Everton looking to kick on after positive season with David Moyes

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With a large squad turnover expected and fresh leadership behind the scenes, this summer represents a pivotal point in the club’s rebuild. We spoke to Will Rooney of LiverpoolWorld to assess the areas Everton must address to turn a solid foundation into lasting progress.

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00:00It was a season of progress and perspective for Everton as David Moyes returned to guide

00:08the club through their final campaign at Goodison Park.

00:12There were gritty performances, a renewed sense of belief and crucial wins in pressure

00:17moments that helped re-establish Everton's core identity.

00:22But whilst stability has returned, Moyes and the club are under no illusions.

00:26There's work to be done if Everton are to climb the Premier League table and start their

00:30new chapter at Bramley Moor Dock with real momentum.

00:36Improving their goal threat, adding depth and refining their tactical approach will be key

00:40priorities.

00:42With a large squad turnover expected and fresh leadership behind the scenes, this summer represents

00:48a pivotal point in the club's rebuild.

00:51We caught up with Will Rooney of Liverpool World to assess the areas Everton must address

00:56to turn a solid foundation into lasting progress.

01:00Will, in terms of Everton and the positives of their season, I mean, you know, like other

01:06clubs, you know, Wolves for example, it was a bit of a season of two halves with the managerial

01:11change halfway through.

01:13Before we get on to David Moyes and that probably being the main positives surrounding Everton,

01:18I mean, you have to look at and give them a real note for their away form under David Moyes.

01:23You know, wins at Newcastle, Fulham, Forest, Palace, Brighton, these are really tough places

01:29to go.

01:29If they can carry that away form into the new season, then certainly there'll be some more

01:33positives to take.

01:34So, you know, just look at Everton's season and the best moments, you know, probably that

01:40draw late on in the derby at Goodison as well was very special for them.

01:46Yeah, definitely.

01:47It was a fitting way for the final at Goodison's derby, wasn't it?

01:50And it was a fully their draw for Everton on the night.

01:53I don't think too many of our complaints, many complaints of the Liverpool fans who won

01:59the games, I thought Everton were very good on the night and what a goal from James Tarkowski

02:05in the 97th minute, rightly won Gold of the Year awards.

02:10But yeah, as you say, it was difficult in the first half, the second half of the season

02:14was a lot better when David Moyes came in.

02:16The Palace win for me, actually, was really impressive because it was three days after

02:23the derby and maybe not even three full days, I think the derby was a night game and that

02:29one was a half, half kick-off and Everton went to the well there and they dug really deep

02:36to win a Palace.

02:37That was an impressive win for me.

02:39As you say, Brighton, difficult place to go, the Leicester performance, OK, Leicester

02:44have been poor this season, but they were really good, they were excellent for 70 minutes

02:48against Tottenham before letting Tottenham back into the game and, you know, coming from

02:55behind against Fulham, difficult place to go and Newcastle as well, you know, finished

03:01fifth in the tables, being the Champions League next season.

03:05I think they're the highs that you're looking at and it's been a big second half of the season,

03:11you touched on the away form, now Everton needs to build on the home form.

03:14Going into the new ground because Goodson Park under David Moyes, especially, it was

03:19a fortress in his first spelling charge.

03:23He felt like Everton could beat any team at home and going into the new ground, that's

03:29something that David Moyes does have to address.

03:32Now, does Everton, just playing away from home, maybe suit Everton a little bit more

03:36on the counter-attack, perhaps, yeah.

03:38So, now they've got to find a way of winning at home now because you're looking at some

03:43of the resort tips, which was disappointing and Man United, the way he let the door open

03:51for them and West Ham, they weren't great in when Moyes was in charge.

03:56So, that's something that needs to be addressed in the summer.

04:00And we'll touch on Sean Dice, he deserves a lot of credit for keeping Everton up in his

04:04first season, taking over from Frank Lampard.

04:07Last season, 23-24, the points deductions, Everton would have finished 12th, I think,

04:16without the points deductions.

04:20That must have been difficult to manage internally as well.

04:23And David Moyes has said a few times, Sean Dice left a lot of good things behind.

04:28He just needed a little bit of a refresh.

04:30Someone coming in, maybe, with giving the players a little bit more free, not being as rigid.

04:38But, yeah, that's it.

04:39He'll be looking back in the season.

04:41It'll be the second half, people are remembering.

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