 Hello, it is the match preview, Aston Villa vs Everton in the Carabao Cup. Obviously at Everton, I've already been there once this season and we're demolished at 4-0, but Jack, how are you feeling on this one? Slightly different scenario going on? Not particularly optimistic. We've seen what Aston Villa can do to this Everton side, yet that Everton team was poor. Maybe Villa are going to rotate slightly with being in Europe as well. But with how badly Aston Villa beat us earlier in the season, it's hard to feel massively optimistic about this game, also knowing that it won't be a massive priority for us or even we probably will see some level of rotation. I think there's some feel that I've got a lot of games in the show because based on time, they played on Thursday night, we're beaten, played on Sunday, they obviously beat Chelsea, they'd be playing Nose, be playing at the weekend and I think it's back to Europa League next week. So, it'll be interesting to see what kind of team they put out for this. Slightly with the shared circumstances as well, I know there's a little bit of trouble over this game because of the ticket prices. The Villa have put out really high ticket prices and there's been a bit of a boycott by their fans that don't know whether that will play a part in the team selection. I mean, it shouldn't and I think the ticket prices are ridiculous for the home and their way fans for such a game early on with a lot of games for them as well and the way it is. But it'll be interesting to see what they do because you wouldn't imagine this would be the competition that right now Emily will be looking at and thinking this is our go-to cup when obviously him in Europe and then being in the conference that they've got a really good opportunity. I think I've gone far and even though they did lose their first game, it'll be interesting to see how strong the side is. Yeah, it won't be the main priority but it's still a trophy. You know, Emily's a winner, he wins trophies. I'm sure he'd like to give it a go. You know, Premier League and Europe will take priority but then you look at some of the squad players Villa have as well. They have decent players who don't start week-on-week out, they'll probably come into the team for this. The lads, Durant, who scored against us when we played Villa, I assume are feature. They're walking some rest because he's been playing a lot lately. Villa, a decent squad depth, a good manager who wants to win, wants to pick up trophies. If they try and rotate the squad too much because they've got Europe and they changed the whole face to 11, then they've got other factors like the boycott, fatigue as well. It could definitely play into it. I do think everyone are coming into this match in a better place as well. I mean, for one, Jared Branford is at centre back now. Although Michael King could be playing this game. Yeah, that is true. I don't want to go in on Michael King but he would pour against Villa and it makes sense not to play him in this game after how bad he was against Villa last time out. Let's just look at the Villa side from the game against Chelsea. Obviously Ollie Watkins in there, Diabbi, John McGinn, Louise Camarra, Llywodrae Dean left back, Matthew Cash at right back. Obviously very strong side. I imagine we'll see changes and you're right with your arm and stuff. Everton could have changes. We'll have changes I imagine. But I think this game comes at an absolute perfect time for us in terms of we've got two home games coming up in the Premier League where you look at and think Evan fans will be thinking there are two games you've got to win. So there will be a little bit of rotation in this one. Let's just look at the evidence from the Branford game. You can see the likes of James Tarkowski, Adres Agana Gay, possibly the Corey come out. Ashley Young I think will come out for this game as well. But it's a perfect opportunity isn't it for Jack Harrison who obviously played half in the under-21s on Friday. Dominic Arvent Lund coming back from Fitton. You've got the likes of Nathan Paterson on the bench. Dan Juma there as well. You've got the likes of James Garner who's obviously been in and out the side but mostly played on the right hand side rather than in the centre of the field. I know he played against Doncast and he wasn't great. But those opportunities seem to be the perfect time to get those players ticking over a little bit. Yeah and being in a situation where both teams likely have to rotate doesn't hurt ever massively because though the squad isn't massive, the drop-off in quality isn't massive either. No players like James Garner who might start in midfield in his natural position isn't a massive drop-off and Paterson for young players like that centre-backs the issue like we've said with the drop-off. But is ever an unlimited to how much the camera type is, the squad isn't massive but the quality of those squad players isn't too bad. Yeah it's going to be really interesting because you do wonder how important this competition is. I know like you said before with Villarito Trophy to win and you want to go far and if you do get knocked out of this state and obviously you're facing just playing Premier League games and don't get me wrong that you look at the likes of December and how stuffed that is with games it's don't want to be defeatist but just having those Premier League games to look forward to isn't the worst thing there will when the squad is a stretch but obviously we do want to win this game and I think when we got that draw it felt there was a lot of negativity about playing Villar but I look at it now and regard I want to win the game of course I want to win the game but I do think it's a really interesting time for those players like I said and Jack Harrison might be even if he's just coming off the bench it's a really good opportunity for him to come into a game you know at a decent level the manager said and I think the manager would have wanted to get those minutes in the under 21s to set them up for this game I imagine coming off the bench in this game but there's so many players like even Dwight MacNeill needs still getting up to see it doesn't he? Yeah could still get minutes, Michal Enco still needs minutes Paterson, obviously he started the season he's dropped out the last couple of games obviously he will come into the side because I just imagine the older players and I do think we'll have a change of centre back into the unless the manager thinks that there's enough changes ahead Donal Ecawr Llew needs minutes and obviously he picked up