Rafael Benítez has been sacked by Everton, following the club’s disastrous 2-1 defeat by fellow strugglers Norwich City. The result means Everton have taken just five points from their last 12 games, leaving them in 15th, just six points from the relegation zone. Benítez leaves with a win percentage of […]
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Rafael Benítez has accused Lucas Digne of prioritising his own interests above those of the Everton team after confirming the France international wants to leave. Digne has not featured since the derby defeat by Liverpool on 1 December and remained on the bench while Séamus Coleman deputised at left wing-back […]
Rafael Benítez has held talks with several of Everton’s brightest academy prospects to convince them to commit their long-term futures to the Goodison Park club. Everton lost the promising left-back Thierry Small to Southampton in the summer after the 17-year-old, who became the youngest first-team player in the club’s history […]
Rafael Benítez has told Lucas Digne that the team come first but refused to elaborate on why the Everton full-back was dropped for Monday’s home win against Arsenal. The France international was omitted from the squad when Everton recorded their first win in nine games and Benitez admitted his only […]
Rafael Benítez insists he has the full support of Farhad Moshiri and that Everton’s majority shareholder understands there will be no quick fix for the club’s malaise in the January transfer window. Everton have not won in six matches and visit Brentford on Sunday without the long-term injury absentee Dominic […]
Rafael Benítez has said he wants improvement from every department at Everton because the club should “be in a much better position” with the money they have spent. Everton this week appointed Cristian Fernández as first-team rehabilitation fitness coach after a review of the medical department instigated by Benítez. The […]
Rafael Benítez has confirmed the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules have constrained Everton’s transfer activity and left him no alternative but to tell several players they can leave. Financial issues are only one of the problems confronting Benítez at Everton, where five senior players are in isolation because of […]
Few managers are as hard-working, obsessive in pursuit of victory and evidently in possession of such cojones of steel as Rafael Benítez. But he is a favoured son of Liverpool who once labelled Everton a small club. Few people have helped as many charities on Merseyside in recent years as […]