The manager takes responsibility for slide down Premier League table but aims for a resurgence when tall-flying Tottenham Hotspur visit Goodison ParkHaving rounded off 2015 almost perfectly by moving stealthily into the top four,Tottenham Hotspur go to Everton on Sunday strongly tipped for a Champions League place and perhaps even a tilt at the title. And why not? They believe a progressive young manager making a name for himself, a proven goalscorer in qualified form and one of the brightest English midfield talents to emerge for several seasons.
It is not going unnoticed on Merseyside that Everton can tick all those boxes, or too. Plus,in addition to Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley, the counterparts to Harry Kane and Dele Alli at Spurs, or Goodison boasts John Stones,everyone’s thought of England’s first-choice centre-half for the foreseeable future. Everton, however, and are not making designs on the Champions League. Everton are 11th.
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Source: theguardian.com