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#002 Transfer rumour deep-dive and tactic talk ahead of Brighton match!
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Gus and Matt discuss the latest rumours surrounding Everton's incomings, as well as how they think Dyche will set up against Brighton.
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Introduction and Episode Overview
00:00:09
Speaker
Hello and welcome to the Daily Everton episode 2. It's just me and Matt here today. Hi Matt, how are you doing? I'm very well, thank you, how are you? Yeah, can't complain, can't complain.
Young Talent at Everton: William Taman
00:00:22
Speaker
Anything changed between now and the other day, they particularly drastic in your life or in Everton's life? I think we have signed an 18-year-old, which could be massive for the club. We are we have a Burton,
00:00:35
Speaker
Burned under 21.5, which I guess sometimes might turn their noses up at, but Jared Brantwaite was once a Carlisle under 21.5 and we signed him. I yes actually grew up playing against him. so ah I've had the first time experiences of how how someone can jump from my kind of level to way, way above my kind of level. ah So yeah, William Taman, he's called, I believe, and he is, like you say, an 18 year old centre back, um who made his senior debut in the EFL trophy actually against Everton under 21. So I wonder if that's
00:01:11
Speaker
something we've kept an eye on since when we impressed that game. I'm not too sure. um But yeah, he sounds like he's been on trial with the club and after a successful trial period, according to the athletic, he's been brought in, which is exciting, I guess. You've got to trust the athletic, haven't you? You do. you don to and So today we're going to kick it off with a little segment about ourselves, why we're fans. um As you can tell, we're not resident scousers. We weren't born just seconds from the ground like Johnny, who you've heard on our earlier a podcast was. Then we're going to talk about some early memories we had to put in my first ever games and then some transfer talks and rumours that have
00:01:54
Speaker
been in that rumour mill that comes around this time of year and before ending with some chat about the Brighton game, how they've looked and how we think we might line up and how we want to line up um come Saturday. Is it Saturday? Three o'clock, is it? It is three o'clock Saturday, yep. Three o'clock on Saturday. OK, perfect. So pass over to you, Matt.
Personal Stories and Everton Fandom
00:02:13
Speaker
Why are you an Everton fan?
00:02:17
Speaker
Well, apart from the strong accent I've got, um i've got I've got an Irish irish background and ah for some reason or another that's that's forced me into the blue side of um the football sphere and i' I wasn't really given a choice. It's been this since day one. Is it a full family thing? everyone Everyone's a blue. It is, yeah. yeah nobody else I think my dad didn't give anyone else a choice, it was blue.
00:02:42
Speaker
don't stay at home, I think. Do you get over to games much or are you an armchair fan like those? Yeah, when I can. I went to a couple last year. I think I was there actually for the... God, who did we play? it was ah Was it Watford when we lost 4-1 at home? It may well have been. And I think they scored three goals in the last It was shocking. okay Yeah, I went to a couple last season, and went to Florida.
00:03:14
Speaker
um Forest away last season, which was a decent, decent result. I don't know if I'll be able to get to it. No, no, I've still never actually been to an away game other than like my friend of a season ticket at City and I'd go and sit on my hands every year in the home end, did the same a couple of times elsewhere in Arsenal and places like that. But now I've never never traveled with the oven away. It looks um an amazing time. I bet forest as well. What's been some experience? Yeah, it was great. but My brother actually goes to to to most of the games. You went to I think he went to the Chelsea drop in last year. So that was money well spent, I think. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. It was. um Cool. So any
00:03:59
Speaker
Early memories of supporting Everton, what were your first memories, first games or standout games you've had? I think the first one that I remember was, I think, was it a hybrid? There was a game where Joseph Yobe was tying his laces as Arsenal scored a goal. I think it's the earliest member I've got of a game. It's a very Everton, I remember the... Very Everton early memory, that, isn't it?
00:04:28
Speaker
Yeah, yeah, yeah, it got me in early, didn't it? Yeah, probably straight into the collab. I remember... Yeah. FA Cup Final was another one I remember, 2009. It was a strong one. How old are you? For some reason, the Wigan... I'm 24, so I would have been nine at the time when we lost that final, yeah. Yeah. Well... Yeah.
00:04:57
Speaker
Pretty similar um memories to me, I'd imagine. then i was I'm 23, turning 24 soon. And one of my earliest, my first game um that I went to, I think I was three years old, it was for my third birthday. and that was That was my treat.
