 Welcome to Toffy TV, it is the match preview, it is the FA Cup third round Everton vs Rotherham at Godderson Park, an empty Godderson Park. I hate that, I hate it, I don't think, but it's life, it is life. FA Cup third round, bas a chance for Silverware, for Carlo and Cialotti, and this is what you want isn't it? This is what you want from a third round, a home fixture against the championship team that are not doing well. That's what you want. It's gone in early with the Silverware shout, haven't you not asked me? I've waited long enough. I don't know, but I've just gone out of one cup competition in the quarter-final, so we want to do better than this one. But yeah, Rotherham, our own championship side, second to bottom, not doing great, not played that much of late. It's what you want in a third round. We spoke this week about memorable third round sides, and we're scratching our heads for them. The third round generally is one you just want to get past and get into the half of the next one. I'm sure Carlo and Cialotti will be looking at that and thinking, let's just get past this one. You hope for another home draw in the next round. It's all you can ask for. Yeah, that is all you can ask for. It's going to be weird this year because I think what we found already from the cup competitions is that it's difficult for the sides who are championship or league-1, league-2, etc. Because when they're playing against the Premier League opposition, do you need that little bit something extra, of course, on the day? Do you need the crowd? Do you need all the hype of the game? And when you've looked at the game so far, certainly what we've played in the League Cup is, when the ground's empty and you're playing a lesser opposition, of your professional and you stick to your plan, you're going to beat them if you do what you're supposed to do. Because I think, as I said, where it's hard for these cubs is, they're coming and yeah, listen, the motivation's there, it's the FA Cup and you want to be inspired and all that kind of thing. But can you push yourself that little bit extra in an empty ground against, especially if you go behind Ailey and that's what I haven't got to do. We've got to come out the traps, control the game, don't give them any kind of encouragement and grab a goal Ailey on and just give them a mountain of a task. And if we can do that, then we'll get through this time comfortably because we should anyway by those factors already being eliminated. Yeah, what you've normally find in Cup games, it's the nervousness of the home team. Like in a fixture like this, the nervousness will be, you know, don't go out to allow a league side and they bring 6,000 fans with them and it's that third round and if you're not up for it as much as you should be, they feed off their own crowd and they feed off playing at a big stadium that's full and all that. But I think for us, we've just got to go out and get all over them early on and it's the first goal. We played them three years ago, I think it was three seasons ago in the League Cup and beat them three-one. And that was the same. We got the goal, I think Dom scored early on and it settled us down. Although they did score later on and give us a navy 10 minutes, we won the game three one. It is getting in front because I think if you're rather in and you haven't done well this season, you've only won four games out of 20. The coming to Godderson, it's a change, different scenery. If you get in front, give them something to try and go on to, give them a little bit of a new thing. I think that is, what I've found uncomfortable with third round size is when the ground is like half full and it's that. They've got 6,000 and it's a bit like we should batter these and it never goes to planning. You end up clock-watching near the end thinking if they score again. But I suppose another point in this one is that it's ended on the day, isn't it? In the past, we've had a lot of replays and stuff that's ended on the day now. They'll give them that little incentive. But if they ever can play to the potential, they should win the game, of course, they should. I think we've had eight days of them, we sent our last game as well, going into this one. They'll have had a bit of a break. Also, that's an eight days where you can prepare because I know we had a gap between a break between the West Ham game and the Sheffield United game. But because we were due to play city, it would have been preparing for city and then you're not playing city and then preparing for the next game. So, that doesn't necessarily mean there's a break. Whereas in this, we've known that we had a break so the players might have had a couple of days off, we charged the batteries. So, there's a genuine break for this game. Also, that might mean some players have been playing a lot of football recently, mightn't be involved or their roles might change. Someone like Ben Goffrey might move from left back to centre back. That's something I would look at for a game like this. He can mix and match a little bit. I mean, we wanted to be a strong team, of course, because we want to get through. But there is an opportunity for the likes of maybe Nelson Cungu to come in, Anthony Gord maybe to start. But also, what would you do with the likes of the Chalice and Dominic Armill? I mean, obviously, Dom hasn't scored for a while. He's been playing well, but he hasn't scored for a while. So, would you keep them in to try and get them going a little bit, spark that little, maybe something you need, that little bit of confidence? Providing the, we know what you are listening to, providing the both of it. Dom come off against Westam with a little bit of a problem. I don't think it was anything made yet, but the manager said after the game, because I couldn't understand why he took them off. But he said after the game, he was struggling a little bit with a minor issue show. If they both fit, then, yeah, I'd start the pair of them and go. Because you've got to give respect to the other one. And you've got to go out and try to put them to bed. And if everything could go out and put them to bed within an hour, then you can take the Chalice and off. And save them for the Walls game. I think they both want a goal. I think the Chalice probably needs one more than Dom. Because I think he said it's not happening for him at the minute. Where I think Dom needs a goal just to keep the momentum going. But I don't think he looks like he's struggling. We just haven't given chances. That's been why he stopped scoring. We haven't created anything. But I think you're right, the likes of Niles and Cunque for me has to start in this game. Robin Olson has to start in this game. That's not against your own pick, for they've done well of late. But we've got to keep Olson fresh, keep him going. And we have to do it that way. James Coleman, who don't think had a particularly good game against Westam, needs