Right, I’m going to wrap this blog up now but there is just one last bit of news breaking before I go. Kevin Thelwell has been appointed as Everton’s new director of football, filling the vacancy left when the club parted ways with Marcel Brands.
This is from Everton’s website:
Currently Head of Sport at New York Red Bulls, who he joined in February 2020, Thelwell was Sporting Director at Wolverhampton Wanderers between 2016 and 2020, and was previously the Midlands club’s Head of Football Development and Recruitment between 2013 and 2016. With a glowing reputation for developing young talent, Thelwell guided New York Red Bulls into the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2020 with the youngest roster in the MLS. As Sporting Director at Wolverhampton Wanderers and previously Head of Football Development and Recruitment, Thelwell orchestrated Wolves’ rise from League One in 2013/14 to qualification for the Europa League in 2019/20, identifying and recruiting players like Diogo Jota, Ruben Neves, Adama Traore, Leander Dendoncker and Conor Coady.
Everton fans are also planning a show of solidarity with Ukraine tomorrow, as I’m sure many football fans around the world will do. Thanks for reading today. Have a good weekend and stay safe.
Frank Lampard’s Everton™ could be in the relegation zone before they kick a ball against Manchester City tomorrow evening – but the Blues’ boss is not going to panic:
It’s difficult to beat Manchester City. We can’t put all our eggs in the basket of this game being a game-changer completely as there are a lot of games left. There is a lot of football to be played, against teams around us and teams we have games in hand on. These next two games [Everton go to Tottenham a week on Monday] are going to be difficult but I still won’t change my mindset, whether we get positive results or not. There is a long way to go. What I do want to see is belief from the players that we can go toe-to-toe with anyone.
Some good news for Lampard is that he will have Demarai Gray (hip) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (groin) back in his squad. Doucoure has not been fit since Lampard took the job and is such an important player in midfield.
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