00:05:12
Speaker
and I was absolutely certain Duncan Ferguson waved to me in the crowd, but he was probably just clapping the fans and doing his warmup. I was a few rows back in the family enclosure, screaming at him, trying to get his attention. My mum maintains that he was in fact waving at me, but I think that's to stop my heart from breaking. Cause even at my age, I'd be gutted if I found out that wasn't true. Um, but yeah, I'm a, I'm a, because I have grown up in a scales family. Well, I say scales, my, my dad's from,
00:05:42
Speaker
New Brighton, my mum is property scout, she's from Speak. um He's a Liverpool fan, he's a plastic and my mum is an Everton fan and has always been the one who's been more into football than him.
00:05:53
Speaker
so as soon as we could walk, talk, whatever, my brothers were going to games before me, my sister before me, and then I started getting brought along as well. um Never had a season ticket myself, but my cousins, aunts and uncles who still live there always have. um So I've got across pretty regularly, quite lucky um to go to a fair few of the games. A big memory for me, the pretty recent one, it was the the Palace 3-2 game that we've come back, sat in the streets of Gladys Street,
00:06:22
Speaker
um and that was oh you were there for that game i was there i was there and it's quite something i um didn't mind she got on the pitch unfortunately and up her glad i said they've been they've been a trek down past a lot a lot of limbs but um i did see my mum drop to her knees and start crying as that header went in i've turned around to try and hug her and she's just gone um but tears for a Tears for another reason was probably my first proper memory, barring the potential of a Duncan Ferguson wave. And that was a Fiorentina game. We traveled home. We were in Italy that week, traveled over with a bunch of the Fiorentina fans, um got back, saw one of the best games of football I think I'll ever see, um beat them 2-0 on the night, but obviously had lost the away leg. So went to penalties, and we lost. And there was tears that night, too, for a very different reason.
00:07:17
Speaker
I tried to convince my mum that I wasn't crying.
00:07:24
Speaker
Yeah, I remember um similar vein tears. I think Wigan in the cup. I think it may have been a quarter final, I think. Was it a Phil Neville pass back? I think it might have been. I think it's trauma. It's a lot of trauma in my mind now, but it was something to do. It was something like that. It was Martin as his Wigan, wasn't it? It was Martin as his Wigan and it was Callum. It may have been, yeah.
00:07:46
Speaker
It was Callum McManaman. He was a big animal. He put us to the sword that day. I think he was evident. Might have been there before. Yeah. Um, yeah. A scouser. Yeah. Wanna, wanna have it in the zone and put them to the sword. Um, yeah, I remember I was gutted that day. He was one that actually never came to us, was he? Yeah. Yeah. He wasn't. I always thought he might, but his career took a different path. I thought under the Martinez era when we were signing a Runa Kone Antoine Alcaraz and the like James McCarthy, but he was another one that might slip under the net, but no.
00:08:16
Speaker
Now, anyway, onto some more of the transfer talk. So we did a lot of coverage on players who've already come in.
Transfer Talks: Calvin Phillips and Others
00:08:27
Speaker
um and a little bit on players who've left, I believe. But today, we're going to be looking at potentials. So it's not just 18-year-old Burton. I'll be in center backs with signing between now and the end of the window, I hope. There's been a few more that I'm going to put so to you, Matt. I'm going to put some names to you. I'll have a bit of a chat about them, see see how you're feeling. most of Most of the names here are either midfielders or strikers. So it looks like those are two um two key positions that Kevin Thalwell and his team are looking at. um So starting off, the one that's looking the most likely at the moment is Calvin Phillips. ah There's been rumors today that he has rejected a few deals elsewhere abroad because he wants to stay in the Premier League. Obviously had a pretty unsuccessful loan at West Ham last season, um but fingers crossed he can but get back to the form he was showing under the Elsa. What do you reckon to that one? Yeah, he was, um
00:09:26
Speaker
Well, at Leeds he was brilliant, wasn't he? That Euros, I think it was 20, it was the last 2021 Euros, he was fantastic and he just hasn't done anything since he went to City for one reason or another. If we get him, he'd be fantastic for us.
