Besic set for Everton start as Coleman & Garbutt miss pre-season
New Everton signing Muhamed Besic is set for his first Everton start in Wednesdays friendly against Celta Vigo at Tranmere Rovers ground Prenton Park.
Besic impressed in his debut performance in Leon Osmans testimonial against Porto at the weekend and is now inline to make his first start. Worse news for the blues is that Seamus Coleman and Luke Garbutt are set to miss the rest of the pre-season campaign with soft tissue injuries
“We expect Ross and Mo to play a bigger part in this game and the same with every other player,” Martinez told evertontv. “Some of the players will start looking at the 90-minute mark and others will just try to increase the intensity during the time they are on the pitch.
“With Darron Gibson it’s very much a case of giving him the right amount of work from now until the start of the season.
“If he’s not involved against Celta Vigo, he’ll be involved against Paderborn at the weekend, so it’s not a real issue.
“Seamus Coleman and Luke Garbutt are different. They are recovering from soft tissue problems and I wouldn’t expect either of them to be fit for the next two games.”
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