Richarlison’s hot start at Everton has the FC crew pondering whether the Toffees can challenge the top six, or if seventh place is their ceiling.
Youth development has long been a vital part of the Everton setup, but last season saw an unsustainable over-reliance on some of the younger members of the squad. Instead of allowing young prospects to develop at their own pace, the continued underperformance of experienced players left youngsters trying to survive in the chaos of a floundering team.
Inexplicably selling Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United without replacing him forced Dominic Calvert-Lewin into 44 appearances in all competitions…
Everton’s David Unsworth feels as a fan and manager of the club that their current form hurts him and that he is determined to help them improve.
It is has taken a lot of money and not much time for Everton to descend into a state of complete chaos. This has been an expensive and sudden fall from grace, with over £200 million spent in two seasons to assemble a squad that excels at nothing and struggles with everything.
If the measure of a team is their response to setbacks, this group of players may be beyond saving as each defeat seems to have no impact. After shipping five goals at home to Atalanta on Thursday, Everton conceded four…
Claude Puel gets the win on his managerial debut for Leicester City as David Unsworth’s Everton are left searching for answers.
Shaka Hislop breaks down Leicester’s first win under Claude Puel and highlights the issues causing problems for Everton.
Jamie Vardy and Demarai Gray discuss Leicester City’s approach to their win over Everton in Claude Puel’s debut as manager.
Add this 2-0 defeat at Leicester to the mountain of evidence preceding it and it is clear the next permanent Everton manager has one hell of a job on their hands to lift this squad out of their present predicament.
Caretaker manager David Unsworth summoned a much-improved display against Chelsea in midweek but paid the price for too bold of an approach here. Switching from Wednesday’s 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1 with only one specialist defensive midfielder left an ageing defence exposed and chasing shadows…
Gareth Southgate says England’s lack of quality in the attacking third was a familiar theme during World Cup Qualifying.
England under-21s strengthened their position at the top of their Euro 2019 qualifying group as Tom Davies’ second-half header earned them a 1-0 away win in Andorra.
Davies registered his first goal for the Young Lions in the 52nd minute when he connected with a Kyle Walker-Peters cross and goalkeeper Francisco Pires failed to keep the ball out.
Having secured three points from what was a largely underwhelming outing, while Ukraine and Netherlands drew 1-1 and Scotland won 2-0 in Latvia, Aidy Boothroyd’s…
Ronald Koeman addresses Everton’s growing injury concerns and their struggles so far in the league.
Ronald Koeman laments Everton’s ‘poor start’ and inability to convert chances in their 2-2 draw against Apollon Limassol.
When Everton welcome Burnley to Goodison Park on Sunday, there can be no room for the litany of excuses offered up in the aftermath of a disappointing draw against 10-man Apollon Limassol on Thursday. No English team has begun the Europa League group stage with fewer points after two games.
Another poor European outing and two wins in nine matches in all competitions adds pressure ahead of a fourth successive home game this weekend. A considerable change of tactics seems imperative with manager…
ESPN spent a day behind the scenes at Everton to find out why they are the “people’s club.”
Manager Ronald Koeman saw his much-changed Everton side advance into the Carabao Cup fourth round with relative ease against obliging Sunderland on Wednesday.
The first Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s two goals on the night marked the first by any Everton player in almost seven and a half hours of football. The three-goal victory secured a first win in seven matches and ended a four-game losing streak.
There was a lack of cohesion in the early stages after eight changes from the 4-0 defeat at Manchester…
Ronaldo Koeman shows his frustration after a 4-0 loss to Man United, and calls for patience for his team to evolve.
Manchester United scored three in the final 10 minutes to batter Everton at Old Trafford.
Manchester United score three in the final ten minutes to batter Everton at Old Trafford.
When a 4-0 defeat in September is not your worst performance of the season, let alone the week, it provides an idea of Everton’s plight after shipping four goals against Manchester United on Sunday. A late collapse underlined the fragility of an away side falling to four straight losses with 12 goals conceded and none scored over that span. No Everton player touched the ball in the opposing half in the opening 10 minutes and within four minutes, the home side led.
Despite some belated signs of…
Paul Mariner believes it’s too early for Ronald Koeman to jump ship for Barcelona.
Defeat at home to Chelsea last time out demonstrated the gap between the two teams that Everton are attempting to narrow. This season marks the start of that process, although 3-0 and 5-0 defeats in games against the champions-elect highlight the work still to do.
Additional strength in reserve underlined the contrast between two teams at varying stages in their development. Chelsea turned to Cesc Fabregas and Willian while the home side called on 33-year-old Arouna Kone, who is almost nine months…
Chelsea cruised to a convincing victory at Goodison Park to add another three points to their Premier League stronghold.
Chelsea cruised to a convincing victory at Goodison Park to add another three points to their Premier League stonghold.
A gulf in attacking quality separated Everton and Chelsea at Goodison Park on Sunday, as a run of eight consecutive home wins ended with 3-0 defeat to a visiting team looking like champions.
Pedro’s sublime opener signalled the end of industrious but limited resistance from the home side. For the first time in 2017, Everton and Romelu Lukaku failed to score at home. Chelsea claimed a first clean sheet in 12 matches with relative ease.
Manager Ronald Koeman tried to alter the match after falling…
Romelu Lukaku’s double led the way for Everton’s win in a back-and-forth clash with Leicester.
Romelu Lukaku’s double led the way for Everton’s win in a back-and-forth clash with Leicester.
Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare bemoaned the openness of the goal-frenzy that saw his side fall to Everton.
Ronald Koeman heaps praise onto his star players for taking the game by the scruff after going down 2-1 to Leicester.
Everton recorded a seventh successive home win to inflict 4-2 defeat on resurgent Leicester on Sunday. This enjoyably frantic match saw the Blues score three or more for the sixth time in this impressive sequence at Goodison Park.
In a match mixing enterprising football with inept defending, two much-changed defences swapped four goals within 23 minutes before familiar attacking prowess swung the match toward the hosts. Manager Ronald Koeman has seen his team score 26 home goals in 2017.
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