00:09:43
Speaker
Potentially, potentially bringing Idris Oganage out the side, dropping Calvin Felix back, it would it would work. um I still, those kind of players, I never believe they come until they're they're in the shirt. They sign the contract because he'd be for e fantastic. I agree. I agree. I think he's exactly the sort of player we need. I think he'd probably suit us a little bit more than an honor as much as talented boy, I think an honor is. um And yeah, I think I'd hope he would suit a dice system. I'd worry slightly that he was given so much creative freedom, even from the base of midfield and that leads team.
00:10:20
Speaker
um think he was slightly stifled under Moyes. And I'd be concerned that Diesch would do the same. and But he's very good defensively. um He's a good ball carrier, very, very good long passer particularly. I watched, obviously being from Leeds myself, I watched a hell of a lot of their games um in that championship winning in the year and the the following season in the prem. And I fell in love with him. I thought he was a brilliant player. um And in that England set up looked great too. But yeah, I think he'd be one, if we can, I'd love that. I'd love that so much. i think He's another one to for something to prove as well, isn't he? mean Yeah.
00:10:58
Speaker
Which seems, yeah, it's a bit of a theme that this transfer window, isn't it? and Which I don't hate. I think a lot of the time we've we've dipped into the market of of relegated players who've maybe be not shown the attitude you'd want and have joined us as a result, hopping onto another sinking ship perhaps. But this feels slightly different. If you've got players looking to prove themselves, who've not quite cut the mustard at top clubs or their transfers, in particular you know within Dye and with Lindstrom and then with Phillips as well, with transfers that just haven't worked out at top clubs, give them the place to sort of express themselves and be be them as players again might be quite a nice way of going about it. Yeah, I'll be happy here with him. i'll give it I'll give that the green tick. Green tick, gets Matt's green tick, so I'll get him on board very well. Second, I've seen, I think,
00:11:53
Speaker
a slightly ambitious one, especially if the Phillips one is potentially going ahead as it looks like it might, um is Scott McTominay. There's been rumors of that in the news today. um He got eight goal involvements in 19 games when playing in what I perceive to be his more influential role as a box to box eight or slash 10. I don't think he's really a two in midfield kind of person.
00:12:19
Speaker
and I don't think I like him in the double pivots. He's not as good at ball progression. He's not as comfortable playing through the thirds. I guess you don't necessarily need to be that in Diesch's team as we found out with with an Anana. What do you reckon to that one? I'd be interested to see where Diesch would play him because you're right. I wouldn't i wouldn't want him in that double pivot role. and but he score he score Isn't he top goal scorer in Scotland zero qualifying? Yeah. I'm sure he was.
00:12:48
Speaker
um And I think, well to be fair I thought Fulham were after him, but if we were to get him, I'm sure, yeah I think he would be more a dice player. He won't stop running, will he? Whether or not he'd come come over here, bit of a downward step in there. He's another one that I would take. I would shake your hand now. Yeah. And I guess he could, he could maybe, although I want personally and die to try and play that role, he could,
00:13:18
Speaker
be a a replacement for Aflai Dukore, who may, we saw a little bit of a drop off towards the end of the year in his form, which might just be a sign of tiredness and so much responsibility, but it might be a sign of he's getting knocking on the door of 30, he must be over 30 now, maybe 30, 31.
00:13:38
Speaker
And I guess that's in such a combative role, you want someone with lots of energy. Um, and maybe if the Corey starting to weigh in, in that sense, he he'd be, ah he'd be a great option. I think it would only take an injury for in die for, for that behind the striker role to come back up again, whether or not Scott would play there. There's another question. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, two more names in in terms of midfielders. One, I couldn't quite believe.
00:14:07
Speaker
but has done the rounds quite a lot, especially early in the transfer window. And it seems to be cropping back up is Arthur Mello, who was on loan at Liverpool, I think, a year before last. ah Really high pedigree, lots of money been spent on him in the past by Barcelona and by Juventus. But he struggled for form, game time, fitness, struggled for pretty much everything by the sounds of it in the past few years. yeah What did you make of that one?
