Everton Manager Sorensen Addresses Relegation Concerns Amidst Squad Depletion

Everton manager Brian Sorensen has stated that it is “too early to say” whether his team is facing a relegation battle, despite their current winless streak in the Women’s Super League this season. Following six games, Everton currently occupies the bottom position in the league standings, having recently suffered a 5-0 defeat to Chelsea and registering only a single goal this campaign, which was an own goal. In an interview with Sky Sports, Sorensen remarked: “We are only a few games into the season. Let’s see where we are at Christmas and go from there.” The team has been significantly affected by injuries, and Sorensen indicated that they have found it difficult to manage the absence of key players. He elaborated, stating: “Yes it was [a case of same problems again]. Maybe the players that played out of position it was not their fault. In the first half we were not sticking to the movements that we talked about and the last two issues led to goals.” Sorensen added: “Against Chelsea you have to have your game plan 100% right and that is of course on me, but it is also very tough when you have to make some last-minute changes. We have to do be sharper in every second against top teams like Chelsea.” He further commented: “I was not impressed with the first half from us but in the second half we stepped up, we just ran out of energy in the end.” Sorensen concluded by emphasizing: “We need to get players ready to play. It is really hard to compete when we are depleted as a squad and have very low numbers and play players in positions that they are not used to. We are working and doing everything we can to get players fit.”