Everton boss Sean Dyche says he’s ‘disappointed’ that some of his players failed to ‘lay down a marker’ in the club’s 3-0 friendly defeat to Coventry City on Tuesday evening.
The Toffees have endured a miserable pre-season schedule so far, failing to win any of their three friendlies against Sligo Rovers, Salford City or Coventry, coming away with 3-3, 1-2 and 0-3 scorelines, respectively.
Of course, Everton remain without a host of key players, with the likes of Jordan Pickford, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski, Vitaly Mykolenko, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Nathan Patterson yet to play any part this summer.
Meanwhile, new signings Iliman Ndiaye, Jesper Lindstrom, Tim Iroegbunam and Jake O’Brien are still being assimilated into the squad.
Even so, Dyche has been left disappointed that some of his squad players and youngsters haven’t left their mark.
“At the end of the day, beyond the result, which is important by the way, make no mistake, we are trying to get players through these games. We are trying to get minutes, we are trying not to break them because of the other injuries we have got,” Dyche told Everton’s official website following the loss to Coventry.
“The only thing I am really disappointed in is you want players to come in and really lay down a marker. You want them to say, ‘Gaffer I am ready, I am obviously game-ready the way I am playing and the way I am going about it’. I don’t think we had too much of that tonight.
“Forget about the result, you are still looking for that spark from players, and habits, and I thought the habits were miles off in the first half and most of the game, to be fair.
“Some of that is the fact we haven’t got into that side, the tactical side, but it’s difficult when we are missing seven players. Bedding them in, we have new players learning, it’s all them things.
“Like I said, there’s no excuse, I thought Mark’s team were excellent tonight and that’s what you come across in the Premier…
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Publish date : 2024-07-31 07:58:57
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