With the season right around the corner, Everton have a lot to prove to their fans this campaign.
It’s no doubt a new era at Everton Football Club, as not only have six new arrivals joined this summer, but the Hill Dickinson Stadium has also arrived.
The Friedkin Group are hoping they can achieve success in their first full season on the Blue side of Merseyside, and who knows, maybe even a trophy.
David Moyes has found the window ‘really difficult’, but it looks as though plenty of movement is being made now.
With this considered, legendary midfielder Leon Osman has dropped his prediction for the upcoming season.
Pundit Leon Osman during Newcastle United against Everton.
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Leon Osman backs Everton to finish above Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest
There isn’t a huge expectation from the Toffees to go above and beyond, but improvement is certainly expected.
After Moyes’ masterclass brought Everton up to 13th after struggling under Sean Dyche for the first half of the season, now is the time to take the next step, and Osman believes they can.
Giving his thoughts to the Premier League’s Instagram, the 433-time Blues star has placed the Toffees in a respectable 11th.
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This of course shows he backs Moyes to finish above two teams who qualified for Europe last season in Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.
James Tarkowski wants Everton to emulate Forest by going for Europe, and Osman will be hoping they have a better squad to rely upon.
Leon Osman will be hoping Everton can rely on more players this season
After what was a much better end to a season than recent years, Osman, not only as a hero of the club but also as a fan, will hope his prediction comes true.
The former midfielder knows what it takes to play for the Toffees, as he showed time and time again that he could be relied upon.
This is where the pundit believed the Toffees struggled last season, as Osman believed three players could be trusted at Everton: Jordan Pickford, James Tarkowski, and Jarrad Branthwaite.
Of course, this claim came in the first half of last season, so surely Iliman Ndiaye is another name that deserves a shoutout, but this was ultimately the sad truth.
Now though, with the likes of Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall joining, the Blues have more options at their disposal, and their new faces can step up in the big moments.