Craig Shakespeare and
his Leicester City Bunch were ready to continue their positive streak and
playing as visitors at Goodison Park and looking forward to another win in a
match labeled as the Blue Derby.
One thing to remember
is that the Everton Toffees are one serious foe to defeat at home and with a
winning streak equal to the visitors, the forecast for this match, was to be a
serious and contested affair.
Both squads Bosses
were looking forward to three points of gold and especially a meritorious win.
In this match, once
again Leicester Manager Shakespeare sported a 4-4-2 formation with Islam
Slimani and Jamie Vardy in the frontal attack to start havoc on the posts
defended by Everton’s Joel Robles.
Contrary to his
visiting colleague, Everton’s Ronnie Koeman sent a more pressing on the attack formation
in his 4-3-3 with Ross Barkley, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas in full speed mode
to try to make Kasper Scheimeichel afternoon a living hell.
Something that at the
end worked marvelously for both men in the helm of their clubs as this affair
turned out to be an all-around shootout between these titans and at the end the
best one got the coveted and desired win.
Despite the visitor’s
firepower and momentum before coming to these parts of Liverpool, the School of
Science put on a show and got the best of the Lancashire 11.
Suddenly this squad
under the guidance of Ronnie Koeman the Dutch Manager has a tendency of looking
to the squads he manages in its academies, with a trio of top guns in Ross
Barkley, Mason Holgate and Tom Davies.
These latter one
considered a gem-surged from the Toffees academy, he was the responsible of
elevating his bonus and making once again all sorts of headlines in his squad notable
win.
Not even a minute of
play when Kevin Mirallas started his usual melee in the midfield and taking the
ball away from a City defender and after falling inside the area in a clear
trip, the ball went to the feet of Tom Davies and with a left touch, he scored
the quickest goal.
Not even a minute of
play when the Toffees started showing their might and despite Mirallas being
trip inside the area, the referee continued with the play and the result you
already know.
As the game went on
and to a venue in a frenzy, that did not lasted when the visitors started a
counter attack and with a one two combinations from Demarai Gray passing to
Islam Slimany, the game was tied at 1 goal apiece with just four minutes.
A goal fest indeed,
this was the result of two squads suddenly playing a one of a kind football and
looking to move up in the overall table for a better position, as in the case
of the Foxes trying to be as far away from the relegation spots.
In the case of the
Everton Boys, their aims are to keep getting closer to the top four spots, that
after the win they are in seventh place with 54 points tied with Arsenal and a Monday
game pending for the Londoners.
With a contested
match the outcome of the game continued with a persistent City squad and
netting a second goal in what many thought that this match was going to end with
the visitors winning this contest.
However, the locals known
to be a bit tough to beat at home and with a long running streak in the plus
for the Toffees, the fury of this squad when they play their football they are successful
with, the outcome of the match became one exciting one.
The match progressed
and its when the league scoring leader came out to score the go ahead goal for
his squad, putting the score even in the 23 minute and on the 41 came a
brilliant Phil Jagielka to give Koeman squad the lead before halftime.
For the Dutch Boss
seeing his initial eleven working wonders, next campaign we are to see the possibility
of seeing a more resilient and more consistent School of Science returning to
its old days and game, its why they got this moniker.
A club with a roster
of seven young players that can make the break into the first squad and its initial
eleven, the Toffees future looks very bright and promising, for a squad known to
be the almost squad.
As players of the
likes of starters Tom Davis with eighteen years old, Mason Holgate twenty years
old, that already broke into the initial lineup and so far complements raining on
both and especially Davis.
Still this match put
in evidence when this club decides to play ball they are an unstoppable entity
and in the second half with a lead of a goal over the streaking City squad, it
is when Kevin Mirallas pass to Romelu Lukaku hits its target for the go-ahead
score.
At the end todays
match in this parts of Merseyside saw a display of two squad’s arsenals and one
showing off its youth in today’s winners the Everton squad that next campaign with
a little luck or better display more hunger in the field.
We are about to see a
tough squad to beat and maybe they can make a run to the league top and produce
another fairy tale in the ranks of the English Premier League.
One thing for sure,
this match would be a strong candidate for the award of the week if not the
month.
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