From Martinezs point of view the fortnight off can be a useful pause to allow players to recover from injuries and, in this case, its allowed Leighton Baines to take part in a friendly that gets him that much closer to fitness and also give Tom Cleverley more breathing room to prime himself for a return to action after nearly three months out with an ankle injury. “But I am as fit as ever now and raring to go”, he added.
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However, Goodison Park has not been the fortress it was in the previous campaign and Everton have suffered defeats to both Manchester clubs at home this season, although they did have an impressive 3-1 result from the Chelsea visit.
Remi Garde has assured the Aston Villa squad that he has full faith in their abilities.
The left-back is likely to be replaced by Kieran Richardson at Everton while Gabby Agbonlahor is struggling with a calf strain and Rudy Gestede will be monitored after a knee injury.
“This is a team who like to pass. They like to keep the ball”.
– Everton has gone six top-flight games without keeping a clean sheet; only West Ham have gone longer without a shutout (seven games).
“I think Jack is a nice person from what I have seen”.
And Villa’s new manager has told Grealish he must work harder to fulfil his potential after admitting his recent performances have been below par.
Everton are neither here nor there this season, and they need to get on a run of four or five games.
The France global also delighted in the good work of players who were away on worldwide duty, notably Ghana’s Jordan Ayew who scored the second of two goals in their Federation Internationale de Football Association World Cup qualifying game against Comoros at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi. I’m giving them direction to work and we carry on in that direction.
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“I think you’re talking about a player with good experience in the Premier League and is not attached to any club”, he said.
