Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between SC Paderborn and Everton. The match scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Benteler Arena in Paderborn and can be live streamed here.
Preparations for the upcoming Premier League season have been made by Everton, but by no means have they been finalized. After permanently acquiring the services of Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea, manager Roberto Martinez revealed on Thursday that the club is open to conducting more business.
"It's only one position [we need]," Martinez said (via Sky Sports). "We want to take as long as we can to see how quickly we can get the injured players back to being available for the first-team. Probably another body would help for the September month when we have three competitions to fight for, and we'll carry on working hard on that."
"Wide player is the position we want to bring in," he added. "But in terms of names, it is too early to mention to our fans. But we are pleased with the numbers and the quality we have in the squad now. We have a couple of young players we know are ready and they are going to help, so the numbers are strong."
"All it is now is making sure that every day we sharpen up individually and as a team."
The next opportunity to sharpen as a team comes in Paderborn this afternoon.
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Player to Watch: After an exciting 2013 campaign and World Cup appearance, expectations have risen for Ross Barkley. The 21-year-old made made 34 appearances for Everton last season, finishing with six goals and an average of 2.4 dribbles per match.
SC Paderborn's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Kruse, Hunemeier, Bakalorz, Wemmer, Vrancic, Kutschke, Stoppelkamp, Strohdiek, Vucinovic, Hartherz, Ducksch
Everton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Howard, Hibbert, Baines, Jagielka, Alcaraz, McGeady, Naismith, Barry, Barkley, Osman, Pienaar
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