Everton’s new manager, Jean-Luc Vasseur, urged patience after Aileen Whelan’s second-half header lifted Brighton to third in the Women’s Super League at the expense of his team in his first league game in charge. “The project is long and we need to be patient,” said Vasseur. “Win or not winning, we need to build, that’s what’s important.”
The 52-year-old former Lyon manager may have begun his tenure with a win on Wednesday night, when Everton beat Leicester City 3-1 in the League Cup, but a reversal of the team’s WSL fortunes is sorely needed.