A lot was expected of Marco Silva at Everton this season after another summer of spending.
Here, the PA news agency looks at where it went wrong for the Portuguese, and what he got right.
Not so Kean on striker
Money for nothing
? | “Blue is my new colour!” – @alexiwobi.
Go behind the scenes on transfer deadline week as Moise Kean, JP Gbamin, @DjibrilSidibeS3 and Alex Iwobi signed for the Toffees!
— Everton (@Everton) August 14, 2019
For the second successive season Everton have spent big and not reaped the rewards under Silva. Kean arrived for just short of £25million and Alex Iwobi cost £2m more, while big money was also spent on the likes of Jean-Phillippe Gbamin, Andre Gomes – both of whom are long-term injury absentees – and Fabian Delph. With a strong squad at their disposal, Everton had lofty ambitions to break into the top four at the start of the campaign, but Silva left with the club languishing in the relegation places.
Strong finish, sorry start
Chance of Silva-ware
