 Welcome to the Everton News Daily. Sean Dite has given his pre-match press conference ahead of Everton's trip to Sellers Park on Saturday to face Crystal Palace. One of the points for discussion this week has been Everton's possession stats from the weekend. Everton had a mere 20% possession. The manager today was asking his press conference, is that enough possession or how does he plan on improving that stat? A how much stock does he put in it? Basically this is what Sean Dite had to say about that. I don't think it's overrated. I think that certain games require certain ways of playing. We hope to do better with the ball. I must make that clear, particularly on counter attacking when we got in so many good positions. On the other side, the defensive side was very good, very pleasing. The will demand the energy of the side and the commitment to stop them from creating many chances. They get a lucky break. Sometimes that happens. They're a very good side. But no, I think we've seen a balance this season of the way that we can perform. We've seen games where we've dominated with the ball and the metrics with the ball. I spoke about that more early in the season, XG, etc. But it's pleasing for me as the manager to see different ways of affecting games because over a season in the Premier League I think I'm pretty experienced in it. Unless you're the superpowers, particularly historically over the last number of years in Man City, I think you have to flex and change. That's what I've learnt about the Premier League and I think we're showing signs that we can do that and the players can do that. There you go. Show and light your answer to that. I mean, half of it is because Everton did just give the ball away cheaply at the weekend. I don't think it was a specific game plan from the manager. And clearly, the ultimate stat is the result, isn't it? If Everton had held on and won the game 1-0, then 20% wouldn't have really been that much. Well, it was because I don't like to give the opposition that much of the ball because it puts you under so much pressure. But I'm sure the manager wants us to improve with the ball at Godderson Park. And Everton are averaging around 40.37%, I think it is, across the 11 games possession. So Saturday was a little bit of an anomaly really. The manager was also asked whether he thought it was easier to play away from Godderson Park. Obviously, Everton have had a decent record on the show and I think she came in as manager. I think it's four defeats in 16 away games. I think something like that, two of them including two defeats at Amfield. But in general, they've been decent away from home under the manager. So they were asked, do the club find it easier playing away from home? This is what he had to say on that one. No, I don't think so. I think I've spoken recently about this. The results changed that perception. I think the performance has been really strong at home. The results changed the whole feel like that. I think we've actually been strong often, home and away. There's been a few that have got away from us, we know that. Hopefully we've corrected some of them things. But No Palace is good club, fantastic manager. Ray Luna as well, people are holding absolute high regard. So I look forward to seeing them. But obviously all the respect goes out the window when the whistle blows. It is there for everybody to see that everything has been better away from Godderson Park under Sion Dights so far in under his tenure. But there has been some positive signs of late of them turning performances into results of Godderson. I think if we can get that balance right, I think we'd be fine. Absolutely fine. I think they will progress under the manager. And that's why I guess it was such, it was a bit the flight at the weekend. It was such a fluky goal. That cost us the three points. That would have really been captured tremendous week. But not only that, it would have of course been three home wins on the run following Bournemouth and the barely victory. But it should be united next time out of Godderson. Just do that. The manager was asked about the health of his squad in terms of the trip to Palace. Obviously last weekend Devon was missing Amadou Ounan. That was a big blow for the manager and for the team. He was asked about the return of Ounan, as well as other players. This was his response. So that one. No, a couple of knocks with Amadou. Jarrod's got a bit of a knock. But we're not expecting too much from Duke's. Had a bit of sickness. But they've all been on the grass today. So we're hopeful on them. Hopeful on Ounan coming back. Yeah, I think he should be. I say they've been on the grass as we know. Still see how that reacts tomorrow. But he's managed that well. He's done well to get through the games he did. Hopefully we've managed that well with him as well. And it's calm now. I wish he was calm when he lasted over an hour. Is he in contention for this game? Yeah, I mean, it's important these games because we want to, you know, stimulate the players to get back to full fitness, full sharpness. The games program can be awkward, ranging games. So it's a game that we felt they could get something from that could particularly shame us, of course. He's still come back to true fitness, but he's doing great. He's put a lot of effort into getting back to real fitness levels. He's desperate to get back involved. You can imagine and be around it. But he's been terrific since he's been back around the group and that helps. Delhi Ali. No, he's still got a bit of a way to go. But no, I wanted to try and keep him involved. I think he's in a good place as a person. I like the fact he absorbs it. He's had some amazing experiences, don't forget. People sometimes do forget that for still a relatively young player. And I was just chatting to him about it. I wanted to try and keep him involved in what we're trying to do with the group. It's hard when you're out for that long. It really is. He's been through a lot over that period as well. It was just a conversation I had with him and he just bought something up there that I thought was really important and shared it with the players. I said, look, having a conversation. He described it very well about this idea of direct play. Presuppose that means kicking the board. I said, it doesn't. He was on it straight away. He said, I get exactly what you mean. Can you play forwards is a first thought. He said, maybe the players need a bit more to correct him with that. So I told the players at the conversation, I will try and be open with the players and I want their feedback. I want them to let us know if they're not understanding something. More than happy for them to question things and ask why's and wherefores. And he did that in a very good manner and I just thought it was important to share it and share the belief having all the players when they do feedbacks. We do listen. There you go. You are now fully updated on the health of Evans squad by Sean Dijk today. According to reports today, the players are prepared to let midfielder Andre Gomez leave in the January transfer window. Gomez's contract runs out next summer. The midfielder almost joined Leal in the last transfer window that fell through on deadline day because a player they thought was leaving on the day that move fell through and Gomez didn't get his move to Leal where he'd obviously spent last season on loan scoring twice in 27 appearances at Ligue 1 and doing very well. He also had an offer from Saudi Arabia as well and it looked like he may well move there but again that one fell through at the last minute unclear on why that happened. I just wonder if Leal will come back in form in January if that is where he may well move so he's seen to have had a good time like I said the last season or whether the Saudis can interest him this time or whether a move back to Portugal but he will be leaving Everton next summer anyway. Doesn't appear to be fully into on Diter's plans does he, let's be honest and it seems like a move away from Everton is probably the best for all parties now so it looks like Everton are going to leave let him leave in the next window. Job and Pickford has been called into the England squad of course he is England's best goalkeeper for the Euro 2024 qualifying games against Malta and North Macedonia the Everton stopper is in 56 caps so far for England and we'll be looking to add to them he's done really well hasn't he for England let's be honest and there's no surprise he's in that squad. Jarrod Branthwaite isn't in the England squad so his room is that he may well be looked at by Garret Southgate but that hasn't happened and moving on to Sheamus Coleman who isn't in the Ireland squad as he covers from injury there have been some reports that he was still going to be called up by Ireland for this but you know, John Dyche played down his involvement in the trip to Palace of the Weekend wouldn't surprise you if he did end up on the bench at the weekend but I think it's better if Coleman just stays back and works on that fitness so that coming into the next block of games for Everton which it is like I said before it's a very very busy period of games we want Coleman available for those games and making sure that he is fully fit for them so going away with Ireland when he hasn't been involved in any 13 games for Everton I think possibly would have been a step too far so good news that he is coming back he is on the grass he is training with the first team and that is good he's obviously played 45 minutes for the 21s last Saturday and he played over an hour in Everton's 1-0 win at Mansfield in the EFL trophy on Tuesday that is it for the news daily give the video a thumbs up subscribe if you haven't watch all the rest of the content it's sound see you later