Everton No2 Steve Round says they're happy with the team's performance in friendly defeat to Villarreal.
The Blues started Friday night's pre-season friendly with the likes of Jack Rodwell and Ross Barkley in central midfield, where they were up against some of La Liga's finest ball-players.
In the end Everton lost out to a solitary Giuseppe Rossi effort in the second half but Round reckons they are in decent shape ahead of the season opener at Spurs on August 13.
"That is when it really starts and the style of the Premier League is completely different to what we played to night," Round told evertontv.
"But it was great experience for our young lads to play against them and hopefully in the future they will take that experience with them."
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