Moyes: Everton is not ready to start the Premier League season, the team is too short of staff

Everton lost 1-2 to West Ham in a friendly match today, and Moyes criticized the team's performance after the game.

The mistake of new goalkeeper Travers allowed Paqueta to equalize the score easily, and then the defense was in chaos and Phil Kruger's winning goal was fulfilled. Everton also lost to Blackburn and drew with Ackerlington Stanley before losing to Bournemouth 0-3.

Moyes said: "We are not capable of playing well in this event and are not ready to start the Premier League season. I am not particularly worried about this result, because the current lineup is far from meeting my requirements. Obviously, we have been at a disadvantage from the beginning, and we knew that we would be struggling before going to the United States, so we didn't expect to win."

"Our offensive performance is really bad at present, and we have created very few opportunities. The quality of the game in this area is far below the standard level, and personal mistakes are even worse. The goalkeeper's mistakes tonight were very eye-catching, and he made similar mistakes against Bournemouth on the weekend."

Traversburn, who was introduced from Bournemouth for £4 million this summer, wanted to compete with Pickford, but his performance in this game was a nightmare. Moyes admitted: "This is an embarrassing question, isn't it? The answer is obvious. He performed abnormally tonight, he knew it himself, and we understood it."

Moyes admitted that there was little time left for Everton to sign ups, and his anxiety was increasing day by day. Although the team has signed four new players this summer, Moyes is still eager to bring in six more people. Even if you have a complete pre-season preparation period, it is not easy to get into a new lineup. Moyes said it was extremely difficult to integrate a large number of new players in the middle of the season, and the injuries of key players such as Branswitt worsened the situation.

He explained: "This is why we always strive to sign as soon as possible. Nowadays, the club's players are more frequent. In the past, it was said that at most three or four people were signed per season, but due to the expansion of the lineup and the demands of substitutes to leave the team, the scale of recruitment in each team is generally more than before. We hope to complete the recruitment earlier, especially considering that we foresee a shortage of staff before our trip to the United States."

Everton's only positive advantage in this game was that Tarkovsky made a comeback after more than three months. Moyes said: "Let Tarkovsky play 20 minutes is a positive signal. He missed 12-14 weeks, and it is crucial to return. The team's defensive pillars are a combination of Tarkovsky, Branswitt and goalkeeper Pickford."