What on earth happened last weekend, Evertonians? Indeed, Marco Silva certainly has a lot of thinking to do after last weekend’s dreadful lapse of concentration. Goes to show what happens when you have nothing to play for…
With a poor position in the league, and a huge lack of ambition currently flowing through the club, a game against Chelsea later today is the last thing the Toffees need. Well, on paper anyway.
Claiming a scalp at home – in front of the trusty Goodison faithful – could be exactly the kind of boost everyone involved at the club need right now.
So, with Kurt Zouma already ruled out due to loan rulings, Marco Silva has some other decisions to make around his squad. With that in mind, here we take a look at a couple of changes the Portuguese could make.
Drop Bernard
Only bagging 4 assists all season, Bernard really hasn’t hit the heights that were expected of him at the start of the season. Then again, have Everton as a whole? Perhaps you could say his performances have been well on par with Everton’s, which is the main reason for the fans’ discontent this season.
With the season finished for Everton this year, despite there still being eight games remaining, Silva may feel this is the perfect time to introduce some new faces into the starting line-up.
With this in mind, it could be time we see Bernard sitting on the bench a little more during the last few games.
Start Ademola Lookman
Surely something has to give for this man to get another start?
Only managing 3 starts this season under the Portuguese, Lookman has been yet another player who has been a victim in not getting enough game time. Which seems strange because when picked to play, the young Englishman has looked sharp and always up to fight from the front, even bagging himself two assists with the small amount of playing time given.
Everton and England fans alike have been praying for the winger to get more game time, as underneath all the other players there may be yet another truly special young homegrown talent waiting for a run of games to prove himself.
Not just become a cameo player no one remembers.
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