Yesterday was another example of Everton dropping points against a so-called ‘lesser team’ which is becoming a problem. Maybe they needed to do more at Watford last week where it looked like Richarlison was trying to do everything on his own but you can never win the game by yourself but this issue is especially pertinent at Goodison Park.
We’ve seen this side beat Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United at home this season, while we earnt a credible draw against Tottenham and were unlucky against Man City. But on the other side of things, we’ve lost to Wolves, Watford, Brighton and now Brentford at Goodison. On Thursday we need to go out and play on the front foot and not sit in. The results against Chelsea and Manchester United were huge and the team have shown their ability to pick up wins. We do well against better teams with their big players because you can sit back but this year we’ve really struggled to dominate possession in the other matches. I’m not big on possession stats as for me it’s all about goals but we need to create more opportunities.
We panicked in midfield yesterday with Andre Gomes and Abdoulaye Doucoure - maybe it was the nerves and the pressure of it all. We needed a bit more composure and rhythm in there and put two or three passes together but we were too frantic.
