Quote Originally Posted by kritichris View Post
Dyche must be confounded by the number of players VK has signed especially as he now finds himself in a situation at Everton more akin to his last season at Burnley.
We played them in the preseason and I certainly got the impression they need a few, especially strikers. Calvert Lewin - who is turning out to be a bit of a sicknote didn't play but otherwise they were full strength in the first half - both teams fielded different elevens second half.
They were quick on the counter, played some decent build up but nothing we couldn't handle and their best forward was McNeil who made a couple of good runs.
Their strongest aspect was their back four and Tarks saved them on several occasions with blocks and last ditch tackles - he was brilliant - along with Ashley Young who was incredibly fit for a 38 year old.

Must be very frustrating for Dyche. He's obviously doing some decent work with what he has available and since that game they've signed Danjuma on loan but I'm not convinced it'll be enough to keep them up this time. And neither were the disgruntled Everton fans who fully expected their strongest team on the day to beat a L1 side and went home disappointed.