winner in that bottom half. It's just the problem is, we've had four terrible months of football and that's been an issue for us. We snatched the fever and the jaws of a draw or a victory last week at Bournemouth because they still look and think, I don't know how we lost the game because they were poor and we were even worse, we threw that away. We were terrible for 65 minutes at Newcastleodd and like them, when we almost realised that we'd had a little bit of the rubber to green where normally things had gone against us, it hadn't, we sort of picked our heads up and went, actually come on and shut me for us and when we went after it and were a little bit more free, we ended up getting a good point in the end. So I hope that from three o'clock the players can just get on it and get that intensity because if we get the intensity and go to some park and engage the crowd, we can wheel win this game. The worst thing that can happen on Saturday is we start slow and they take advantage of it straight away. They get the confidence from it. We have to start. You have to energise the crowd. There'll be nervousness around, of course, and it's good that Dom's scored the other night because he just takes that one less thing worrying about Dom. What about this stat? Since the starter last season, all nine of Everton's Premier League home wins have been to nil. So we've never won a game where the opposition is good at Goddison since the starter last season. That's terrifying. And we've lost nine of the last 14 Premier League home games against promoters, you've only won three. As many defeated we'd suffered in our previous 64 games. That's embarrassing. That's a culture that as far as I'm concerned. That's a culture of the way the club is running. A lot of them games have been the mindset that you said before, where we've just gone on, these are crap the promoters, we're bad at these, and before we know what we're behind and we've had no way of being able to turn that around. We've already lost to Luton this season. No, you go back to Luton on the season and it was that thing of like, this is the one, this is the give me, this is the give me. And before you know it, you won nil down. And then you're two nil down and you're like, now this is where the fight starts. We've got to start the fight from the first minute. And that's what was evident on the other night at St James' Park. I was like, when the subs came on, suddenly there was a realisation that we could get something out of the game. And why isn't the manager putting that into the players from the start? And I will put that on the manager. That is on the manager to set that and the coaches to set it from the first minute you go out. And if you don't like it, this is where subs come in. Because if you're watching something and you don't like it, I'm sorry, you've got to make changes. And those changes, those changes might be before our time if you're full. If you're Michael Silver, yeah. Or Marino back in the day, but at our time. This has happened five to many times this season. My players have just, should have been hooked, have been get away with it and then still don't come off for another 25 minutes. Or at all. That is 100% on the manager whether you like him or you don't like him. That stuff has to be set on the manager to go out there and say to the players, you go out from the first whistle and you start them. The only game I can remember us doing it properly this season with intensity from the first whistle was Bournemouth. And it was our best down performance. I know we beat Newcastle 3 in the last months of good performance, but the Bournemouth one, we were on them immediately right from the wake up. We scored early and everyone settled down. They couldn't get out their own box because we were on them and he's got to somehow create that dynamic for Saturday. It's got to be that. You know what, the crowd will respond. If everything come out fast and get on them and take the ball off them and have to, the crowd will be up which will carry the team. We haven't seen that performance. We've been slow. We haven't seen that for years. We've only won three home games. One of the things we talk about quite often is, is, you know, engage them with the fan base. And, you know, of course, the way it is, you're good isn't it? People are tired, people are fed up, people are angry, people don't know how to express all of those emotions because you're not giving them the other option, which is the joy and getting that out of the system. And I said this, I think I said this on the 1878 podcast, which you should all go and watch because it's amazing. Oftentimes, at good or some, we all know this, is that emotion can come out in other ways, which is over the years, the tackle, the refereeing decision, you know, whatever it is that gets people going, that barks, that gets people off the seats, that winds people up. Whatever it is that gets people going when we don't start maybe too well, or even that one chance where the opposition missed one and you're all go, how did he miss that? And you go, right, let's go. The whole crowd goes, what up, come on. And remember when we played, remember when we played in, it was my second season, we were in Europe when we played Kiev, and they missed a chance. And like in unison, everyone went, why aren't you up? And Gary, Stephen Natesmith turned on to the gladus season just sort of went, how did you all do that in one mind? We were all fuming