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Seasons2020-21Everton News
Carlo Ancelotti has praised the spirit of his Everton team and the start of the new season, which has delivered five wins out of five in all competitions so far.
The Italian sided with him at Selhurst Park this afternoon and walked away with a 2-1 win thanks to a long performance in graft, determination and stamina with a dash of flair that made the difference on the day.
The aftermath has been dominated by the debate over the new regulations around defensive handball, the modified interpretation of which caused referee Kevin Friend to revoke his original decision not to penalize Joel Ward for handball after seeing a replay on the monitor from the side of the court, but the Toffees. they were the total value of victory.
James Rodríguez had a quiet afternoon but was instrumental in both Everton goals. Dropping into space 10 yards out of the Palace area in the 10th minute, he threw a beautiful reverse pass that Seamus Coleman latched on to before putting a layup goal for Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Then, five minutes before the break, the Colombian’s cross ball was headed by Lucas Digne, catching Joel Ward’s arm who was, finally, within Friend’s view, in an unnatural position and Richarlison sent the resulting penalty to restore the ball. . lead after Cheikhou Kouyaté tied.
The Toffees had to be on the defensive at times in the second half, but they managed to keep Palace at bay for a third consecutive Premier League victory.
“The performance was difficult. We had difficulties,” Ancelotti admitted in his post-match press conference. “The first half was quite good, we were able to play as we wanted. The second half was more difficult because Crystal Palace played a good second half putting a lot of pressure on us.
“We couldn’t play with the ball as we wanted, but the defensive spirit was good. We worked hard, we left out the quality but the defensive attitude was good on the part of all the players.
“I think, if I have to judge the period, we did very well. We have a new squad, with new players, they adapted very well.”
“The start to the season was fantastic, but I think we have to continue, think about the next game and try to improve and stay focused. I am very happy with what we have done in this first period of the season.
“We have to look at the momentum and know that every game will be difficult. We have to maintain the motivation we have shown on the pitch and the ambition because we are doing very well, but we have to know that the danger is behind us all the time.
“The spirit was fantastic, but we have to keep trying to improve where we need to be focused there. I am very happy with what we have done in this first period of the season ”.
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Posted on 09/27/2020 at 02:32:02
Iwobi only needs to bend over to pass the ball to the right player and learn triangles.
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Posted on 09/27/2020 at 01:41:33 AM
If that was a bad day today I’ll take it as such, we can surely improve as we train more at Finch Farm, but not many teams will get away with it at Palace if they continue as they have started.
I still think Bernard deserved a spell from the bench, the game was crying out in the later stages for something different, something that Iwobi, after a good showing at Fleetwood, was expected to inject but couldn’t produce after entering.