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Post by Avinalaff on Dec 28, 2015 19:40:02 GMT
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Post by Everton News. on Dec 30, 2015 15:26:38 GMT
Roberto Martinez says a home meeting with in-form Tottenham Hotspur is the ideal fixture to kick off 2016 as Everton aim to prove lessons have been learnt from their last two outings at Goodison Park.
Martinez acknowledged his team's defence, which has conceded seven goals in the recent defeats to Leicester City and Stoke City, must be tightened against the Premier League’s fourth-placed side.
Sunday’s game is the first of at least seven during a busy January, which will see Everton involved in three different domestic competitions.
And Martinez believes victory and a good performance will give the Toffees an early new-year fillip heading into a hectic month.
“It’s a game that could really set our season up,” Martinez said. “It would give us a really good start for the new year.
“We know that it’s a game where we are going to be heavily tested but it’s the type of game where we need to show what we have been able to learn from the last few [home] matches.”
Tottenham travel to Merseyside having won their last three Premier League fixtures.
The Londoners triumphed 2-0 at Southampton the weekend before Christmas and then followed that up with a 3-0 victory over Norwich City on Boxing Day and a 2-1 away success at Watford on Monday.
“I’ve been a big admirer of the transformation of Tottenham under Mauricio Pochettino,” Martinez added when quizzed on the visitors' form. “In the last few seasons, you have seen a team that is getting stronger.
“They are very tough to beat and competitive throughout and I feel this is one of the hardest games we have got left at Goodison this season.
"Arsenal and Spurs, they are two teams that want to get on the ball as we do. They are going to be challenging our possession game but it's a test we're excited for.”
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Post by Jeffers Jugs on Dec 30, 2015 15:31:54 GMT
we can start 2016 as we mean to go on with a win here. they are doing ok but chances will come against them.
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Post by evertonfan1968 on Dec 30, 2015 15:39:34 GMT
Our last win over Spurs was December 2012.
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Post by tellmema on Dec 30, 2015 15:57:16 GMT
Our last win over Spurs was December 2012. We will have to put that straight then as enough clubs down south wuithout us struggling against another. Maybe the hard fixtures will spark us into some kind of form.
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