Everton manager Brian Sorensen has compared his side to the London City Lionesses ahead of their Women’s Super League clash on Friday night.
The Toffees head coach was speaking at his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon.
Both Everton and the newly promoted Lionesses recruited heavily during the summer transfer window.
Sorensen said that Everton are ‘in the same boat’ as Friday’s opponents.
It comes after London City boss Jocelyn Precheur said his side will get ‘better and better’ as the season progresses.
Brian Sorensen compares Everton with London City Lionesses
Everton head coach Brian Sorensen has compared their situation at the start of the Women’s Super League to Friday’s opponents the London City Lionesses.
The Toffees signed nine players during the summer transfer window, while their opponents made 17 signings.
Sorensen praised the Lionesses’ squad and said that Everton are in the ‘same boat’ as Jocelyn Precheur’s side.
He said: “They [London City Lionesses] have so many good players that they can switch the game about.
“We have been more talking about what we can do. It is a new home. We are really happy to be there and we love it and we really want to perform there for the fans. We are focused on ourselves and making sure that we are ready.
”They have quality players, there is no doubt about that, we are a bit in the same boat with nine new signings and we have to do that to make the new era and the team much younger.
“We know that will take a little bit of time to click 100%. We are two games in, it is one win and one loss.”
Everton started with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Liverpool, before suffering a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham. The London City Lionesses couldn’t have had a much more difficult start, with a 4-1 loss to Arsenal followed by a 5-1 thrashing by Manchester United.
Sorensen said: “The score line doesn’t 100% reflect it, if you watch the game back. They could’ve scored more. This is a very hard league and you need to have that time to gel as a team. That’s the journey that they are on right now, a little similar to us.”
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Who did both clubs sign over the summer?
Ahead of Everton vs London City Lionesses, here is a list of players that both clubs signed this summer.
Everton
- Martina Fernandez (Defender, from Barcelona)
- Rion Ishikawa (Defender, from Urawa Red Diamonds)
- Hikaru Kitagawa (Defender, from Hacken)
- Ruby Mace (Midfielder, from Leicester)
- Maz Pacheco (Defender, from Aston Villa)
- Katie Robinson (Midfielder, from Aston Villa on loan)
- Ornella Vignola (Forward, from Granada)
- Rosa van Gool (Midfielder, from Ajax)
- Yuka Momiki (Midfielder, from Leicester City)
London City Lionesses
- Jana Fernandez (Defender, from Barcelona)
- Sanni Franssi (Forward, from Real Sociedad)
- Freya Godfrey (Midfielder, from Arsenal)
- Teyah Goldie (Defender, from Arsenal)
- Isa Kardinaal (Defender, from Ajax)
- Alanna Kennedy (Defender, from Angel City)
- Elena Linari (Defender, from Roma)
- Elene Lete (Goalkeeper, from Real Sociedad)
- Nikita Parris (Winger, from Brighton)
- Poppy Pattinson (Defender, from Brighton)
- Sophia Poor (Goalkeeper, from Aston Villa)
- Danielle van de Donk (Midfielder, from Lyon)
- Katie Zelem (Midfielder, from Angel City)
- Paula Partido (Midfielder, from Real Madrid)
- Wassa Sangare (Defender, from OL Lyonnes on loan)
- Lucia Corrales (Forward, from Barcelona)
- Grace Geroyo (Midfielder, from PSG)
