Creating a clear footballing identity and a positive dressing room culture have been two of the main ambitions of new Everton Women manager Brian Sorensen.
He is still the side's 'new' manager - a fact easy to forget when considering the huge overhaul that has taken place since the spring. Sorensen's appointment was confirmed back in April but this weekend's trip to West Ham United will be his first league game in charge of the Blues after a summer of change.
That change was essential for the 42-year-old, who inherited a divided squad that would finish 10th in the 12-team Women's Super League having come close to qualification for the Champions League just a season earlier. It was a traumatic season that saw the sackings of manager Willie Kirk and then his replacement Jean-Luc Vasseur before Chris Roberts and Claire Ditchburn took charge until the end of the campaign.