because they should have scored and they didn't and it was like, we were absolutely fuming and it's that thing sometimes. And that happens because we start game slow and obviously something happens. But if you start a game fast and you keep going and after 20 minutes you keep going and you keep going and you keep going, the crowd will back you because they've got something. You don't settle the opposition. You've got something to back. I sit in the gladus seat, you sat in the gladus seat for years. Without being insulting to anyone and I'm not, don't think I am being insulting. And I'm part of this. We don't know how to react like in a positive way to negative situations. We're not that fan base. We're not a fan base that can sit there and go, oh well done sir. I've seen people have stand out rounds with people who stand up and are telling people to back the team when we're being getting beat by Luton 2-0. Do you know what I mean? Because we need to, we need an outlet for our frustration because that is, a lot of people go out to the disgrace when people have a go at the players. But we're a working class fan base who look at the situation and go. If you don't wake up to this by may go and wake up to this, then what's going to wake you up for by when the game is so, the game, the way it's played now is you don't have those 50, 50, 50. You come out after the game, you look at the strategy and see how many tackles plays have gone. I've none of our midfielders made a tackle today. Like on Tuesday. Own anime, two tackles. Ghana came on and didn't make one tackle. And neither did Andre Gomez. The midfielders don't tackle. So how do you get that spark? How do you get that emotion out? The full level moment. You play on the front foot. And you win the ball back high. And it just galvanised at the crowd. You win the back go, go again. And the fans will go with you if you allowed the game to drop. And we all know what happened. It's like we've all, this is where again, people insult the intelligence of people who watch football go every week. When you watch football, there's only so many ways football can go. When you're watching a team build and build, you know what's coming. You know exactly what is coming. When Luton had all those corners, you knew you were going to score off a goal. And they did. And it's like people in football don't understand that. Don't understand that momentum side the same way. When referees make decisions and as a fan, as a player, you go, how did you not realise that he's just conjuring to that? It's like we see it from different ways. Everton have got to understand that the fan base can be such a powerful tool. But if you get on the wrong side of it, and I hate this thing of you, keep them quiet for 20 minutes, you'll make them hostile. Of course you'll make us hostile, because that means for 20 minutes. Everton didn't play football, didn't try. I think the problem we've got now is we are a coil spring. Because we've been battered from pillar to post. Absolutely. For Mishiri coming in, it was all, we're going to do this and we're going to do that. We were promised the earth and we've had nothing in the town. It's got worse, worse, worse to the situation. We're about to find out about a second point deduction. So we are a coil spring. So you've got to try and get us activated, as the manager would say, and keep us interested. And you do that by, like you said, listen, we don't, the way we play football is not conducive to getting you on the edge of your seat. But so you've got to do that with endeavour. You've got to do that with intensity. You've got to do that with crosses into the box and shots. And you've got to put a team like Bailey on the back foot. And if we put a team like Bailey on the back foot, it was a nice football inside. If you can get them hemmed in and the crowd playing its part, you can't overcome them. Lot of teams have beaten them, they've lost. Whatever it is, 1920 games this season, they're not a great side by any stretch. But they're improving. And if you allow them to play football, they will create chances and starting to score goals. So I've always believed the best form of defence is attack. Get after them and put them on the back foot. And I think what you can do with a Goddison. And if you get it right at Goddison, you win games. The reason why I haven't won three games at home all season is because we haven't got it right. We just haven't got it right. There's been too many games where you're sat there. And after 15 minutes, nothing's happened. And the players are... How many games have you witnessed in the last few years where the away teams come out and you think, get a fast start today? And after two or three minutes, they're just knocking the ball about and you're evidently sat in the defensive shape and you're going, what's happening? Why can't we get the ball? And the away team is just stroking it round and everything's flattening and flattening and flattening and it becomes a game of football. Where it's just... It could be any pitch this. It's not a home game now because it could just be any pitch. We have to make it so they feel under pressure. Right from me, absolutely. Right, let's have a little look at the staff pack for the game. This Saturday, the 6th of April, three o'clock kick off at Goddison Park, Everton take on Burnley in the Premier League. The two teams have met 17 times in the Premier League. A total of nine wins go into the Toffees and seven