00:14:34
Speaker
To be fair, I've not seen i've seen i've not seen much of him. um I know he went to Liverpool and I don't i don't think he played a game for them. I think he was injured the whole time he was there. Yeah, I think you might be right. So I think if I'm giving so' given the first two a green tick, that's a big, big red cross. I wouldn't go anywhere near that one. no i'm I'm with you. I think it's exciting in terms of a name, but is it a name more so than it is someone who'd suit and Yeah, be be an integral part of our squad. That's a trend from back in the past. I think that's one of the things. Yeah, you're quite right. It feels like a ah Ronald Koeman sign in that one. It feels like one, but what was his name? Steve Walsh. It feels like something Steve Walsh would have bought. Yeah. And and they they yeah the the sense of signing players for names rather than actually properly squad building. and
00:15:31
Speaker
But yeah yeah, I think I might be with you on that one. High pedigree and comes with a big reputation, but I think wouldn't suit our style of football as it is. It's got a bit got a bit of Davey Classen about him. Touch of the Classens. I think that's always a good good way to warn anyone off signing Brevard. Yeah, Red Cross from me too. So that's two ticks in a Red Cross. and The final one, I still can't make my mind up on personally.
00:15:58
Speaker
um having seen the state of his year at Leeds on loan, um and that's Weston McKinney, who was there two years ago. um I think he went back into the Juventus squad and played a lot of minutes last year, but obviously isn't one of their favoured players, he'd be more of a squad player out there. and but Quite a box-to-box midfielder, quite combative, can play ah across the midfield to an extent, can play deeper, even at full back if we desperately need him to.
00:16:28
Speaker
But yeah, what what do you think on Western McKinney? Have you seen much of him? I haven't seen too much of him either. I know when he went to Leeds, he was meant to be, I think that was his his season to kind of show that he's ready to play at a high level. There's no doubt there's a player in there. I mean, yeah, like like you said, he's played a lot of games in in Italy. um For one reason or another, I feel like he's got an an arrogance problem.
00:16:53
Speaker
having or maybe that's just trauma coming up again. But and ah yeah, I mean, again, it's where where would you play him?
Potential Signings: Weston McKennie and Beyond
00:17:02
Speaker
Maybe he would suit the double pivot. Yeah, it could be a case of, for me, if you can't get Phillips, if you can't get McTominay, McKinney is a good option. Another type of player who wants to prove himself, but I mean, he's already tried to prove himself in the Premier League and it Trust me, it did not go well amongst my lead fans, friends. and They were not fans. um There was supposedly issues of him being overweight, unfit, especially for someone whose game is a lot about energy um and covering ground offensively. He wouldn't be my perfect gay replacement or Irobunin alternative, I guess, at this stage. But if needs most, I'd rather him than than no one. And to put all the responsibility on Irobinin, having
00:17:47
Speaker
only played a handful of championship games. um cool it's same It's the same kind of thing again with if you get one one one of them, they're midfield injured. You look light again. yeah we We do have a thin squad and I think that is worth bearing in mind when we're when we're flying out with these red X's. That's true. yeah okay yeah But yeah, it's it's a case of one more midfielder I think is needed at least.
00:18:15
Speaker
um I would like that out of those four to be Calvin Phillips. um If we get Phillips and McTominay, perfect. I don't think we will be able to do that. I think this is very much a case of one of the four rather than any more of that. Yeah. Who are you going with them for? Out of them four, yeah. Who are you choosing? Get get me Calvin Phillips in alone, I think. Calvin Phillips.
00:18:44
Speaker
Have you seen the the rumor of Victor Rockay? Yes. So that was just what I was going to get on to. We're on to our strikers now. um And that is seemingly the story of the day with Everton. Victor Rockay has, he's ah he's a 19 year old Brazilian striker born in 2005. From the reports I've read, admittedly,
00:19:06
Speaker
not really see anything of him. um He was considered on a par to Endrick when he was playing Brazilian league football, made a big money move to Barcelona and it's supposedly not worked out much, but he has got 13 games for them under his belt, two goals. um Yeah, take it away Matt. What what do you know about Victor Rocker? Anything more than me? I mean from the from the immense scouting I've done, he I think he he joined Barcelona in 2024. That's that's the odd thing. Did he? He's a recent signing for them. um And like I was speaking to one of the guys from the Brighton podcast, and they he was saying that he was liking to Endrick as well. um That that same kind of color. I think that's paper talk, personally, right? Yeah. What you think there's no chance of that happening?
00:19:55
Speaker
I mean, where's the money coming from? Unless, of course, Lewin's Lewin's out. Yeah. He's maybe yeah off. And it's it's not looking stupid money. It's been quoted between 25 and 35 million might be enough. and But the big sticking point, like you say, is is have we got that money, A?
