Big move for Everton but Jesper Lindstrom does something supporters won’t take lightly.
There was a sense of optimism having seen the team sheet as it looked to be about as strong as Everton can go right now and as attacking as you’re going to get under Sean Dyche. It was a very disappointing first half though, which was extremely concerning.
I was speaking to a lot of fans. Many of them were shocked and it was like ‘oh dear.’
My thoughts were that this was our strongest side. We’ve had excuses before with illnesses and injuries to key players but to me it confirmed that the system is wrong.
It’s one of my pet hates that we allow opponents to come to Goodison Park, have lots of possession, and dictate the game. I’m thinking, why are we standing and watching this? Rather than mixing things up, we just sit there, hoping and praying that they don’t get a second goal.
Unlike last season, we look vulnerable at set-pieces. We’re conceding the type of goals that we normally score from – that’s two games on the bounce now.
Opponents are looking at our matches and using that play to try and hurt us. We’re not being strong enough or determined enough to win the headers.
Thankfully, we responded after the break. No matter how poorly we play, we often seem to have a five or 10-minute spell, but we don’t always take advantage of that.
Last week I mentioned how if you’re a substitute, you’ve got to react and show your quality when you get your chance and Jack Harrison answered all my concerns when he came on. He showed enthusiasm but more importantly he didn’t complicate matters, putting a wonderful ball in for Dwight McNeil, and caused Crystal Palace problems by nice and fast, decisive, play.
We know what McNeil is going to do, I think everyone said ‘shoot’ before he got it because we know he’s got the quality to find that corner but when Iliman Ndiaye gets the ball, you don’t have a clue what he’s going to do with it. He can go left, right or through the middle and it’s exciting, as fans it gets us on our feet.
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