It's time for your Everton FC morning headlines, on Thursday, November 3.
'Fans aren’t fooled' - Leon Osman sends three pieces of advice to James Garner amid Everton goals prediction
Former Everton star Leon Osman has advised James Garner on how to break into Frank Lampard’s side and believes the youngster could be the one to bring goals from midfield.
The Blues completed the signing of the midfielder on transfer deadline day in a deal that could reach up to £15million. Garner became Everton’s eighth signing of the summer following his move to Goodison Park.
Garner had been with United since under-8 level, but was keen to move away from Old Trafford to get regular minutes under his belt. However, he has been unable to break into the Everton side and is currently behind Idrissa Gueye, Amadou Onana and Alex Iwobi in the midfield pecking order. And as the youngster pushes for his first start of the campaign, Osman, a former Everton midfielder himself, has offered some words of advice about how he can impress when given the opportunity to.
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“My first advice would be simple: leave it all out there on the pitch. The fans aren’t fooled by a couple of nice passes and being in and out of the game,” he said.
“They want to see that you are fully committed and you have left every ounce of energy out there. Do that and play well. You are going to be considered a good player. If you do that and don’t play well then you will be forgiven because you have just had an off day and given it your all. So my first advice would be leave it all out there.
Read the full story HERE.
January transfer plans, contract decisions and full Everton state of play ahead of World Cup break
January is almost here for Everton. With Halloween just gone and bonfire night to come before Christmas enters most minds, it feels strange for there to already to be focus on the new year.
Yet it is already on the minds of those at Finch Farm. It has to be. In 10 days the Premier League will take its unprecedented World Cup break and, while there will still be two more ties before 2023 begins, the opportunity to learn where Everton are, what they are doing well and where the weaknesses lie will have largely passed.
There will still be weeks of work - some in public, such as the matches against Celtic and Western Sydney Wanderers in the Sydney Super Cup, and more behind the scenes at Finch Farm. The World Cup will also have its influence as new stars rise, potential transfer targets emerge and the threat of injury hangs over those involved. But the foundation for the next stage of Frank Lampard and director of football Kevin Thelwell’s project to take Everton forward will be the opening 15 games of the season.
Lampard and those around him are content with the progress shown so far. The Blues boss has repeatedly spoken of the need to maintain perspective during the highs and lows of the season, acknowledging there will be bumps in the road but stressing that is to be expected.
The first section of this season has not been without drama and tension - for all the promise of going four games unbeaten there was collective relief when the first win of the campaign then came in the next match at home to West Ham United. The resolve shown to come from behind and beat Southampton in the first game after the international break was also a highlight - the attitude shown in that game, like at Fulham in the goalless draw at Craven Cottage - widely viewed as evidence of a strength of character that simply did not exist as the club spiralled toward catastrophe last season.
Read the full story from Joe Thomas, our Everton FC correspondent, HERE.
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