August / Agosto
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Spanish legend Raùl takes control of Cameroon
'African news reporters flood into the press conference to ask Spanish legend Raùl questions.'
Joseph Mugabi: What chose you to accept the Cameroon offer instead of any other nationality?
Raùl: The South Africa 2010 World Cup was a big success and Cameroon are a very high rated African team so I wanted to taste abit of the African management as it will be one of the biggest challenges in my life and I relish a challenge.
Jores Pauley: Many of the players will worship a manager like you with the success you've emulated in your career how will you handle this?
Raùl: Challenge them to better my record, then people will worship them.
Steven Mouyakolo: Will you be looking to bring a different style of football to Cameroon and do you think you will have good success?
Raùl: Do you think I would of took the job if I couldn't handle it? Look at my track record with clubs. Anyway gents thanks for your time I've got to get back to England to manage. Goodbye.
End of press conference.
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Barclays Premier League
Saturday 15th August 2015
Goodison Park
Everton 4 - 2
West Ham
Paloschi (2), Ince (2)
MOTM: Thomas Ince
What a way to announce our statement at the start of the season. 2 Goals and a assist for the debutant Thomas Ince who has traces of his dads quality in him for the people that don't know Paul Ince. We absolutely killed West Ham and should have had more. The two goals will be the defence getting used to play together. Hopefully it moulds quickly.
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EUROPA Cup Playoff First Leg
Thursday 20th August 2015
Lerkendal
Rosenborg 0 - 4
Everton
Paloschi (2), Khedira, Weiss
MOTM: Alberto Paloschi
I thought Rosenborg would of given us more of a challenge especially considering they were at home, In all fairness to the players they played exceptionally and next leg we may be able to play some squad rotation players to see how they shape up against the same team. Another four goals in a game though is a brilliant sign. Onwards and upwards.
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Barclays Premier League
Sunday 23rd August 2015
Craven Cottage
Fulham 1 - 2
Everton
Clark, Poli
MOTM: Ciaran Clark
Should of been plenty more and we should of finished the chances. It is still a win and I don't want to shine any negatives on the positives. We won and it is another 3 points on the board. We came, we saw, we conquered. I want to wish all the best to the new boy Giuseppe Bellusci who went of injured in the 63rd minute what looked like a serious injury. I hope its not as he will be a key player in the back line this year and I hope he will form a good partnership with previous player of the year Ciaran Clark.
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EUROPA Cup Playoff Second Leg
Thursday 27th August 2015
Goodison Park
Everton 3 - 2
Rosenborg
Hughes (2), Zaha,
Hangeland sent off
MOTM: Will Hughes
Put a reserve/second team out for this tie knowing that we would have to lose by four goals or more not to qualify I felt confident in my team to get some minutes under their belt and show me why they should be in the first team. Will Hughes had another magnificant game which sees him rotating the AMC position. Better news we are playing in Europe this year. BLUE ARMY!!!
EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP:
Olympique Lyonnais
APOEL
Everton
Beerschot AC
Fairly easy group which we can qualify out of, Lyon seem to be the only obstacle but I think we can overcome them and I know APOEL are from Cyprus and not the strongest team so we should coast past them and for Beerschot they caused me no trouble during my management time in Belgium so we should qualify out of the group.
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Barclays Premier League
Sunday 30th August 2015
Goodison Park
Everton 2 - 2
Aston Villa
Zabaleta, Clark
MOTM: Brede Hangeland
A game which we threw away in the 86th minute due to a lapse in concentration.. If we want to progress at all we MUST get the basics right first otherwise teams will exploit it and just score like what has happened today. We always looked comfortable but it just wasn't enough and it has come back to bite us on the ****. Lesson to be learnt.
Darren Gibson and
Michael Essien have both been allowed to leave the club. The players left for a combined fee for £5m and went to Aston Villa and Koln respectively. Also on the deadline day I managed to bring in the young regen Javier Santagati from Velez for £6.75m.
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Player of the month
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Thomas Ince
Settled in brilliantly and in his first month he has 2 goals and 3 assists in his first 3 games.
League Table.
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