Moyes on Everton's transfer window, Branthwaite injury and Leeds (Full Presser)

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Everton boss David Moyes on their transfer window so far, the injury to Jarrad Branthwaite and their Premier League opener with Leeds United Finch Farm, Liverpool, UK

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00:00Good afternoon everyone, welcome to our pre-match press conference to preview our game against

00:05Leeds United and we'll start off with Vinny from Sky.

00:07David, can we first of all start with team news and talk of an injury to Jarrod Branthwaite

00:11suffered in training, what's the situation?

00:13Yeah, Jarrod picked up an injury in training so unfortunately we're going to miss him.

00:18But yeah, these things happen.

00:21Do you know how long is there any kind of prognosis on that?

00:23No, well I wouldn't give it anyway but I'm sure the insider inside the club will give

00:27that out, I'm sure of that, so we've got to find out who this is, giving the news out.

00:33I take it that's the situation then you're far from happy with that?

00:36Yeah, I'm unhappy with it, I think all managers don't like it, they thought that it's certainly

00:42coming from within our building and it's up to us to find out and we will do.

00:47Will you have any of Michalenko, Armstrong and Patterson available this weekend?

00:51May have, may have.

00:52What are your thoughts then on what you've been able to do in the transfer market so far

00:58with the players that you've been able to add to the squad?

01:00Well we're pleased with the players we've added to the squad but I'm not pleased because

01:04I think I still need more, we're needing greater numbers and we want to continue adding to what

01:11we have.

01:13We're short in certain areas, we're okay in other departments but look, we've got some

01:19good business done but I would like to have it more if possible.

01:23For what you have been able to do, I'm thinking obviously the most recent is Jack Grealish coming

01:27in, how's it going to work?

01:28How are you looking at playing the likes of Jack Grealish, Illaman and Di, Dwight McNeil,

01:33also bringing Al Karaz and Dewsbury Hall into that, what do you have envisioned for the way

01:37you're going to play?

01:37Well, I think it happens that every football club, whoever plays well gets in the pitch and

01:41gets it, you know, you can't play them all at one time but, you know, if they perform

01:46well then they retain the jersey and they do that and let's hope that we get them playing

01:51well.

01:52If there's anything that we've been missing really from what we've had over the last year

01:56or so, it's goals scored, goals created.

01:59So hopefully the creative players that you've mentioned there will help me up the numbers.

02:03In terms of what you still want to bring in, are you looking at three, four?

02:07Look, I could even say even more possibly but at the moment I'd settle for any of those

02:12numbers if I can get it.

02:13Obviously it's been quite public, the bids that have gone in for Tyler Dibling, what

02:18do you think of the situation at the minute now and the thoughts on the possibility of

02:21a deal for Tyler still happening?

02:23Look, I think like many managers in the Premier League, I think getting deals done has been

02:27really difficult.

02:29I have to say that's one name you've mentioned but we've bid for many players and I'm not

02:32going to mention players or clubs or anything like that because I don't think it's right

02:37when they've not signed for you or we've not done it.

02:40But we have bid for many players and we've not quite got it over the line but I think

02:45there's quite a few clubs who could probably say something similar.

02:48When you yourself are still trying to move in the market, how does it impact day-to-day

02:51the fact that obviously you're working with this group of players out on the training pitch

02:54as well?

02:55Well, if they do as well as they've done last year, they don't need anything better.

02:59It's just that we're numbers.

03:00We had so many players on loan, we let one or two players go so our numbers have dwindled.

03:05But the performances of the team for the last 10 or 12 games was fantastic and if they

03:11give me that, then I would take that now.

03:13How do you view this challenge then, your opening game of the season, going to it on round?

03:17Tough game.

03:18I mean, it's a brilliant stadium, it's got a brilliant support, sort of one club city.

03:26It's been a fabulous football club for a long time, I think we're all thrilled to see them

03:31back in the Premier League because of what they offer, mainly because of their support

03:35that they have at Leeds United.

03:37So, they've been up and down a little bit.

03:40But, tough game when you go to a newly promoted side right away.

03:44But, you know, we finished the season really well, especially when we were away form and

03:48I hope we can continue that.

03:50I said to you the other day, the way you finished the season, it was European form, wasn't it?

03:53Yeah, well, we don't want to set targets which we can't achieve, but I want to put it right,

04:01I want us to start challenging the top end of the league rather than having to deal with

04:05the bottom end of the league.

04:06And going to Island Road, the chance maybe to see Jack Harrison again, how was that decision

04:09to ultimately not keep him on as a permanent signing?

04:13Well, Jack was great for us and done lots of good things, but obviously he was a Leeds

04:18United player, it would be great to see Jack, he's a great boy and we really enjoyed

04:21having him.

04:22I want to ask you, because Daniel Farker has just confirmed that Dominic Calvert-Lewin

04:25is joining Leeds and that will be announced sometime later today, how do you feel about

04:30his decision ultimately to go and now that he's a Leeds player?

04:33Oh, well, I'm pleased for Dom because, you know, I've had a really good relationship

04:37with him and, you know, I didn't really get a chance deeply to work with him, he picked

04:40up the injury, I think it was at Brighton he picked up the injury and we only really got

04:44him back in the last day.

04:45So I think I probably had about one game or two games with Dom, but we just found the

04:51financials just too much at the time and we chose to move on.

04:58So it might have been the right time for Dom as well and I'm really pleased he's got himself

05:03sorted out and he's gone to Leeds United, it's a really good club.

05:07Since you arrived through a big part of last season, we talked about the pressure of it

05:11being the last season at Goodison Park.

