Everton vs Man City Possible Lineups See Potential Starting Football Players
Alright so today I wanted to figure out the possible lineups for this Everton vs Man City clash. Always feels like trying to guess what’s inside a wrapped present, you know? Never sure if you’ll get something cool or total junk.
Starting Simple (Or Trying To)
First thing, I grabbed my phone way too early this morning. Coffee hadn’t even kicked in. Scrolled through way too many Twitter feeds. Saw the usual suspects shouting about “BREAKING” team news. Half of it was pure crap, honestly. Someone claimed Haaland was out with a “mystery toe injury”. Yeah, right. Need to filter that noise out.
Playing Detective
My next move? Checked the recent games. Watched the replay of City’s last match again on my laptop. Looked knackered towards the end. Then remembered Pep Guardiola’s press conference from yesterday. He loves playing mind games! Saying stuff like “everyone is fit” while looking like he swallowed a wasp. Didn’t believe him for a second. Had my notepad open, scribbling down who looked tired, who got a knock.
For Everton, checked their injury list first. Seemed like half their usual starters were touch-and-go. Dyche being Dyche, always keeps things tighter than a drum. Tried remembering his usual setup against the big teams. Defensive. Always defensive.
Piecing It Together (The Sloppy Way)
Okay, time for the messy part. Opened three different “preview” articles on my browser. They all said kinda similar things, but with slight differences. Like arguing whether Alvarez starts or Foden plays in the middle. Got annoyed. Made my own list:
- Man City Probables (My Guess): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri; Bernardo, De Bruyne; Foden; Haaland, Alvarez. Pep might surprise everyone though. Freaking never know with him.
- Everton Probables (Hoping to Survive): Pickford; Coleman, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Onana; Harrison, Doucouré, McNeil; Calvert-Lewin. Unless DCL’s legs are still feeling funny.
Final Reality Check
Leaned back in my chair. Stared at my scribbles. Realized I basically combined the most common opinions I found, sprinkled with my own gut feeling about tired legs and Pep’s madness. Feels 60% confident? Maybe? It’s all guesswork until the actual team sheet drops an hour before kickoff. Bet my guesses will be wrong in at least two places. That’s the game though. Good fun trying to work it out, even if I end up looking like a mug!
