The Mailbox has zero sympathy for Everton and their plight after their tactics in the derby. Also: Arsenal are enjoying being relevant again.
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Ta-ra, Toffees
For all the fawning over Everton’s ‘great’ tactics and ‘what else could they do’, I was glad to see Liverpool pick up the pace and win. Funnily enough, when Everton decided to actually play football they made a decent fist of it – which makes you wonder why the players waited until 8 games and a half to go and try it.
In several games earlier in the season it looked like several Everton players were deliberately trying to lose games with woeful backpasses designed to get their manager sacked. But in the end, just as with United, the players need to stand up and be counted.
Rolling around the floor feigning injuries – the Richarlison fake after heading the ball was atrocious. Or the over the top theatrical catches and dropping to the ground by Pickford, who just loves all the attention, only to realise they needed the time to get one back once Liverpool scored. Who didn’t love Allison’s parody catch and drop near the end of the game. I thought Joe Hart was the poster child for ADHD goalkeepers, but Pickford takes the poisoned chalice.
The problem with acting the Charlie early on is it makes you look twice as stupid when flailing around and failing to prevent a goal and losing later on.
Everton clearly can play when they put their mind to it but too many players want to take the short cut to hopefully getting a draw and now it’s hard to put in a 90 minute performance encapsulating the best of what they did against Liverpool. Their fellow bottom of the table opponents who they are hoping to suck into the bottom three have continued to show a commitment over 90 minutes. None of Everton, Burnley or Leeds have an easy run in. But if they are to take any points they need to be focused and committed not just trying to wind up their…
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