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title: "Everton: Fans react to Rafael Benitez footage"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2021-11-02T17:31:54Z"
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# Everton: Fans react to Rafael Benitez footage

**Rafael Benitez has rejected criticism of Everton’s ‘shape’ in their 2-1 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night.**

Instead, the Spaniard [told Sky Sports (footage via Football Daily)](https://twitter.com/footballdaily/status/1455300675814965255) ‘it was a question of character’ as the Toffees fell to their third straight Premier League defeat.

### Everton’s second-half improvement not enough

Everton went down the tunnel losing 2-0 after goals from Max Kilman and Raul Jimenez in a four-minute spell either side of the half-hour mark. The visitors were [only able to muster three shots](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59033038) during the first half.

They did improve after the break, with Alex Iwobi reducing the arrears on 66 minutes and Jose Sa [facing a further 11 attempts](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59033038), but it wasn’t enough to prevent a loss that sees them slip to 10th in the table.

Sports journalist Josh Bunting says Benitez [‘needs to be questioned’](https://twitter.com/Buntingfootball/status/1455315341068967939) in the wake of the result, having apparently failed to learn from the Watford game.

Fan feed [Toffee TV](https://twitter.com/ToffeeTVEFC/status/1455302141736796164) relayed the footage from his Sky Sports interview, and here’s what supporters made of it.

### These Everton fans critical of Benitez

**“The more he talks like this the more I’m worried. Again this says I’m stubborn and I’m right and it wasn’t anything to do with me. Poor”**

Credit: [@michaelhilditc5](https://twitter.com/MichaelHilditc5/status/1455303029872340997)

**“two things, in his role as a Manager, he has the responsibility for …”**

Credit: [@jeffwbee](https://twitter.com/jeffwbee/status/1455454181129605121)

**“Not my fault it was the players then basically, he needs to take responsibility for the set pieces I’m afraid”**

Credit: [@burrowes6joey](https://twitter.com/burrowes6joey/status/1455430067375456260)

**“Nonsense. Look at the stats. Are we winning ‘one on one’ tackles more than 50%. If not acknowledge, work & improve it!”**

Credit: [@stergio1878](https://twitter.com/stergio1878/status/1455303796855291918)

**“Deflecting blame”**

Credit: [@EFCOliver7](https://twitter.com/EFCOliver7/status/1455316188842627077)

**“What a joke of a manager. He took the job to fire James and we get this after.”**

Credit: [@ManyDarin](https://twitter.com/ManyDarin/status/1455302996888260609)

**In other news, [fans ripped into this man against Wolves](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-fans-slam-mason-holgate-wolves/).**