It was a season of ups and downs for Everton with the club’s supporters once again being putting through a whole range of emotions. On the pitch, the Blues, despite being hit with two separate points deductions, managed to defy the odds and preserve their top-flight status with a month of the campaign to go. The highlight of the campaign was undoubtedly the .
Off the pitch, however, confusion still reigns, with protracted takeover by 777 Partners now seemingly in the water and John Textor emerging as a possible new owner of the club. So, with everything in mind, our Blues jury are back for one final time this season..
. It really was the season that no fan could quite have imagined. And it would have been an absolute blockbuster on any streaming service.
Evertonians weren’t exactly high on optimism when our keynote signing appeared to be the 37-year-old , who arrived on a free transfer. The acquisition of and on 'buy now, pay later' deals summed up the desperate state of Everton’s finances. On the positive side, it meant the hapless could head out to Brentford on loan.
The season did not start well; Everton lost their first four home games, scoring one paltry goal in the process, despite the xG stats indicating that we should have scored far more. This failure to convert chances was to be a recurring problem throughout the campaign. And then, with imperious in defence and back to full fitness, the team started finding the net, picking up wins, and moving up the table.
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