There's no better time for a deep dive into Everton and there's no better person to help us do so than Joel Parker from Toffee Analysis and Between the Posts. He joins Kevin to discuss all aspects of the Toffees' season so far, from Carlo Ancelotti's tactical tinkering to the players' who have improved/regressed this year.
0:00 Intro 3:00 Ancelotti tinkering with the shape4:50 Position battle at goalkeeper?8:50 Playing 4 CBs in a backline13:50 Early returns on Bed Godfrey17:00 Toning down the press20:00 Set piece effectiveness21:30 Calvert-Lewin’s breakout25:30 Has Richarlison regressed?28:15 Importance of James Rodriguez33:20 Midfield preferences37:10 Return of Jean-Phillipe Gbamin39:00 The end of Fabian Delph41:00 Expectations for matchups vs. City44:30 City vs. Spurs breakdown
Make sure to find Joel on Twitter @Joelissimmo for all his insights and @ToffeeAnalysis for his Everton-related thoughts. You can read his work and the work of a collection of other great writers at betweentheposts.net, and follow the site @BetweenThePosts.
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