Everton Round-Up, Sunday 8th November: Barry Brace Downs Coventry as Moyes Eyes European Return
Everton came from behind to beat Coventry City 3-1 under the lights on Friday night, with Thierno Barry grabbing himself a brace and the Blues continuing an impressive run of turnarounds over the past week or so (ToffeeWeb) (Liverpool Echo). The win lifted David Moyes's side up to fifth in the Premier League, and the manager has now admitted he wants to take Everton back into European competition, though he's also been honest that his squad may lack the depth needed to sustain a serious push (Read Everton). Looking back at the Coventry game, there's a feeling that Everton could have made life easier for themselves by killing the match off earlier rather than needing another comeback after falling behind (Liverpool Echo).
Barry's form has been one of the big talking points of the week. Jarrad Branthwaite spoke after the Coventry win about the striker's two goals and offered his thoughts on what's behind the Frenchman's upturn in form (Liverpool Echo). Moyes has been just as pleased, revealing that Leighton Baines is playing a key role in Barry's development and insisting there is still more to come from the forward as his goal run continues (Read Everton) (ToffeeWeb).
There's better news expected soon on the Jack Grealish front. The winger has missed Everton's last four matches, but Moyes confirmed this week that he will soon be working with Grealish directly, with a training plan now emerging that could pave the way for his return (Liverpool Echo). The relationship between Moyes and Grealish is being seen as central to ending the winger's recent spell out of the squad, with the manager stressing that man-management situations like this are nothing new to him (Liverpool Echo).
In academy news, former Everton midfielder Tom Davies turned out for the club's Under-21s side against Crystal Palace while he continues his search for a new club as a free agent (talkSPORT) (EvertonFC.com) (Liverpool Echo). It was Davies's first appearance for Everton in 1,304 days (Liverpool Echo). The young Blues salvaged a point in that game thanks to a late equaliser from Omari Benjamin, securing a deserved 1-1 draw (EvertonFC.com).
On the women's side, Everton drew 1-1 away at Chelsea, with highlights of the match now available (EvertonFC.com).
Away from matches, Everton have reportedly been linked with BK Häcken midfielder Abdoulaye Doumbia, with Celtic said to be considering a January move for the 19-year-old Ivory Coast youngster amid growing competition for his signature (Read Everton). Elsewhere, there's been a nostalgic look back at November 8th 2007, when Everton fans travelled in huge numbers to Nuremberg for a memorable UEFA Cup away day, with supporters recalling how they dared to dream despite ticket cancellations at the time (Liverpool Echo).
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