00:20:18
Speaker
that's the sort of player that Dyche would want to be signing be and see and the biggest reason is Alan Myers who is so trustworthy when it comes to every news has tweeted the four words just rumors that's just rumors or that is just rumors something like that Um, or not as far as I'm aware, I think was the, would be oh that's the classic. Yeah. Um, when asked if, if there was any truth behind this story. Um, so I think you're right. I don't see this one happening. Um, as exciting as it might be. Um, and as much as I'd hope he'd be a Richarlison region, uh, I doubt, I doubt that would be the case forever. And I don't think we need him. We've got, we've got Mopay coming back, haven't we? So.
00:21:02
Speaker
Yes, I always forget about him, OK? I completely forgot he was ah he' part of the setup. Is there any rumours about him going, you know, or is he likely to stay? I'm surprised that he he hasn't gone Brentford, because he he did he did fine for them when last season. um And i would have thought I would have thought that they would they'd have snapped him back for about 15 million or quit. But clearly not yeah just from last season, it was it was ah it was the what stuck in my mind is the miss against Liverpool at home.
00:21:31
Speaker
And that's always going to stick in your mind. for me yeah yeah Is he, um is it was he playing under Deutsch last year or would he get shipped out before Deutsch came?
00:21:44
Speaker
I have a feeling that he, oh, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know if he went in January or in the summer last year. How long has Deutsch been there? He's been there a year and a half? A year and a half, yeah. So he must have he must have been playing under or had a preseason.
00:22:00
Speaker
Um, weirdly, I think that's someone who he would have liked, especially like players like Ashley Barnes that he, that he grew up coaching. Um, sorry, that Barnes grew up with Disha's coach. I think.
00:22:13
Speaker
Players like that with a bit of needle as a second striker is like a foil to his Sam Vokes or Chris Wood type. I'd have thought Mopay would have suited that, but he seems to not be as keen on playing ah saying a up front these days, does he? Very much. I think I've always said Mopay under the right manager, under the right system would be brilliant behind a striker. He's always been a little bit that kind of player. Yeah, he's never been the the main man. I think that was the issue under Lampard. I think too much got put on him when there was Calvert Lew in injuries. He was never that man to lead the line, I don't think.
00:22:43
Speaker
um But I'm with you, I think, i I'd hope he has a good season. I think he could surprise a few um if given the opportunities to play behind Carver-Lewin. But we'll see, we'll see. We've got three more names for us.
00:22:57
Speaker
um And one of them is a familiar one, Eddie and Ketia. There's been talk of if Calvert-Lewin was to go this summer and Ketia would come in for a similar amount, maybe slightly more. Arsenal have cut a 30 million and we don't want to part with that. And I personally wouldn't part with that. I do think he's a good Premier League striker and someone that would would do well for us. Yeah.
00:23:20
Speaker
ah he was I think he's actually been fine for Arsenal. I think he'll end up going for a move wherever he goes because he's not going to get as many minutes as as I think he wants. yeah And another one, yet another one that's got something to prove again. ah but yeah And it's another one that I take.
00:23:35
Speaker
Yeah, yeah, for sure, for sure. um Sticking with the theme of England strikers, this one has more risk to it, I think potentially more reward. And I think at its height was when we were in discussions with Roma, um or sorry, the Roma ah board was it or the the owners who were potentially taking us over. um But it's still knocking about a little bit, Tammy Abraham, and who obviously had a couple of really good seasons at Chelsea before they decided to get rid of all their youth players. um He's scored nine goals and got seven assists in the 2022-23 season for Roma, but obviously his 23-24 was plited by injury, had an ACL tear.
00:24:19
Speaker
which meant he only played 12 games all year and they were all towards the back end of the season, scoring one goal. So coming off the back of a pretty horrendous knee injury that you're not sure how players are going to ever come back from, if I'm if i'm brutally honest. Yeah, he's, I think there was rumours of him coming and then he said he was holding out for AC Milan. I don't know if that's that that's just not happening now, but he's, he's another one. He's sit ah similar, similar to Calvert Lewin, I think.
00:24:48
Speaker
I think he'd suit dice more of a direct, direct approach. Um, and if we can get him, if, if it's true first, and if we can get him the decent money, he's definitely one that I'd, I'd take on still even with the potential injury risks. Yeah. Yeah. So you'd take those risks, would you? Yeah, I think, I think, I mean, if you're taking it with Calvert Lewin, there's no, there's no harm done doing it with a next striker. No, I do. I do see your point. And if it's a, if it's a cut price deal, then yeah. And if you can get AC Milan, then.
