It's going to be a weird weekend but it's going to be a bloody massive weekend. The Premier League accidentally scheduled a Big Seven clash...
Big Weekend: Newcastle v Chelsea, World Cup-bound stars, Everton, Saints’ new boss, Lancs derbyIt’s a big, b*stard of a weekend for any player heading to the World Cup. Before then, there’s business for Newcastle, Chelsea, Everton and Nathan Jones to attend to…Back in June, the FA reportedly requested the Premier League not to schedule any meetings between the Big Six sides on the last, perilous weekend before the World Cup.
All of which has prompted questions of Graham Potter and the club’s new ownership. The transition – in the boardroom and on the bench, from two hugely revered and successful characters – was never going to be serene, but Chelsea could spend the next six weeks marooned in ninth or 10th if they are turned over by the Toon.
Everton have received plenty of credit for rebuilding many of the bridges they burned last season when they were lucky to escape relegation. Some savvy business in the summer, especially in the centre of their defence and midfield, had put Lampard on a much firmer footing. But there is still a possibility they could break for the World Cup back in the bottom three. The best they could hope for if they lose again at Bournemouth is 17th.
Jones was in the St Mary’s stands to see for himself the size of the task that lay ahead. His priorities, in no particular order: tease some potency from his forward line; establish a settled shape and structure; and lift the mood around the Saints.Jones isn’t the first new manager this season to start his regime at Anfield. Roberto Di Zerbi took Brighton to meet Liverpool in his first game and the Seagulls should have won.
Win, lose, or draw, there will be plenty of players this weekend just relieved to get through games unscathed. As fans, we want everything left on the pitch, and most will still thunder into 50/50s with little consideration of the consequences.
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