That’s where I wanted to be! Beating Everton 0-1 against West Bromwich as a visitor means the ‘toffees’ are currently fourth in the Premier League standings, right in the direct qualifying zone for the Champions League, that’s more than a goal is. almost an obsession.
Colombian James Rodríguez did not appear this time either, second game absent due to physical problems that were not detailed, but Richarlison was there, on a great night and Sigurdsson, in another game where he found paths to the rival goal and gave vitality. to the attack.
After 90 seconds, the alarm sounded for the first time on the Everton grounds, following a header from Diagne that forced Pickford to reach out to divert him to another hand. And from then on, Ancelotti’s team suffered, vulnerable when the restless men of West Bromwich put balls behind the scoreboards. Fortunately, they missed no target and soon, about 15 minutes, took their foot off the accelerator a bit.
The problem is that Everton’s proposal wasn’t clear: he settled on the field better and passed the flushing, but then there were no connectors on offense, it was a rather flat team and only Richarlison, at 37, with a shot just above the bar, and Calvert-Lewin, on one of the few times they were reminded of him, missed the goalkeeper at 43. He may not have been James per se, but he lacked a little talent to play.
At the age of 51, West Bromwich approached with a double header in the area that the locals could not take advantage of and then Ancelotti realized the situation and authorized Sigurdsson’s arrival. And from there it was a different game: Allan balanced in the middle, letting go of men like Gomes, while the Icelander put the ball on Richarlison’s head in the corner a minute after his entry to celebrate the 0-1 at 65 minutes.
He wanted more Everton, tried, gambled with three forwards and tried to get past, and the reality is he was saved at 90 + 3 when Diagne’s draw was canceled after Pickford’s gross mistake and controversial VAR decision (one more) , but in the end understood that a single goal also earns three points and so, in another important victory, the blind fell away from home, remembering the European positions. Yes, it was another happy day without James on the field. The risk is that it will become the usual …