| LEAGUE:
15th |
| FA
CUP: quarter-final |
| WORTHINGTON
CUP: second round |
| PREDICTION:
mid-table |
| TITLE
ODDS: 300-1 |
| OFFICIAL
WEBSITE: www.evertonfc.tv |
| . |
Key man: Alan Stubbs
With David Moyes switching the accent from defence to
attack, Stubbs and his fellow defenders are likely to be
stretched to the limit this season. Hero is a vastly
overworked word in football but having recovered from two
episodes of testicular cancer, Stubbs fits the description.
Stubbs was brought up on Merseyside as a diehard Evertonian
and fully identifies with the fans. He can bring the ball
out from the back in a way which should appeal to Moyes
Coach: David Moyes
This intense, intelligent one-time Celtic apprentice may
never have hit the heights being a journeyman defender in
England’s lower divisions, but by his 30th birthday had
collected virtually every coaching badge going. Theory was
put into pleasing managerial practice at Preston, and he did
extremely well to keep Everton up last season
| Full
squad |
|
Goalkeepers
1 Paul Gerrard
13 Steve Simonsen, Richard Wright |
Midfielders
7 Niclas Alexandersson
11 Mark Pembridge
14 Idan Tal
16 Thomas Gravesen
17 Scot Gemmill
22 Tobias Linderoth
26 Lee Carsley
29 Kevin McLeod, Li Tie |
Defenders
2 Steve Watson
3 Alessandro Pistone
4 Alan Stubbs
5 David Weir
6 David Unsworth
15 Gary Naysmith
27 Peter Clarke
28 Tony Hibbert, Joseph Yobo, Li Weifeng |
Forwards
8 Tomasz Radzinski
9 Kevin Campbell
10 Duncan Ferguson
19 Joe-Max Moore
30 Nick Chadwick, Wayne Rooney, Juliano Rodrigo |
Strongest XI
Nationalities England
(12), Scotland (4), Sweden (2), China (2) Wales (1), Ireland
(1), Italy (1), Israel (1), Denmark (1), Poland (1), US (1),
Nigeria (1), Brazil (1) Total 29
Players in
Joseph Yobo, Richard Wright, Juliano Rodrigo, Li Tie, Li
Weifeng
Players out
Jesper Blomqvist, Alex Cleland, David Ginola, Alex Nyarko
Instant expert
Ground Goodison Park, Liverpool, L4 4EL
Telephone 0151 330 2200
Capacity 40,260
Shirt sponsor Kejian
Ticket office 0151 330 2300
Can I get a ticket? Adult tickets, £18.50
to £26, available most games
How to get there Served by buses 1, 2, 19,
20 and 311 from city centre
Club call 09068 121199
Club shop 0151 330 2030
New boy: Richard
Wright
Has taken a pay cut to play first-team football. Capped at
every level by England, his rare Arsenal performances were
tainted by some blunders but David Moyes is convinced he has
bought the man who will be England’s next regular keeper
Money talk
Top earners Ferguson £35,000 Campbell £30,000,
Wright £30,000
Total wages bill
£26.33m
The Toffees have paid above their station in recent
years. Their wage bill is the eighth highest in the
Premiership, and care is needed because this adds up to 80%
of their turnover (£32.85m)
Where are they now?
Barry Horne Joe Royle’s original Dog of War is still
snapping at authority’s heels in his new capacity as a
full-time union man. He is chairman of the Professional
Footballers’ Association
