Last season ended on such an incredible high with those jubilant scenes to celebrate Everton's Premier League survival following the win over Crystal Palace.
A relegation battle had been unthinkable at the beginning of the season. But the threat of sinking to the Championship felt very real in those final months, particularly after the Blues fell into the bottom three - and then even more so after Burnley's late comeback win against Watford.
It was the next day when Everton welcomed Chelsea to Goodison Park and, with the backing of a passionate crowd that put on its first of several player welcomes, the Blues kickstarted their escape from trouble. That ended with the win over Palace and that unforgettable night has rightly dominated the minds of Everton fans, players and coaches ever since. Now is the time to move on from that traumatic battle, however. For Everton to move forward everyone has to concentrate on the present, not dwell on the past.
