This season has been a real up and down one for Everton, hasn’t it? The Toffees have been a really strange side, with fluctuating form and inconsistent performances from pretty much every player on their books. Those inconsistencies were clear to see yesterday too, as they put in the most ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ display you’ll see this season against Chelsea.
HT. Goalless at the break. Calvert-Lewin with our best chance, while Hazard hit the post at the other end. #EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/CDhkVMD97H
— Everton (@Everton) March 17, 2019
In the opening 45 minutes of Marco Silva’s side’s clash with Chelsea, they were thoroughly played off of the park. The Blues should have smashed the sorry Toffees and had the chances to do so. However, as has happened too often this season, Chelsea couldn’t find a goal. Their lack of a clinical touch then came back to bite them, as in the second half, the Everton team bus finally arrived and they eventually turned up.
Whatever Silva said to his players at the break obviously worked, and it looks like he’ll need to take note of what he did in that 15-minute break as the change in the way his side played before and after was incredible. At the half-time break, it looked like Chelsea would be going on to win a comfortable three points, yet instead, the Toffees were rampant with two second-half goals and were, eventually, well-worth all three points.
You can read the Toffees’ verdict on their dire opening 45 minutes here:
I wish we played a bit like wolves. With players WANTING to get on the ball and create something!!
— mark (@markftbl) March 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/safinho_/status/1107333682241695750
https://twitter.com/A_D_T0/status/1107330981617381380
Dead atmosphere, being outsung and outplayed
— Ben (@NotactuallyBen) March 17, 2019
That was worse than the Allardyce era…truly depressing this is
— MartynG_FCAQ (@15_combatwombat) 17 March 2019
This is a very sad club to watch – so poor everywhere on the pitch
— Peter Applebee (@peterabbit68) March 17, 2019
Lucky to still be on the game
— Nico (@Nico12er) March 17, 2019
What a sh*t first half! We need to attack and defend better!
— Everton Nordeste Fãs (@EvertonNEfans) March 17, 2019
The Toffees were rightly fuming at the break yesterday, and for Marco Silva’s sake, it’s a good thing they managed to turn it around in the second-half.
