Month: October 2022

LAMPARD IS SLOWLY TRANSFORMING EVERTON WITH ASHLEY COLE

Everton have been revived so far this season, so is it possible that Frank Lampard will defy the dire predictions that were made for his team? When Everton and Manchester United last played each other at Goodison Park in April, the home side were in deep trouble at the bottom of the Premier League. With just 25 points from 29 games, they were only a point above the relegation places. Concerns were building about their financial viability following the departure of their main sponsor Alisher Usmanov following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Three days earlier, they lost what was considered a potentially season-defining match at Burnley. Seven months on, the picture at Goodison Park looks considerably rosier. Everton survived relegation, though it took until the penultimate game of the season for them to do so. A 1-0 win that day against a predictably disjointed, late-stage Ralf Rangnick Manchester United team proved to be the catalyst for the revival. Continue reading LAMPARD IS SLOWLY TRANSFORMING EVERTON WITH ASHLEY COLE

MAUPAY FIRES EVERTON TO FIRST WIN

Frenchman Neal Maupay was the go-to man as Everton recorded their first Premier League win of the season. The new Everton man scored early in the second half for a 1-0 win at home to London side West Ham United last weekend.

Ahead of last weekend’s set of Premier League games, only three teams had not won a single game including Everton. Apart from Everton, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City had also not won any game. From the trio, Wolverhampton Wanderers were the first in action and they failed to change the situation following the 3-0 home loss to defending champions Manchester City with ten men after new signing Nathan Collins was sent off for a high boot. Jack Grealish, ErlingHaaland and Phil Foden were all on the scoresheet for the six-time Premier League winners. Continue reading MAUPAY FIRES EVERTON TO FIRST WIN

MANE EMULATES COLE WITH SQUAD PHOTO

New Bayern Munich attacker Sadio Mane has emulated Ashley Cole with the squad photo taken by him and his new teammates at the end of last month. Ashley Cole made the headline at AS Roma severalyears ago after he stood out amongst his teammates in a weird manner ina squad photo.

Former Southampton and Red Bull Salzburg star Mane has followed in the footsteps of Ashley Cole after he stood out amongst his teammates at Bayern Munich in a squad photo taken at the end of last month. African player Mane was the only one without a beer in his hand in the squad photo as he was reluctant to go against his religious belief as a muslim. Continue reading MANE EMULATES COLE WITH SQUAD PHOTO