Wata wanda na ɗan lokaci ya sa masu son Everton fatan kwallon ƙafa ta Turai ya ƙare da takaici, yana tada tambayoyi masu tsanani game da alkiblar kulob ɗin ƙarƙashin manajan David Moyes — da kuma ko wa'adinsa na biyu zai iya kawo fiye da matsayi na tsakiyar tebur.
Jerin nasara mai fatan alheri da ya lalace
A karshen watan Maris, Everton yana matsayi na takwas a Premier League, can nesa da maki uku kawai daga wuraren Champions League tare da wasanni bakwai da suka rage. Nasara ta 3-0 kan Chelsea a ranar 21 Maris ta sa masu goyon baya su yi fata.
Abin da ya biyo baya shi ne rushewar kulob ɗin. Everton bai ci nasara a kowane ɗaya daga cikin wasannin bakwai na ƙarshe ba — jerin da ya haɗa da daidaituwa ta 2-2 a Brentford a ranar 11 Afrilu wanda ya kulle rufe begen Turai. A wannan lokacin na ƙarshe, kawai Burnley da aka kore da Wolverhampton Wanderers ne suka raba rashin nasara da Everton.
Matsayi ɗaya, jin daɗi daban-daban
Toffees sun ƙare a matsayi na sha uku a jere a karo na biyu a ƙarƙashin Moyes — sakamakon da ya bambanta sosai yanzu. Sa'ad da ya dawo watanni 18 da suka wuce, Everton na tsaye maki ɗaya ne sama da yankin ficewa. Ya kai su zuwa ƙarewa da maki 23 nesa da ƙasashen ƙarshe.
A wannan lokaci, kulob ɗin ya kashe kuɗin ribar kulob na £97m a kasuwar musayar lokacin bazara, domin ya ƙare a matsayi ɗaya tare da kara maki ɗaya kawai. Rashin nasara na 3-1 a gida kan Sunderland — wanda ya ƙare matsayi na bakwai kuma ya cancanci Turai karo na farko cikin shekaru 53 — ya kasance ƙarshen zafi a gida.
Tsohon dan wasan tsakiya na Everton Leon Osman ya yi imanin cewa ƙarewa mara jeri a tsakiyar tebur na nuna ci gaba bayan shekaru na rikicin kuɗi, ragewa maki, da fafutukar kauce wa ficewa.