00:25:17
Speaker
obviously don't begrudge him that move instead of coming to, uh, coming to everything. But I think I would potentially, as excited as I'd get signing time Abraham, cause I think he would be perfect if a hundred percent, I think this is the first one we'll have to disagree on. I think I'm giving that the red cross. I think having gone from one striker with injury issues to another with injury issues, and particularly with a knee injury, you never know how you're going to come back from that. It's brewing players careers. I'd like to see him have a year at Roma, find his feet again. And then, yes, maybe if we take that risk, he won't be gettable anymore because there'll be better teams in for him. But you never know. At the new stadium, if we have a good year under our belt, maybe we can revisit in a year. um But yeah, that's coming back. for many year when we want to be and yeah Yeah, we will. we And the final one is someone I admittedly know absolutely nothing about and have just seen before we did before we hopped on the podcast. Ramazani is a um striker from Almera who is apparently a striker come winger. He's got a similar situation to Calvert Lew in terms of his contracts running out.
00:26:27
Speaker
and will supposedly be available for around 6 million. He was meant to be going to Marseille, but that deal seems to have collapsed. I don't know if that's a personal issue or whether that's an injury record, anything like that. I literally know nothing about the guy. I thought it was worth throwing his name in the ring and we can both pretend at best to acknowledge his existence. Yeah, I'll be lying. It was that I've heard of him before ever.
00:26:57
Speaker
um Could be okay in a in a blue shirt. Yeah, it could be. And if he's good enough for dessert, he's good enough for me, I think. Yeah. Yeah. You never know. like and i've got the No clue about that one. No, no, absolutely not. Okay, cool. So that wraps up the transfer talk segment. So Calvin Phillips, tick, Scott McTominay, tick, Arthur Mello, cross, Western McKinney. Was that, uh, that was a question mark, wasn't it?
00:27:27
Speaker
the Western McKinney one. I'll go green tick for the sake of the podcast. Cool. For the sake of the podcast. He's a team player. Uh, we had Victor Rocquet cross cause it will never happen. Um, who else did we have? Abraham cross for me tick for you.
00:27:45
Speaker
Uh, yeah, why the hell not? Yeah. game right out And Katia think I think that's a tick. Yeah. um And Ramazani, tick for me, why not? Six million quid, what could go wrong? That's a massive, it's the biggest it's the biggest tick of the lot, I think. It's the, get him in the door now. Get him in the door right now. Okay. Perfect. Perfect. um So now we have done transfer
Brighton Game Analysis and Predictions
00:28:10
Speaker
talk. I'm going to pass over to you, Max. I believe you're going to take our segment on Brighton and how we might line up this coming weekend. Yeah.
00:28:20
Speaker
um I've had a little look at how they've done in pre-season. They've won all four of their games. I think they had a tour in Japan, 5-1 win and a 4-2 win. ah Then they went back to England, beat QPR 1-0 and then 4-0 against Villareal. Admittedly, before having a look at how Brighton set up, I was less worried than but what I am now. Their minter that they brought in from Newcastle has got abundance of pace. I think we are actually after him.
00:28:49
Speaker
Yeah, it seems pretty certain we were getting in for a while. Supposedly the breakdown for that was Calvert Lewin i were refusing for refusing to move to Newcastle, was it? I think it was at the time. Yeah, it was. But easy he's looked he looked brilliant in pre-season. That's a shame. Yeah, he he looks fantastic. And then they've got a new central midfield player from final that's cost him about 30 million quid. He also looks it looks really good. They look like they're going to do a three at the back and then they're going to have two wide players in a kind of a four and then they'll also have Metoma, Ciao Pedro and either Welbeck or Ferguson's. They're going to have a lot of a lot of width. A lot of width, yeah. And so I think what Diescher thinks going to have to do is play defensive on that right hand side to kind of stop Minter from just
00:29:39
Speaker
just running away with it. So unfortunately, I don't think any of the new signings will start. I think in my opinion, it will be young and Harrison on that, on that, right. Yeah. Well, just to, just to deal with that threat, just just threat just to stop them. It's upsetting talking about this first day of the season, is it? But it's, ah it's considered football. It's best. That's, that's for the dice away, I guess.