05:13How does that compare now to the pressure of the first season in a new home?

05:17Nah, every season's the same for every manager, you have the same feelings.

05:22It's great if you can get off to a good start and we can, and that would be the plan, try

05:26and get yourself a good start to the season, get yourself fixed.

05:30Last year it was a poor start to the season but a great finish, so we have to hopefully do

05:35both of them if we can, but no, it's a different level, we're in a new stadium, we've got a lot

05:41of new things happening this year.

05:42Basically, we're trying to build a new team in some ways as well and it would be very

05:48hard for us to do that all in one window and we have to do some of it, but hopefully we

05:55can get a side which was as competitive as we were last year.

06:01Thanks David, good luck.

06:01Cheers, thank you.

06:02Thanks for the name of God to Damien at Premier League presence.

06:05Hi Damien.

06:05Hello there.

06:06Just on that subject of the new season, in all your years connected with Everton, do you

06:11look forward to this more eagerly than previous years because of the new stadium and the new

06:16players?

06:17I really look forward to the future for Everton.

06:20It's a wee bit of trepidation at the moment because we're the ones who are going to the

06:24new stadium and going to the new stadium has never been an easy gig for any team who's

06:28done it.

06:29Also, the turnover of players we've had this year is huge.

06:33But I'm looking at most teams now in the Premier League.

06:37It used to be in past, you would hopefully maybe sign three players a season, maybe four players

06:41in a close season.

06:43But I just think because of the size of the squads, players maybe not being happy and

06:47having to move on every year.

06:50I think that most clubs are signing six, seven, eight players.

06:54I think a lot of the clubs are doing that now.

06:55So we're no different.

06:57But I think the difference was is we had five players on loan last year and that's a hard

07:01thing to try and replace.

07:04Just on the subject of Grealish, how is he looking in training?

07:07You've had several sessions, I'm guessing, with him already.

07:09Is he in your thoughts to go straight in?

07:11Yes, looks the same.

07:13Big calves.

07:14Yeah, looks the same.

07:17Is that your own Monday?

07:19Yeah, well, you need to turn up and find out.

07:21You know, that's what everybody has to do.

07:23Thanks, Damon.

07:25We'll go to Phil at Radio Merseyside.

07:28Just on Jack Grealish, actually, and how he's been looking in training this week, I've been

07:32speaking to a few City fans who've been talking to me about where they think he might play

07:36best.

07:37Obviously, he plays mostly off the left, but they've always wanted to see him have a go

07:41in the number 10.

07:41Where do you think Jack Grealish is strongest?

07:43Yeah, I think Jack can play in several positions.

07:47I think he could play as a midfield player as well.

07:49He's a player who doesn't give the ball away very often.

07:52But my aim is to get Jack in positions where he can be creative for us and score goals and

07:57assist with goals.

07:59Look, it's a big challenge for Jack as well.

08:01So I'm looking forward to seeing how he responds to it.

08:08The best one I can think of was when I brought Jesse Lingard to West Ham.

08:12Jesse Lingard was probably not expected to be too successful and maybe a little bit worn

08:19down.

08:20I think Jesse came in and scored 10 goals in 12 games or 12 goals in 10 games.

08:24It was around those numbers he was at.

08:26He got himself back in the England team, got back in the England squad for how he'd performed

08:30because it was the games in the Premier League and he showed his quality.

08:34If Jack can do a little bit of that, Jesse Lingard, then it'll be a great story for Jack

08:40because it's a big year for England, World Cup.

08:43And I've only seen him for a few days here live and close up.

08:48And he's looked fabulous in how he looks and he's in good enough shape.

08:53So there's lots of good things to light about Jack.

08:56I just need to make sure I get it at the right time and make sure he's played football

09:00and we think he's had enough minutes, et cetera, et cetera.

09:03And I know you mentioned about potentially looking at additional signings.

09:07Do you feel like the right-hand side, both going forward and at the back, is somewhere

09:11where maybe you're a bit light?

09:14You should be the scout.

09:16Yeah.

09:16Yes, we do.

09:19And another question about right-back, you've got obviously Jake O'Brien, who's played there a lot.

09:25Do you, on the other hand, think that actually you're not too bad for players who can do a job there?

09:30Maybe James Garner is another one.

09:31Yeah, but we would like, we know Jake can do the job there.

09:37He can play centre-half as well.

09:41You know, Seamus is still around as well, who we'll use when we think he's fit and ready as well.

09:46We've got Patterson as well.

09:47So we have people in the position.

09:48So we may try and get another right-back, but at the moment we might just have some other priorities.

09:56I know you said in pre-season that you weren't completely satisfied with Beto and how he was getting on.

10:03I just wonder where you see his sort of efforts now, if you're happy and confident that he can get more goals this season

10:11with a lot of attacking talent added to the squad.

10:13I think I disagree with what you said.

10:15I don't think I did say that about Beto.

10:16But I would always be saying it because I want more goals from my centre-forwards.

10:20We've not scored enough goals in pre-season.

10:22So if that was picked up on Beto, then it's the wrong reference.

10:27But it's the right words because we want him to score more goals.

10:31Is Barry pushing him close?

10:33Yeah, actually he is and he will do.

10:36But again, we've just got to ease people in and make sure that we're not expecting too much too soon

10:40and expecting them, you know, young French centre-forward.

10:43I think when I came in, I don't think Beto was getting a game or very little games.

10:49He went on to be a star for us last year and hugely important for us.

10:54Thanks, Phil.

10:55Any further questions in the open section before we move on?

11:00No?

11:01OK, thank you.

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