Roberto’s keeping abilities are very well known to Everton boss Marco Silva.
The Spanish stopper had a record-breaking run under Marco Silva while playing for Greek club Olympiacos during the 2015/16 season.
He was handed the captain armband by the Portuguese coach and he rose up to the role and lead the Athens Giants to the super league title, only losing one of their matches out of 30, making a run of 15 clean sheets and conceding a mere 14 goals.
Four years later the two will meet again in the Premier League, where they will come face to face for the first time this weekend.
Not only is Jimenez looking to get the win over his old boss, but he’ll be gunning for his first Premier League win since replacing the star Fabianski.
Roberton has suffered by comparison with the No 1 but has looked competent sonce taking over and will be fired up for this one against his former boss.
Roberto told https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/october/18-october/roberto-i-wish-marco-silva-best-i-want-him-lose: “I will be really happy to see Marco and all his staff again on Saturday as we spent some really good moments together in Olympiacos,” said the 33-year-old. “I think he deserves to be in his place in Everton because he did really well in Olympiacos and he has done a great job at other clubs, too.
“Football is football, though, and everyone wants the best for themselves and the most important thing for us is to win and get the best result we can get. Unfortunately, in football, the good moments for one are bad moments for the others. Personally, I wish him the best but I want him to lose!”
He did not expect to be showing off in the no13 shirt, but is extremely excited by the opportunity at hand.
“It’s something that I probably didn’t expect in the beginning,” he confirmed. “I knew when I arrived it was always going to be a difficult fight or half-fight with Lukasz. But unfortunately, he has gotten injured and that’s something that we don’t like but for a goalkeeper that represents an opportunity that I will try to take.”
The former Atletico Madrid man has said it’s been a lot easier to adapt to the new scene in East London due to the squad welcoming him with open arms.
“I am in a club and in a team where everyone helps you right from the beginning,” he said. “The main difference that I have found has been in the Premier League games because the amount of contact is different, the pace is different, and this is something that surprises you when you play your first games.
We are professionals and we have to be used to this without a doubt. So, it has been very easy for me to feel a part of the pace of the game with my teammates.”