As the summer fades away, the last transfer month creeps up on us, yet the
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The road to reinforcements for the team has been a bumpy one. Targeted players such as De Ligt, Koundé, and Raphinha have hit an unexpected roadblock just as deals were about to be finalized. So far, the team has only managed to bring in Koulibaly, Sterling and Cucurella. Despite this, head coach Tuchel remains positive. When asked about his thoughts on
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When asked if he was satisfied with the transfer process, he responded wryly, "No, I'm not satisfied, I'm super satisfied. The two players we've signed so far are very good players."
Despite the ups and downs in the transfer market, from the end of last season until now
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Not for nothing. Loaned out youngsters Gallagher and Broja have both returned to the Blues lineup after their loan periods expired. Although they are not starters for the team yet, they can provide depth on the bench.
Regardless of the vagaries of the transfer market, the new season has officially begun.
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Attention needs to be focused today on the upcoming game away to Ivoryton. Last season under Frank Lampard, Alverton's performance fluctuated and they finished in 16th place, narrowly avoiding relegation. However, in a late-season surge, the
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had suffered a defeat at Goodison Park. Coupled with Ivoryton's undefeated streak of ten consecutive seasons in the opener, this game won't be easy for Tuchel and the Blues.
Today's starting lineup is as follows:
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In goal remains our goalkeeper Mendy; at the back, Koulibaly replaces the departing Rudiger in a three center back defense with Thiago Silva and AZP. The wingback positions are filled by Chilwell and Reece James, who were injured last season, and they form an attacking and defending lineup with Kanté and Jorginho in the midfield. Up front from left to right are Havertz/Sterling/Mount.
In addition to the new signings, the bench includes the recent addition of Cucurella and the return of Gallagher and Broja from loan spells, while Ziyech, who had made a high-profile request to leave the club during the off-season, is also on the roster, while Marcos Alonso, who is about to sign for Barcelona, did not travel with the team.
Everton will employ a 5-4-1 formation to make up for its lack of individual ability with a strength in numbers.
In order to retain his strength and test his opponents, Tuchel did not employ last season's tactics early in the game. He started with short passes from the flanks of the midfield. However, the 5-4-1 formation set up by Lampard seemed to be just the thing for the
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of the flanks, with the wing defenders and midfield fill-ins forming a three- to four-man zone group to ensure that against the
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The defense consistently maintained a numerical advantage of more than one extra man on defense when the offense of the During this time, the
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The adept wing overload tactics didn't work, and the coming on of Koulibaly and AZP failed to create a positional play. koulibaly even failed to break the ball after a collision with a teammate.
As the game progressed into the 7th and 8th minutes, the originally more negative
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Pressure began to build. After some serious pressure, center back Godfrey fumbled the return kick and Pickford barely managed to keep the ball in field control. He did not return to the goal first time as he thought the ball had gone off the line. On a three-on-two opportunity, Havertz, who had the ball on the edge of the box, hesitated and eventually cleared the ball off the line after interference from Godfrey, who may have suffered a serious injury to his ankle as a result of the dive, and team doctors treated him for ten minutes on the field before carrying him off the field on a stretcher. In an interview after the match, Lampard said that although the injury was still unknown, it would take at least a couple of months for him to fully recover.
The accident didn't cause any serious injuries, but the loss of a big player in the back line has affected the mentality of the Everton players.
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took advantage of the situation by launching a barrage of shots, but three consecutive chances from corner kicks came to nothing. After the opening kickoff
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The best chance came in this attack: a short corner was taken by Sterling which drew in two defenders, and he took the opportunity to lay the ball off to Mount on the edge of the box, firing a low shot which Pickford parried away.
