(Reuters) – Everton supervisor Rafa Benitez mentioned Thursday’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Chelsea was his most important result on the membership since he took over on the finish of June.
Everton, who’ve received simply one in every of their final 11 league video games, have been lacking a number of key gamers as a result of damage and sickness, with Demarai Gray, Salomon Rondon, Richarlison, Andros Townsend and Dominic Calvert-Lewin all sitting out the sport.
When requested if the result was the most important throughout his time in cost at Goodison Park, Benitez mentioned: “You can say that, as a result of we have now so many points, with accidents, with sickness.
“The means the crew performed, reacted after we conceded, confirmed character. It’s an excellent level, not simply the purpose however the way in which we claimed it. Everyone realised how important and the way troublesome it was afterwards.”
Everton, who’re 14th within the Premier League, subsequent face 18th-placed Burnley on Dec. 26.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
