Bundesliga
Liveticker | Schedule | table
Just before the game the sirens howl. They howl so loud that you get frightened if you do not know the ritual. You have to know that they are part of the program at the Everton Stadium, Goodison Park. They announce the entry of the teams and signal the spectators, who traditionally only take their seats in England shortly before the kick-off, that it starts immediately.
Last week's Wolverhampton Wanderers game was timely, as the game did not need to get started. In the fifth minute, the local "Toffees" led by Brazilian Richlinison in the lead, after eleven minutes it was 2-1, in the end won the neighbor of Liverpool 3: 2 and let the acoustic signal also follow a footballing.
It read: Everton is expected this season. The club is one of the candidates, along with Leicester City, West Ham United and the Wolves, to join the ranks of the six major Premier League clubs and push Manchester United, Chelsea FC and Arsenal out of the elite circle.
A new, expensive stadium
At the moment it's all about ambitions at Everton. The club revealed the plans for a new stadium during the summer break. The venue is expected to accommodate 52,000 spectators, cost around half a billion pounds and be purchased in 2023. Unlike so often in new stadium construction, the location is not an industrial area on the outskirts, but the disused Bramley-Moore dock on the River Mersey. A location with more prestige hardly exists in Liverpool.
The stadium would fit into the famous postcard view of the city and contribute to the development of the area. Mayor Joe Anderson, an avowed Everton fan, hopes to create a total of 25,000 new jobs in the northern part of the old port area. He is also willing to risk the status of Docklands as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. "It's more important to secure the future of our city and our grandchildren than to protect a run-down area," the BBC quotes.
However, for Everton, the present still takes place in the somewhat crooked but charming Goodison Park, just ten minutes' walk from Anfield. The final phase of last season has raised confidence among the fans. There was a draw against Liverpool - it was the last time Jürgen Klopp's team had scored points in the league - and victories over Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United. In the new season Everton is after four games at passable seven counters.
Right decisions after wrong decisions
"We have shown that we can beat any opponent, it must be our goal to reach the top six," says Jamie Yates. He has been a fan of "Toffees" since his childhood, researching the history of the club and, until a while ago, has lived in one of the brick houses in the shadow of Goodison Park. He believes the club is making the right decisions for the first time in a long while, after Everton was often wrong in the recent past. Coaches like Ronald Koeman and Sam Allardyce and expensive transfers like Davy Klaassen, Theo Walcott and Cenk Tosun did not advance the nine-time champion.
Paul Ellis / AFP
Access Fabian Delph claps his coach Marco Silva
On the other hand, current coach Marco Silva, whom Watford dismissed in January of last year following Everton's attempt to seek a buy-out, is right to make the right decisions. He has gained the trust of the public with the strong final of the past season. Additions like Manchester City's Fabian Delph or Arsenal's Alex Iwobi seem to be real reinforcements. Added to this is the transfer of Italy's young star Moise Kean from Juventus.
With these players, Everton has the potential to scare away guest fans with successful football - and not just the sound of the pre-game siren. As long as she still sounds in Goodison Park.
