I see no reason to be worried about Everton’s 6-2 win over Sunderland at the weekend because that was all about the total collapse at the back by Sam Allardyce’s team.
At 2-2 there was absolutely nothing between the two sides and given that we are beating all the top teams around I see no reason to bother my head this weekend.
Nor am I overly concerned about the Watford result. It was always gonna happen at some point and it will act as a wake up call to the team.
It’s very very hard to keep up the intensity week in week out and with two of our best players missing – Sakho and Reidy – this was always gonna be tough.
So we’ve got it out of our system and we move on. Slav will be reminding the boys of the teams they have beaten – Winston and Diafra are likely to be back and it will be a different day against a different team on our manor. I expect a 2-1 or so win.
We have a big squad and that presents a temptation to tinker but I don’t think that’s part of Slav’s nature and we are likely to be back to what is our natural first team.
We have the players who can get in behind any oppositon on our day and we can bury this Everton bogey at the weekend.
They have no Phil Jagielka at the back and if Sunderland, of all teams, can get a couple against them we are capable of the same or better.
One setback is not a cause for too much concern. I fully expect us to collect three more points as our big players get in behind the Toffees and make them suffer.
There’s no reason to worry!
COYI