David expects to turn back time in a bid to recreate the season in which Everton fit for the Champions League. The Toffees memorably over fourth in the Premier League in the 2004/05 movement after winning seven of their aperture 10 matches.
Prior to 2004/05, David took his squad on a pre-season tour of the USA and he will repeat that method this season, with a game against DC United planned on July 23, in the hope that it is a basis for success in 2011/12.I am going to try and go behind as close as possible the path we took in pre-season in the year us capable for the Champions League as far as preparation is concerned,David told the Liverpool Echo.
That was our first year in America, we will go there again. That is the one year we got off to a really good start.Last year I distorted it. The order in which I do the work, we took games early, we did the work in the middle, I distorted to somehow see if I could find a clarification and you couldn't say it didn't work we just didn't score the goals.
The lack of goals in the first six to eight games cost us.So maybe how we start has nothing to do with our planning and sometimes for all the things you change, it is down to recruits. Most of our problems have been down to not having recruits in early enough.
David therefore recognizes the significance of increasing the size of his squad this summer and he hopes to complete his activity in the opening months of the relocate window.If we are going to have any business I will try and get it done and in place as quickly as possible,he said.But we'll try to go back to what we did in 2004/05 as well.
Our record at the end of seasons is a good thing in as much that if we can get a good starts, get in a good position, then Everton look as though they are an important person who finishes the season strongly."But every year I say, 'can we get this good start?' and we haven't.