Your Everton morning headlines for Friday, May 6.
Joe Royle explains Everton exit
Everton legend Joe Royle revealed one of his most emotional Goodison Park moments unfolded when he was actually playing for another club.
Royle scored more than 100 goals for the Blues then went on to lead them to FA Cup glory as a manager. But he recalled his goal against Everton for Norwich City - what proved to be the last strike of his career - as an event that touched him deeply.
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He said: “I received a round of applause from the entire stadium. I’m not a big softie, not an emotional person. But I felt very emotional that day.”
The goal came just days after he had turned 32 and as the curtain came down on a glittering playing career. His formidable goal-scoring record for Everton had opened as a teenager, his first two goals coming in a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in April 1967. Royle would go on to score a further 117 for Everton - including 23 in the title-winning 1969/70 campaign.
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Frank Lampard can use Marco Silva's Richarlison tactic
Richarlison leading the line is nothing new for Everton these days.
With Dominic Calvert-Lewin sidelined for the majority of the season due to injury, the Brazilian has been used at the point of the attack frequently by manager Frank Lampard and predecessor Rafael Benitez.
It's a role Richarlison fulfils to great effect for his country, although the talent within the Selecao squad means his brief in iconic gold is vastly different to that in royal blue.
After starting his Everton career on the left wing, it was Marco Silva who used Richarlison as the sole centre-forward for the first time a couple of months into the duo's first season at Goodison Park - during a trip to the King Power Stadium against Leicester City in 2018.