00:30:01
Speaker
He's a young gaffer, only the new Brighton guy. He's 31, 32. Obviously got promoted with Sao Paoli last year. Sao Paoli has made the leap over to the Premier League to replace Deserbe. I'm really interested by them this season, and really excited to see him. I think he played for the three at the back over there, so I'm i'm sure he's got a pretty regimented system by now. um I think, yeah for me,
00:30:30
Speaker
though'll be there'll be chances to exploit that, um especially with how fast and direct we are on the break and how direct we are not on the break, just in in and settled possession. I hope that those sort of teams, those possession-heavy, nicer, for want of a better word, teams. I hope that our direct and sort of, yeah, aggressive style of play will be their kryptonite almost, and as as it was at times last year, I felt.
00:31:00
Speaker
I think anyway, as long as we're direct and we just put every ball near Lewis Dunk, I think we may well be okay, I think. You're not a fan of his? No, no, he's... Maybe I'm being harsh on him. I just remember the in the international game and then him potentially pipping Brantway for the Euro squad, I think is just... not one finish Yeah, yeah, a bit of bitterness, maybe, a bit of bitterness in there. Yeah, no, absolutely, yeah.
00:31:31
Speaker
ha Anything else we should know? um That we're going to probably win three nil at the weekend. they' going to went through threenovd I hope so.
00:31:42
Speaker
it's a bit i am I'm seriously worried about the the pace of Brian. um Like you said, I think they're actually going to be a really, really strong side this season. um And I think it will it will be one of those games where we're just trying to lock it out, win the when the area aerial balls and see if we can win one or two now.
00:32:01
Speaker
Yeah. I'm looking forward to watching it, but it'll be an interesting one. Yeah, for sure, for sure. And um yeah, in terms of um terms of our team, do you want to start talking about the our potential lineup now? What Daish's lineup would be compared to what our lineup would be? Or have you got more to talk about in terms of writing? I think, like I said, I think you'll have Harrison and um Young on the right.
00:32:25
Speaker
I think Brantwick's out injured so it'll be hopefully O'Brien will get his first start for Everton with Tarkovsky in the centre. Do you think there's any mit and chance that Deitch reverts back to form and sticks Michael Kean back there or do you think O'Brien's locked on? There is every chance, there is every chance. It has happened before hasn't it?
00:32:48
Speaker
I mean, even at the even at the start of last year when people were calling for Brantway after his brilliant season at PSV, it took him a bit of time to break into the team. It took Keene to have some of the some of the most shocking performances I've seen for him just to get the show in. Yeah, it's it's true. and i I don't want to come onto the podcast and bat Michael King because obviously players are people too and you don't need that. But it is is it's it's it's wild to the level of drop off he seems to have had.
Everton's Lineup and Player Performances
00:33:19
Speaker
It wasn't long ago he was playing England internationals. um yeah I don't know if it's a confidence thing or what. He's ah he's a player I've never seen
00:33:27
Speaker
anyone else be caught square from Crosses more than him? I assumed he'd be a good like box defender when Crosses will be coming in the box. um When we're signed. He was great for Burnley. I think that was half the reason why he was so good for them because it so it was a low block, wasn't it? Yeah, but but we've we've played that for a while now. I think Ancelotti, I think we've played very deep under Dij and I think, I don't know, there's something about his body position when getting set for a cross that he never seems prepared. Never seems prepared for a delivery into the box, even though you always know it'll come when we're defending so narrow. And yeah, I just like to see him saw out his feet. And who knows? Like, Dijs has got the best out of him once before. I really hope he can again. But I hope he he hones that in training more than on on the pitch, because I think it it'll take a while for him to win the hearts of Evertonians back, put it that way. I think it will take a lot.
