Everton midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson has praised the impact of Toffees teammate Kurt Zouma at the club following his string of impressive displays for the Merseyside giants. Icelandic international player Sigurdsson talked up the quality of Kurt Zouma in his latest interview via Goal. Kurt Zouma is on a season-long loan deal at Everton from fellow Premier League club Chelsea. The French center back signed for the Toffees on loan on the deadline day of last summer’s transfer window. Since joining Everton at the start of the season, Kurt Zouma has developed into an important player for Everton. Liverpool Star Backs Salah, Firmino To Return To Scoring Form In one of his recent interviews, Everton manager Marco Silva talked about the possibility of … [Read more...]
Everton Midfielder Hails Fantastic Display vs Chelsea
Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye has hailed his team’s fantastic display against Chelsea in their Premier League clash at the weekend. The Toffees were able to dent Chelsea’s top-four aspirations with a 2-0 win at home. Senegalese international Gueye was named the Man-of-the-Match for his display against Chelsea. Gueye tweeted his MotM Award on Monday as he praised the Toffees performance at the Goodison Park on Sunday evening. Everton secured their first league win at home since January with the victory over Chelsea. Arsenal, City in free fight over Everton star In addition, it was the Toffees’ first league victory over a top-six side in two years since they thrashed Manchester City 4-0. Chelsea dominated the first half and were unable to … [Read more...]
They Function Like A Five-A-Side Team – Liverpool Legend Rips Into Chelsea
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has slammed Chelsea after their disappointing 2-0 defeat to Everton in their Premier League clash on Sunday evening. Everton secured their first league win at home in over two months with an impressive victory over Champions League-chasing Chelsea. The last home win for the Toffees was in January against South Coast club Bournemouth. Everton were buoyed by a timid second-half performance from Chelsea with Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson getting the goals for the Toffees just after the halftime interval. Why Arsenal have already won Napoli, even before the game Reacting to the poor display from Chelsea, former Liverpool midfielder Souness ripped into Maurizio Sarri and his players while he was doing his punditry job on … [Read more...]
Chelsea Top Four Hopes In Tatters After Everton Win
Chelsea are in serious trouble after their latest Premier League defeat left them with a lot of do in the race for a top-four spot at the end of the season. The Blues missed out on a fantastic opportunity to close the gap on the teams above them on the table following their 2-0 defeat at the hands of Everton. Tottenham Hotspur (third), Arsenal (fourth), Manchester United (fifth) and Chelsea (sixth) are all battling for the top four places on the Premier League table with just four points separating the aforementioned four teams. The top four places will guarantee Champions League football next season. Klopp Vows To Fight Back In Title Race An away win over Everton would have taken Chelsea to within one point of Tottenham Hotspur in third place and … [Read more...]
Chelsea Need Higuain To Start Scoring In Top-four Race
Chelsea suffered a dent to their quest to finish in the top four places on the Premier League table after they were beaten 2-0 by Everton. Merseyside giants Everton won their first home game in over two months with the win over the West Londoners and that highlights the gravity of the poor result recorded by Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri and his players. Chelsea produced a timid second-half performance against Everton and deservedly succumbed to two goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson. Blues' striker Gonzalo Higuain has been heavily criticised in the fallout of the Everton defeat and rightly so after his largely anonymous performance came early second-half substitution against the Toffees. Europa League Quarterfinals: Chelsea Drawn Against … [Read more...]
Why Everton might be wasting time in pursuit of Shinji Kagawa
It was earlier reported that Everton are seeking for the signature of former Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa in the January transfer window. Kagawa currently plays in the German Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund after joking in 2014 from the Old Trafford. Pundits have therefore warned that the pursuit of the player remains a waste of time because he would end up failing to impress again in the Premier League, just like what happened when he was with the Red Devils. It was also noted that the tense level of the Premier League is different from what was obtainable when he first came in at a younger age. He might not be able to survive the competition. Leads turn to forgotten Arsenal player Also, the Japanese might not find a place in the … [Read more...]