Seasons 2019-20
Opinion & Articles
Contributions from our editorial team, featured columnists and readers.
End of Year School Report
Martin O'Connor
26/07/2020As this depressing season ended with a 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth, it is time to give out grades, so here is my school report on the underperforming bunch. Marks out of 10.
Assessing Carlo Ancelotti in this hiatus time
Martin O'Connor
19/03/2020As we sit out an unplanned break to football, it is the perfect time to review Carlo Ancelotti's start at the Blues. Has he really lived up to the 'Carlo Fantastico' song in his early tenure?
Full-Back Abyss
Martin O'Connor
06/03/2020With Carlo Ancelotti wanting to give Leighton Baines another 1-year extension to his contract at the Blues, this brings into focus the lack of quality we have in the full-back position.
Blocked Pathways for Under-23s
Martin O'Connor
30/01/2020The objective of any football academy is to produce good footballers, some of whom, it is hoped, will become first-team players for the football club.
Flowers Die...
Martin O'Connor
19/01/2020Should Everton dip into the transfer market before the January window shuts? I would emphatically argue No.
Stars in his Eyes
Martin O'Connor
21/12/2019With Ancelotti, Moshiri again has stars in his eyes and we are ending up with a past-his-best, upgraded Ronald Koeman.
Cracked Screen
Martin O'Connor
25/11/2019It seems as though Marco Silva's tenure is like a cracked window or mobile phone screen — eventually you get fed up and have to get a new one
Stale Bread
Martin O'Connor
09/10/2019The Blues are looking like a team that has become like a lump of stale bread. I think Silva can turn this around with the options outlined below... but he has to start now by making these changes and baking some fresh bread.
Season Aims
Martin O'Connor
16/08/2019As we embark on a new season what should blues expect from the 2019-20 campaign. With the positivity around the designs for Bramley-Moore Dock, will the season on the pitch match this positivity?
Marks on a Window...
Martin O'Connor
09/08/2019How do we assess the Blues' business in the transfer market? Below is an assessment of how the Toffees' fared. All marks are out of 10.
New Window
Martin O'Connor
03/05/2020The next transfer window is going to be a trial for the blues, how will we fair is anyone's guess.
The Good Son
Martin O'Connor
06/11/2019The fallout from the game against Tottenham and the Son - Gomes incident has been staggering in how the club lost the narrative and allowed Spurs to set the agenda.
Time to Experiment?
Martin O'Connor
10/06/2020As we prepare for the final nine games of the season, what should be the objective for the Toffees? Beating the Spawn of Satan is a given but, apart from that, what else is there to play for?
The Skeleton Crew
Martin O'Connor
08/01/2020We don't just have dead wood at the club, they have been here for so long the dead wood has rotted away and become nothing but dead bones. As we now enter the January window it is that time again to look at the squad and hope we can at least ship out some of the rubbish.
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