00:34:20
Speaker
to win that. Like you said, they are they they are they are people at the end of the day, but I think when you get to that kind of level, you expect a level of performance, which he just hasn't he hasn't met in a long time. Yeah, no, I'm absolutely with you. Every podcast just seems to be speaking about Michael Keene. I don't know how he does it. Yeah, he lives on in our minds every day, doesn't he? In terms of ah fallback options, you were saying that Coleman's out injured,
00:34:48
Speaker
um that Yung is available and that Michelenko is available, so presumably that'll be the two, right? I'd have thought so, yeah. um and I don't think we've got another left back of me. No, I don't believe so, unless you want to play Yung there, which I don't know why you'd do. ah But I think, yeah, I think that'll probably be the starting lineup. I might potentially go with James Garda there if I was Dij, but I think we know We all know he's not going to do that, and we know he's going to go with experience. yeah Pickford's not played all the preseason, I believe, um because that was a planned international break um afters yeah sorry a planned holiday after his international break. and So Virginia will probably step back from the side, but it's nice to see him getting minutes. He's a really good backup. um It's nice to see that go into a younger player, rather than the Azmih Begovic or Jan Mukas of this world. um
00:35:46
Speaker
where they were just soaking up minutes on the bench. Martin Stekalengo is another one that comes to mind. Oh, yeah. But yeah, that'll probably be the back five. Going into midfield, do you think Irribunan's got a chance of starting or do you think he'll again go for it? I really do. Yeah. I think he'll play him. I think it'll be him and Idrisa gonna go in in that double pivot. Cool. That'll be fun.
00:36:11
Speaker
And then it's whether or not he, he rolls the dice and get, gets in dying or whether or not I have a feeling he'll play to Corey McNeil and Harrison and keep Lindstrom and die for the bench. yeah I prefer to have them for maybe Lindstrom on the. ah No, I'm not even going to try and think about it. Dice will play. He'll play. one play season and That's what he'll do. He'll play what he'll play with. He's a, he's a man who stuck in his way.
00:36:39
Speaker
um I'm with you, I think, and ah but I understand why he's going to do this. And if I'm honest, I probably do the same this game to to sort of deal with a threat of Brighton's wing backs, like you say, if they're playing a three and wing backs and wide sort of tens, is that how it's going to be? Almost um like a, yeah. two men two talent Yeah. And I think with that, I think you've got to have workhorse wingers and I'm sure Lindstrom can do that to an extent, but that's what Harrison McNeil have been drilled for.
00:37:08
Speaker
a year now, so I wouldn't be too disheartened with that. um I'd personally like to see NDI or Lindstrom then play in that 10, but like you said, I think if the core is fit, I think I saw there's a little injury concern. I don't know if he will be, and but if he's fit, I think he will play. I think he'll play. Yeah. And then it's the striker, which I think Albert Lewitt, I think Albert Lewitt will play. Yeah. i mean is ah I've not seen Beto's name much in pre-season. Has he been playing, scoring? Anything too against Preston, I think he did. I think it was Mopay and Beto got two. Yeah, it was Preston. he He was on the score sheet for... That's a good summary. He's starting to score. That's a good summary, isn't it? And Xamiti, he had a great game against Shamrock Rovers. Admittedly, he's Shamrock Rovers, but... Sorry, not Shamrock Rovers, it's Sligo Rovers we played.
00:38:01
Speaker
Um, but yeah, he's got too yeah nice really nice finish. Yeah, of course. Cause the Coleman link, isn't it? Um, it was but yeah, but it'd be nice to see more of him this year. I think, um, I think for me, he got needs to get over, I think he's got a certain period at the moment. Yeah. Yeah. For me, he, he leaked leapfrog better in in my pecking order, at least towards the back end of last season. I thought he started to look like the most dare I say technical of the three, definitely more technical and better. I think even.
00:38:32
Speaker
even better in link play when he drops in than Calvert-Lewin. Maybe not when Calvert-Lewin's got his back to goal holding the defenders up. But yeah, I think he's ah he's an exciting prospect and I hope he gets a bit more this season. Yeah, he's the one to watch, I think, this season. For sure, sure.
Closing Thoughts and Optimism
00:38:48
Speaker
Okay, perfect. So, are we all happy for today? Yeah, do you know what?
00:38:55
Speaker
Admittedly, I was slightly nervous when watching the Brighton highlights, but I actually think after after speaking with you, I think I'm a little bit more confident about getting a shot at the weekend. I think Brighton, some of the Brighton podcasters on tomorrow. Yes. Yeah. So that'll be an exciting. in ah I think you and you and Johnny are hopping over to to their podcast or they're coming here. um Yeah. Going to be a little joint coverage of of the weekend's game, a preview, if you will, which sounds great fun. I'm i sorry to be missing it.
00:39:25
Speaker
Well, I may well be in a nervous wreck by ah by Friday's podcast. You never know. Okay, sweet. All right. Well, thank you very much for listening and we will see you soon. Cheers, Matt. See you tomorrow. Thanks, Gus. See you tomorrow, man.