Should Everton be looking for an FA Cup run or prioritising the Premier League?
A predicament for Dyche to make.
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00:00 How do you think the FA Cup will approach the game?
00:24 Shaun's said he wants to win every game. Wins breed a winning mentality. That's what Everton need.
00:35 The Palace win wasn't the best performance but it was Everton's first victory in seven games.
00:42 They needed that and they need a nut for one to go into the Fulham game next week with a little bit of momentum behind them.
00:52 In truth, the new charge is overhanging them now. The points deduction, the appeal, is going to that.
01:00 Shaun's will be planning for the worst. He'll be looking at this situation thinking we've lost them 10 points, we're not getting any back.
01:09 If we get any more, that's a bonus. We've got to prepare for maybe another punishment, whether that will be a couple more points.
01:15 Obviously Everton are fighting that because of the double jeopardy etc. but maybe it will just be a fine.
01:22 Regardless, Shaun's eye for we plan for the worst and that's the pragmatic thing to do.
01:27 I dare say that Everton fans are absolutely craving a trophy. It's been 30 years since they've won one now.
01:36 29 years, I beg your pardon. They're craving a piece of silverware.
01:45 Everton fans, first and foremost, want to stay in the top flight and that's the most important thing.
01:50 If Everton were to go out, would it be a disaster? I personally don't think it would be.
01:59 But then again, playing Luton Town, who are also a relegation rival, do you want to give them a boost and think we've beat them lads, we've got to play them again.
02:08 A can of Wharf Roads, that could be a proverbial six-pointer. Do you want to do that? Not particularly, no.
02:16 When everyone's inside the ground, I don't think anyone will want to lose the game, that's just the nature of it.
02:21 You can't predict how these things pan out, but it's not the priority to have a good cup run.
02:29 I think everyone's got to admit that. If you look at it pragmatically, maybe going out won't be such a bad thing.
02:37 But you can only say that it's not necessarily exact science because Everton need to get wins behind them in every competition that they play in.
02:48 All good, mate. Spot on, Charles, yeah.