to play in this one. Get 90 minutes under his belt. But gov free at centre back. We haven't had the opportunity to play him there. I'd use him either at centre back or centre midfield in this one. But I'd use him in a different role. But centre back, he's not at the goal there yet. We haven't had a look at him there. So maybe throw him into that position and do it that way. Maybe it'll be an opportunity for the manager to play him in Holgate, as a pair, and have a look at them in this one. You know, Michael Keane, we know missed the Westam game with an injury. He was on the bench, but he wasn't fully fit. You leave him till Wolves, or do you bring him back in? So he's got a couple of decisions. Ultimately, I guess it'll be the likes of Andre Gomez. He's not played, not started that many games of late. He'll probably want to see him play. But this is an opportunity, isn't it, too? You know, if you look at it as in the Westam game and the Wolves game, obviously coming up next week, this is an opportunity to give players just that little bit of break. Cos there isn't a winter break this year. You've got Wolves, Villa, Leicester coming up. So big games, important games. Legs will be fatigued. Michael Keane has played a lot of football. This will be an opportunity for the likes of Keane and Mina to have a break and then maybe bring them back for Wolves. Knowing that you have got a Holgate, you have got a Ben Godfrey to come in. Tiarra Blantwight, if it's a new Blackburn and a couple of others are looking to take him in, but if he's still here at the weekend, they're not going to be bothered about cup tie in a marddy cos it's a player, so everything may say, well, you know what, we're going to have a look at Tiarra as well before he goes. Cos he don't forget he played against Salford and got the injury and that was why he was out for a while. But like you said there though, the problem is, is that we've got defenders but midfielders is more seeing in those roles. Tom Davis, I imagine, will play. But the Corey, because he's played every game. So it'd be nice to... I would, he's the one I would give a rest to, which is just I love him playing. With Wolves, you know what I'm saying, is he's so, you know, Davis, Gomez, Sigarton maybe in midfield, or use somebody else in there, use. You know, if a Wobie's fit, why not try a Wobie and need D8 and have Hammers Rodriguez on the right or put Hammers Central and put a Wobie right and try that. There's opportunities for him to move it around a bit. We're still having a strong team without weakening the team. Listen, without the Corey and the midfield won't be as good, but we are, with all due respect, I'd rather him a play in the championship side at the second and bottom. If Tom Davis, Andre Gomez, Mason Holgate, Ben Goffrey, whoever it may be, Guilfee Sigarton, they can't look after themselves against the championship side. Then should he really be 11. And that's what you have to look at. And that's how we have to be able to do it because if you look at that side and put Niels and Cuncw in, then there should be enough room for Gordon to get on the pitch for at least half an hour. I've said a couple of other things we've done this week. Ella Sims for me should be sub at the weekend. I see no value in bringing Siang Towson in. I think they're looking to get him out. If he still hasn't gone by the weekend, maybe have him on the bench, but I wouldn't be starting them or anything like that because I think you've just said it's an opportunity for them maybe to get back amongst the goals. Because I think if Tom Tuchol will get themselves a goal at the weekend, it just picks that momentum back up and then you can look after them. But I think realistically it's a good opportunity for Ella Sims to be on the bench at the weekend and just keep them involved. Whether they are not the plan is for them to go out on loan, fine. I mean, Leandro Rodriguez, coming on in a FA Cup third round with about 10 minutes left. I think he just of all wants and fell over, but it was a game against Stephen as you think it was at home and we won 3-0-3 on or something. But Martin has brought him on. These are the kind of games you do that with lads that are on the fringe. You go, let's give you the little taste of what it's like and make your debut. Go back out and go work out again and get another bite at it. I think it gives us the opportunity to work out with this game or it's a game we want to win and a game we need to win. These will come swinging. There's no doubt about it. You've got nothing to lose with the manager, Paul Wontorek and about they just want the players to come and have a go and enjoy it because it's a breakthrough from the championship. You've just said they've not played that much of late after that. No, they haven't. They've only played a couple of games in the championship. I don't know what effect that will have on them. I don't know which way that would work to be honest because some players like playing week in and week out but if you've only played on the 29th and then I think before... Can you say it was the 16th? Something like that. So they haven't played a lot. That might be a benefit for them. I don't know but you wouldn't have thought so. They used to playing every three days and getting the rhythm going. So... You can't... Any rather, a fan watching wouldn't find disrespective for us to say and then say we expect to win. I've never told him too long. But for us, we have to look at it from our perspective and think. And also this time last year Carlo Wontorek he watched his evidence side early on go out to it. I live a pool team with squad players in it not loads of kids because our team was younger than theirs but I live a pool team with squad players very disappointing on that day. So what we want to do is put a decent professional performance get through and just get in the half of the fourth round which obviously has to be decided anyway. That's it, get through and then it's a case of you can look at the next block of games fill of Leicester and then it's the next round of the FA Cup. Everything you want with a home tie that team isn't doing great so it's up to you to make it uncomfortable for them. If we can get at them and get ahead then it'll be good. The game won us early as you can. You can take your foot off a little bit and coast through the last half an hour or whatever, fingers crossed. Definitely, fingers crossed. Let us know your thoughts in the comments on this game if there's any other fans watching, let us know what's going on at your club and the situation. We know they've got George Hairst who's a highly rated player of David Hairst. So let us know any of your thoughts in the comments. Make sure to give this video a like, it really helps the channel. Subscribe if you haven't already and if you want more great videos, daily live videos join us over on Patreon. I'll see you just down here. See you later.