to Burnley and one draw. Burnley have won twice out there seven wins at Goddison Park. In the reverse fixture this season, Everton beat Burnley 2-0 at Turfmore back in December with a goal from O'nana and a second goal from Michael Keane a few minutes later. Everton actually played Burnley two years ago on the 6th of April, which ended in a 3-2 win to Burnley at Turfmore. The last time Burnley beat Everton at Goddison Park was March 2021, a 2-1 victory over the Toffees. The season so far, Everton 6-16, they've won eight games, drawn eight and lost 14 games. Burnley sit 19th, they've won four, drawn seven and lost 20 games. Burnley have only kept two clean sheets this season, whereas Everton have kept eight. The top scorer between the two teams is Abdelai Decore. He is still on six goals and is still Everton's top scorer. Burnley's top scorer this season is joined between Zechie Amduni and Jacob Brun Larson with four goals each. The most creative player between the two sides is former Burnley player Dwight McNeill. He's got five assists this season. Dara O'Shaith follows behind with four assists. There you go, Dara. Burnley win just seems so far away, doesn't it? Anyway, let's have a little look at Burnley's main man at the moment. Yeah, Brun Larson. I didn't think he was going to be the main man. The main man. 25 games, four goals from an XG of 3.58. No assists. And his XA is 1.39. I mean, he's got two in his last three. I think that's why Ned's gone for him. He's obviously a very busy player. You know, like I said before, they've got the fan there as well who spent some time at Union Billion on long Chelsea striker, of course, but scored a few goals as well. So he got, and J. Rodríguez, he was good at Chelsea. So he got some plays who can cause your problems and we've just got to be on it and make sure we are on it. Let's have a look at that. Team that faced Walls as well. So for Farners, obviously back for that game because he couldn't play against Chelsea at the weekend who were his parents in club. Obviously Lyle Foster back into the side as well recently as well. And he's a good, good player. Got a goal in him as well. Sander Bears, we know all about. Big problem of field play. And obviously they've changed the goalkeeper as well, haven't they recently as well. So pretty formulaic. They've just had an uptain in confidence and realised that if they want to stay in the Premier League they've got to score goals and that's what they've done, haven't they? They've changed it around. Let's have a little look at our team from the other night against Newcastle. You can imagine there will be possible changes in kind because obviously he brought Ashley Young in. He brought Ben Godfrey from left back to right back so whether he put it in the left back or the right back so whether he brought Ben Godfrey from left back to right back so whether he put Seamus back in. I don't know whether he put Harrison back in. You know, Garner, James Garner, they go cameo off the bench so does he put him back in. Beto with now Dom scoring. Does he put Dom in? That's the thing. But the goal scorers have been coming off the bench in the last couple of games. So who knows? Can you see changes Ashley Young maybe going out and Harrison coming back in? Possibly. He rested Harrison the other night didn't he? He did say Amadou Rownaan has got a couple of issues. That's helpful for him isn't it? Because that means he can drop them. I think there's issues are passable for them. 200 doesn't like that. No, I think I can see changes. I think Dom will start. I think he'll come in for Beto. Beto dropped to the bench because I think he'll want Calvert Loom to build on that goal and maybe Jack Harrison will be. Will come in for Ashley Young. He might want to leave him in there and just have Harrison as maybe an impact. All that's interesting because obviously Michael Enggol stay in the other two. Does he go for Shea back in the right back and take off free out? I don't think he will. I can see definitely one change in Dom in a Calvert Loom and then the other one may well be Amadou Rownaan is just on the bench and then the two are in atrishigan again because I think that the others will want to come a little cameo the other night. It's not men in black this. Come on, we know what happens. I'm saying? Let him have cameos off the bench. What about Dan Zyme? Because no one's asking. Well he's saying, he said he's not ready. He's not ready. I mean Dom is still not ready. So. No, no, no. No, Dom and I understand I'm going to train for a week, and I'm going to train on the drone for 3 weeks. Well, I'm going to tell you that. I'm going to tell you that. In the gymni oedd y ddeion y instances. You need to miss two more games. We don't have to play. It's freaky. You don't ever have to play for them. It's tremendous. I can play now, those two games then I can play the last six and we don't have to pay for them as well. I said he could finish the season, he could be big, he could come back... ..and score a winner yng nghydabu. Who knows? Who knows? That's the thing, I'm a bit bad. Ond yna'r cynnwys gael. Yn y cas yw, rwy'n credu syniad ar y gwaith i fynd. Ac yw'r cynnwys, sy'n cwerddio? Fy erinu gwnaeth yw'n gwybod... Mae'n gwybod. Mae'n gwybod a iechyd ar yn y fath i fynd. Wellu cyrraeddiaeth yn tych yn dwyr i fynd? Mae'r cyrraedd cyn- Yn y cas yw'r cyrraedd yn y fath i'w gyrwch. Yn yn y meddwl ar gyfer y gwefaint. 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