The Man in The Shed
7th December – You just knew
The one thing you don’t need before a game is for a
previously struggling opponent to sack their manager. Somehow even the most
inept interim appointment manages to get at least a couple of games’ worth of
improved performances out of the same players. I guess it is just the release
of pressure and frustration that allows those same human beings to play with
more freedom.
So the idea of an Everton team driven by a passionate Duncan
Ferguson was very concerning to me. He was a real old school player in his time
and a very passionate Scot with Everton in his blood. So it was no great
surprise to see that passion transferred to the crowd, the players and
specifically Calvert-Lewin.
Despite the vast majority of possession and decent overall
match stats. the Chelsea defence seemed to be overwhelmed by Everton and
coughed up individual errors which helped the home team score three goals. It
would have been easy to take my frustrations out by taking cheap shots at the
players after a performance like that. I waited a few days until I had calmed
before deciding that one bad game from a young team is just something we’d have
to live with. As long as lessons are learned by those players then we swallow the
loss and move on. With a large gap between Chelsea in 4th and the
chasing pack we could afford one bad day.
Sad really that lost in the day was another goal for
Kovacic. Like buses, none for ages and then two goals within weeks !
Perhaps a more important game to come in a couple of days. A
home win is required to progress in the Champions League.
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