Asked to identify the biggest quality Conor Coady thinks he can bring to Everton, he said: "I think just helping people as much as I possibly can."
When faced with a similar question after his debut at the weekend, James Tarkowski responded: "I feel it's part of my job to go in there and to try and lead and guide and help people." During the depths of last season's relegation battle, much was made of an alleged lack of leadership within a team that repeatedly appeared to collapse on the pitch.
There were influential figures at the club, as has since become clear during the post mortem of that campaign. But Coady and Tarkowski strengthen Everton through more ways than their ability on the pitch.
