- All the action from the 12.30pm BST kick-off at Walton Hall Park
- Sophie Downey: Hayes sees European dreams washed away
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Nothing to do with our game and yet everything to do with our game. Football is beautiful.
So where is the game? Everton will, I imagine, play five at the back, looking to give Arsenal bother with twin strikers, forcing Williamson and Catley to mark a player each. That’d mean onus on the full-backs to keep the width, given a narrow three in midfield, and that might run into trouble against Arsenal’s 4-4-2, the potential for overloads out wide set. But if Everton can win the numbers game in midfield, they can make this a tricky afternoon for the Gunners by keeping Mead – in particular – out of the game.
Continue reading…All the action from the 12.30pm BST kick-off at Walton Hall ParkSophie Downey: Hayes sees European dreams washed awayEmail your thoughts to Daniel or get in touch via XNothing to do with our game and yet everything to do with our game. Football is beautiful.So where is the game? Everton will, I imagine, play five at the back, looking to give Arsenal bother with twin strikers, forcing Williamson and Catley to mark a player each. That’d mean onus on the full-backs to keep the width, given a narrow three in midfield, and that might run into trouble against Arsenal’s 4-4-2, the potential for overloads out wide set. But if Everton can win the numbers game in midfield, they can make this a tricky afternoon for the Gunners by keeping Mead – in particular – out of the game. Continue reading…
