Everton’s form under David Moyes has sparked a sense of optimism, with the team showing signs of improvement after a rocky start to the season. Moyes, familiar with the club from his previous spell, has brought stability and a more solid defensive structure to the team.
Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz has made an impressive start to his time at Everton. We spoke to Will Rooney for the latest insights on the club’s current form and prospects moving forward.
Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz has made an impressive start to his time at Everton. We spoke to Will Rooney for the latest insights on the club’s current form and prospects moving forward.
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00:00Everton's form under David Moyes has sparked a sense of optimism, with the team showing
00:07signs of improvement after a rocky start to the season. Moyes, familiar with the club
00:12from his previous spell, has brought stability and a more solid defensive structure to the
00:17team, but questions remain about whether he can lead them to consistent results in the
00:22Premier League. Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz has made an impressive start to his time at
00:27Everton. The Argentine midfielder has quickly adapted to the Premier League, contributing
00:32both creatively and defensively. We discuss Everton's progress under Moyes and how Alcaraz
00:38has been received at the Toffees. I spoke to Will Rooney for the latest insights on
00:43the club's current form and prospects moving forward.
00:47Yeah, and obviously if you look at their sort of form, a lot of them late goals, late equalisers,
00:55it seems like they are remaining in games a lot longer under David Moyes. What do you
00:59feel has been the key factor to this turnaround and finding a way not to be beaten? And then
01:04also on top of that, the running is quite tough. You've got obviously the Merseyside
01:08Derby, they play Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Man City, Chelsea, a lot of teams that will
01:15really give David Moyes' side a good test.
01:19Yeah, definitely. I think it's funny because Sean Dicey, as you say, he's the manager
01:26and keeper in games and he did keep Everton in a lot of games as well, but he never fancied
01:31them to score in a lot of the games either. You think of that Brentford one, when Brentford
01:36were down to 10 men, it was poor. I think David Moyes just gave them a little bit more
01:42belief to be honest with you, took the shackles off them a little bit, the full-backs are
01:46getting forward a little bit more and that's having an effect. I know Sean Dicey was absolutely
01:55big on fitness, he did his gaffers, Dave. Maybe just overworked them a little bit potentially
02:00towards the end, I don't know. I'm just speculating here. In terms of Everton's running, as you
02:05say, it's going to be difficult. Arsenal want to keep the pressure on Liverpool, I've got
02:11to bounce back. Nottingham Forest are a tough fixture, isn't it? But then they play the
02:16likes of Southampton, they play Ipswich I think, so a couple of nice fixtures in there
02:21for Everton as well. In the last nine games, 27 points on offer, David Moyes is still insisting
02:29that survival is the first goal. I don't think anyone thinks that Everton are going to go
02:35down whatsoever. But 27 points on offer, how many can we get? Can you get half of that?
02:42Can you get 15? Can you get five wins? Can you get four wins for these draws? I don't
02:47know. But David Moyes will definitely be challenging his players because he's already set a stall
02:54out that this club is not where it should be and he hasn't been afraid to call out some
02:59of the players who aren't quite delivering, like Sir Jack Harris and Jesper Linds from
03:03Everton. He wants more goals from his centre-halves, he wants more assists from Vitaly Mikhalenko.
03:12What he's saying is not unreasonable either because he knows these players are capable
03:18of it. He and all the players will be worried that a big sun has come at Everton, so can
03:25they show that they can be a part of Everton's future going into the new stadium?
03:32And Will, just on Everton and Carlos Alcaraz obviously coming in in the January window now,
03:40we've mentioned the big summer ahead. What do you feel is going to be his impact and
03:46how well he's been received among the Everton supporters?
03:51I think he's done as well as you could have expected really. He's a player who's been
04:00around a few clubs already. He's fairly young. Some big clubs as well. He came to Southampton
04:09but went on loan to Juventus when he was in the Championship for Southampton, which shows
04:13how high he's rated. Then he went back to Brazil with Flamenco and he's come back to
04:21the Premier League. From the outset in games, can you go and do it? Can you get two more
04:27goals, two more assists? David Moyes isn't afraid to challenge these players because
04:35his demands are high. Alcaraz, he's done well but I think there's definitely more to come from him.