Everton have the chance to build on an excellent win against Brighton with a tricky test at Molineux against Wolves.
With David Moyes’ side getting a win on the board, the same can’t be said for a lot of their rivals, which is already a strong start.
Everton looked like an attacking threat vs Brighton, and if they keep this up, their league position is bound to rise.
But despite Wolves’ slow start to the season, it won’t be an easy game in the slightest for the Toffees.
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville think Wolves win, so it could go either way, and Vitor Pereira knows what to be careful of when playing Everton.
Wolves boss Vitor Pereira.
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Wolves boss Vitor Pereira says Everton are ‘very strong’ with set-pieces and counter-attacks
As mentioned, the home side hasn’t had a glittering start to the season, as Jack Grealish and possibly Tyler Dibling will be able to target the defence.
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But the Old Gold showed last season how threatening they can be, but Pereira is worried about what Everton are so good at.
“Physical team, very vertical way to play, very strong in set-pieces, strong in counter-attacks, and we need to show the mentality to compete against this team,” Pereira said in his pre-match press conference
“We have to be at our best level, facing a strong team. We know we have to be at the highest level to face them.”
Chris Sutton is worried about Everton’s forwards, so this could be a way to rely on set-pieces, but Moyes’ side even struggles with that.
Everton’s set-pieces haven’t been as successful under David Moyes
Even though the Toffees prided themselves on set-pieces under Sean Dyche, the same can’t be said for Moyes.
It seems like the only thing Everton’s old manager has on the Scotsman, but it’s clear the Blues need to improve in this aspect, as of the 15 goals from set-pieces last campaign, it certainly favours Dyche.
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Despite his failures, it can’t be denied that Moyes’ predecessor was the king of set-plays.
Meanwhile, Moyes has been furious at Everton’s set-pieces at times, and the hope is that this season, there will be a major improvement and be a strength, like Pereira says.