BREAKING NEWS:Everton Vs Tottenham Hotspur Match has been postponed due to
Everton’s start to the new campaign did not exactly go off as planned last week, with the side bludgeoned to a 3-0 defeat at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. It’s fair to say that the club’s preseason preparations have been less than optimal, with a number of players either picking up untimely injuries, or yet to return to action after extended layoffs.
Still, the manner of the team’s loss – in kicking off what will be its final season at historic Goodison Park – blunted fan morale somewhat. It is to be hoped that the manager can quickly regain control of the situation and at least enter the international break at the end of the month on a positive note.
Before that, however, the Toffees have to negotiate the small matter of a visit to North London, to face a powerful Tottenham Hotspur side.
Spurs finally waved goodbye to star man Harry Kane a year ago, selling the striker to Bayern Munich for a princely sum, but the club spent big in support of new boss Ange Postecoglou, to the tune of more than €151m net. The Australian brought in a brash, expansive new style, which was much welcomed by fans who’d endured a succession of defence-minded appointments in recent years.
An exciting campaign ended with a late slump — just two wins over teams who’d eventually end up relegated – against five defeats. This loss of form at a crucial point of the season saw the team finish in fifth place, costing them a place in the Champions League.
In the summer, the Londoners saw a number of players depart, either squad rotation types such as Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (a free transfer to Marseille) and Emerson Royal (€15m to Milan), or those already away from the club, or peripheral members. All told, Spurs raised more than €50m from outgoings.
Incomings have been exclusively teenagers — with the sole exception being Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, signed for a bumper €64.3m fee. Other significant arrivals are Leeds United’s midfield prodigy Archie Gray (€41.3m), Burnley winger Wilson Odobert (€29.3m) and 18-year-old Swedish attacking midfielder Lucas Bergvall (€10m). The Lilywhites have spent almost €149m on new recruits this term.
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