retired_kellyg198

The Mighty Toffees have contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other team. They are one of the top five most successful English clubs in terms of major honours, having won the League Championship nine times, the FA Cup five times and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup once. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup. Currently managed by David Moyes, the first team have made significant progress, with two European qualifications (compared to only one in the previous eleven years) and three top 10 finishes during his six-year tenure.

Everton have a notable rivalry with Liverpool F.C., who were formed after a dispute over the rent at Anfield, Everton's old ground, in 1892; since then Everton have been based at Goodison Park as a result of the split.

Everton Hero: Dixie Dean in 433 Games he scored 383 goals

This is obviously an exciting time for Everton Fans with this seasons UEFA cup to look forward to and the recent stability of the Moyes/Kenwright Era - but can you help them push on into the top four?

Current Squad

2 Tony Hibbert
3 Leighton Baines
4 Joseph Yobo
5 Joleon Lescott
6 Mikel Arteta
7 Andy van der Meyde
8 Andrew Johnson
10 Thomas Gravesen (on loan from Celtic)
11 James McFadden
12 Iain Turner
14 James Vaughan
15 Alan Stubbs
16 Phil Jagielka
17 Tim Cahill

18 Phil Neville (captain)
19 Nuno Valente
20 Steven Pienaar (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
21 Leon Osman
22 Yakubu Aiyegbeni
24 Tim Howard
26 Lee Carsley
27 Lukas Jutkiewicz
28 Victor Anichebe
29 Patrick Boyle
30 John Ruddy
31 Bjarni Viðarsson
33 Stefan Wessels

Best Players:

Mikel Arteta
Tim Cahill
Joleon Lescott
Joseph Yobo
Andy Johnson
Yakubu

Best Youngsters:

Jack Rodwell
Jose Baxter
John Paul Kissock
Lukas Jutkiewicz
Victor Anichebe
James Vaughan

Suggested Formation:

442 or 442 Diamond

GK Howard
RB Hibbert / Jagielka
LB Baines
CB Yobo
CB Lescott
RM Osman
LM Arteta
CMa Cahill
CMd Neville
ST Johnson
ST Yakubu

with the strikers that everton have available (AJ, Yak, McFadden, Vaughan, Anichebe) 2 up front is a must

it might work to play 4312 with cahill behind the front two.

the key to success i feel is getting arteta and cahill into the game as much as possible

retired_TONED1

theirs already an everton thread

retired_kellyg198

gutted

retired_tr007

howard - gk
baines - cb
lescott - cb
breno - cb - 4.5 million
ninis - rm - 700k (europe's best want him, wonderkid at 18 yo)
jagielka - cm
arteta - cm
dzsudzsak - lm - 110 (now worth 12.5)
fw - 2 of yakubu, johnson, zeefuik, vaughan, stancu

1st season came 5th after a disasterous start, almost getting fired at the end of january when in 17th position, before a 16 game winning streak got me within 2 points of the champions league spots.