After starting the season in scintillating form, Everton have quietly fallen back down to earth over the last few months. They’ve seen an upturn in form of late, however, and they will be looking to push on. In January, they’ve already been pretty busy as they’ve signed young winger Ademola Lookman and central midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin while seeing a few faces leave the club. Everton find themselves in a seventh place that will feel a lot like purgatory. They’re seven points adrift of Manchester United and four points ahead of West Brom. They’re out of the cup, so they are just going to be trying to take as many points as possible and preparing for next season now. Here are some ways they can improve their form in the back half of the season:
3. Offload dead wood
Everton’s manager, Ronald Koeman, has made a few players surplus to requirements thus far, and he’s started getting them out of the way. Gerard Deulofeu is now gone, and Phil Jagielka, Darron Gibson, and Tom Cleverley appear to be next. Making room for players that fit their new style of play will only help the club in training and in matches themselves.
