“Solidarity between goalkeepers. we can always do better and we can always do worse”.
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The result, arugably a fair one on the day, means that Everton have now drawn their last four opening-day fixtures but there was much to be optimistic about for home fans looking for an improvement on last season, particularly at Goodison Park.
However, the frontman didnt perform to his best in Saturdays season opener against Everton as the sides played out a 1-1 draw.
“I hope he’s going to have a great season”.
“He is the captain of the team, and if you count our centre-backs then, of course, there is no way he will leave the club”, Koeman said.
“We want to do better, we want to improve”.
Boro continued to fight back in search of a late victor but both sides cancelled each other out in the end, with the promoted hosts given a timely reminder of the concentration and quality on show in the Premier League. Sometimes it’s hard because for that creative player, sometimes you’re a little bit more sloppy in that aspect of football. “But if I compare the numbers of the physical states of the players, it is 70% and at Southampton [Koeman’s former club] it was 100%”.
“I have spoken that we may get one or two”, he told the BBC.
“But overall we worked very hard. We know the competition in the Premier League is getting more tough every season, because every club is capable of buying top players, and now we can see the best managers in Europe in the Premier League – a lot of them”.
At Goodison Park, Spurs were sluggish in the first half and fell behind early on.
Janssen made his Tottenham debut in the second half after the Netherlands worldwide completed a £19m move from Eredivisie outfit AZ Alkmaar last month.
Tottenham will still be kicking themselves after putting themselves in a superb position last season, only to end up in a disappointing third place, however the signs are there pre season that the side will once again be a force to be reckoned with.
Mauricio Pochettino has admitted a half-time dressing down of his Tottenham players had the desired effect as they salvaged a 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday. “We have been through it together and learned from that experience together”. “Because you never know – certain managers play poker”.
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Spurs managed to claw their way back into the game when Lamela headed the ball into the far corner of the net after getting on the end of Walker’s inch-perfect cross.