the injury this season at Villa Park so there's a little bit of a little bit of a story on the back maybe score goals but where do you think this cup competition ranks for someone like Evan because this competition has obviously been won in the last few years by the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City top four clubs are taking it more seriously it's that first trophy to get themselves sorted it's not a trophy that people often think about as the one that is for teams like who aren't in Europe, it's been dominated by Manchester City so how much do you think they look at this and think I really got to get through this and get far in it I think for teams like Everton it probably doesn't rank that high as a priority just because you know the likelihood of winning it also versus you don't have a priorities like staying in the league because that's the immediate threat for clubs in Everton's position but Everton are a little bit different to these other clubs because bigger club than the other teams fighting relegation but haven't won a trophy in a long long time now there's teams around us that have won trophies more recently I believe so yeah Everton do need to win a trophy eventually because it has been far too long since we have for a club with this stature it's unacceptable really isn't it at the same time you know do we have the capability to really realistically say we need to go and win the Carabao Cup then also okay but if you want to commit everything to this Carabao Cup you're only hanging on to your position in the league by a couple of points every year can you really change your top priority so it's a tough one from an Everton perspective Would you like to see maybe this change and possibly go not have the European teams in it because or certainly not the Champions League teams in it because for me I do think it's becoming I know people will look at it and go you lose something without those teams in it or it's not worth winning if they are not in it but to me I think what's happened is it's become a trophy that clubs like Everton at this stage aren't bothered if they go out of so it becomes that thing of like well if no one believes they can win it there's just no importance to a lot of teams in it I mean to fans there's still an importance there's still that opportunity you know Newcastle got to the final last year and if they won it that could have been again another massive catalyst for them and now getting into the Champions League was more of a catalyst but you know what I mean it's like club like Everton now will be looking at going we go out what does it really matter because the top four take it so seriously anyway because they squads are so big and they've got so much quality that we're not going to win it anyway so it becomes self-fulfilling prophecy that it is going to be just those teams winning it because we're not that arsed by it so I personally think the Champions League seems shouldn't be any yeah I'd like to see something different some of it because at the moment it's just a less important FA Cup isn't it now the FA Cup is amazing because it's the FA Cup they serve the same purpose just without being the FA Cup which is the old attraction of that isn't it yeah I'd like to see something different I mentioned to use a while ago maybe revamping it into a sort of British Cup where you can involve teams from Scotland maybe as well and maybe they take the place of the Champions League teams but then they have their own European football so would they agree to that increase schedule I don't know why you do it logistically but yeah I do think the League Cup since the bigger teams I've started taking it more seriously as well it doesn't say as much as a pathos right now no I just think if it was then other teams would start taking it seriously and you know the other teams were in the it were not in the Champions League but still in Europe would take it seriously as well because it did now that it's effectively their place that could be getting lost so I'd love to see something changing because it just feels you're playing it and you just feel like do you know what I mean it doesn't, I don't know well we know realistically we're probably not going to win it we know the same with the FA Cup but still it's the FA Cup it's the oldest cup competition in football it's amazing it's the story so even if you know you're probably not going to win it you're likely being involved I think the difference with the FA Cup is because the FA Cup takes priority and is played on Saturdays and it's not looked down on whereas these games tend to obviously come in especially in November and then into December you're looking at it going why on earth are we playing all these Premier League games we could do without that game it's a hindrance exactly where the Champions League teams have got have got a big enough squad to have these shall yeah it's going to be an interesting one this as I said I do think it comes in a really good time I think we can rotate I'd love us to win I honestly do I don't see it as every game I want to win every single game you know if we come to a stage where we play the next round and we've got loads of games then you can you could say well you know what we can play some of the younger plays or whatever but I really want to win this because I do believe that the plays you're going into the team we've got something to prove and hopefully if they do that's going to give our squad balance so much of a push for the next couple of games yeah absolutely it's just a shame that we're in a position where you know could we win a cup of importance to our season at the moment it does show how bad things have been that you know a good season for everything right now has just survived in the Premier League and the cups don't matter but if we could get the win and move into the next round and you know ideally get another decent tie again but we can advance through maybe if you were the big hitters draw on each other then we'd have a different attitude about it wouldn't we be saying is this finally the year just getting through and keeping a bit of positivity going that'd be massive wouldn't it if we could get a win that'd be two wins on the bounce going into two own games lifts everybody creates that culture a bit more of a winning culture and says to everyone you know what we're on the right track so we are waiting to see anyone let us know your thoughts in the comments what do you think of this one do you think we've got enough to beat us the 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