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Everton’s loss to Southampton on Sunday left the club with some doubts.
The Blues have had a phenomenal start to the season, with their 2-0 loss to the Saints still leading the Premier League after six games.
However, there have been some upheavals exploited through Ralph Hasenhuttl’s team that Carlo Ancelotti will certainly have to deal with before the Newcastle game.
One of them may be its lineup, as Everton obviously lacks the influence of some key stars who oppose Southampton.
Seamus Coleman was absent from the game, with Ben Godfrey replacing blues captain, while Jonjoe Kenny is still offside.
And in our new Royal Blue podcast, Adam Jones asked Sam Carroll, Dave Prentice and Gav Buckland his opinion of the Republic of Ireland, which has been “reborn” this season.
Adam: I said before kick-off that Everton had to dominate that half-field, with an extra frame there.
But it didn’t look like that. Southampton was the one who dominated, dragging our midfield and exploiting us on that right side.
Sam: It was pretty disappointing for Godfrey in the end, he had a background of John Stones when he played in the Merseyside derby at the time.
You think defenders who play the ball can do anything because they’re very smart with the ball, but it’s an absolutely different position and it’s gone up a little bit.
Hasenhuttl said after the game that they didn’t need to exploit Godfrey, wither wither you took it literally or not. However, he was right to say that we were taken out of our position and penetrated the small gaps.
I think it’s as bad functionality on Sunday as we saw it towards the end of last season. Apart from an effort by Sigurdsson that shows the quality he has to hit the ball, we had no chance or moment that made you leave your seat.
We lacked concepts and it shows the threat that Everton took by lending Moise Kean, letting Theo Walcott through, we lost the attacking characteristics and in that downtown striker area, when something happens, we have no features.
I have the impression that this has been highlighted, but at the same time we have to move on, games like this undermine trust and make us lose points.
It was disappointing, but it’s going to have to be unique, you can’t have two or three weeks of those performances.
Adam: I think midfield is an attractive point for Dave, because we were talking after the Spurs game, especially about how our midfield had almost transformed.
In the performances since then, the new recruits have also proven to be revelations in this area, and in the role, the formation opposed to Southampton, even with Andre Gomes outside the squad and Gylfi Sigurdsson, appeared to be winning the match.
When the game started, Allan seemed out of rhythm, as did Sigurdsson. Doucoure played pretty well, but as a unit, this time they didn’t succeed at their own heights, did they?
Dave: When we saw the team card, everyone would agree with what we saw.
Gomes had not done very well in previous matches, while Sigurdsson looked brilliant, so I didn’t hear many dissenting voices and many thought the midfielder looked decent.
But maybe I think the balance is rarely what it was when Gomes was there, even a poorly acting Gomes turns out to load a little more balance and design into this midfield.
I fully sense what Gav says about Allan, because he doesn’t seem as dynamic as he did at the start of the season and it turns out he’s still suffering the aftermath of his injury.
When you get that Rodriguez who’s running a little, it’s a little disturbing to see him stretch his ham rod tendon with 10 minutes to the end.
But the most vital thing for me was Seamus Coleman.
There was previously talk of how exclusive the side role is in fashion football, and Coleman has done it brilliantly to move forward and allow Rodriguez the freedom to do what he does before him.
You take Seamus out of the equation and ask a promising young man to do it, and I think that’s the domain he suffered the most.
If you add everything in combination, it is 3 or 4 important pieces of equipment that suffer some kind of problem. It’s probably not unexpected that I’ve seen it so far from the rhythm.
Sam: Seamus has had a bit of a stick in years when, naturally for everyone, he wasn’t the old Seamus Coleman.
I think it took him a little while to figure out who was an older footballer without maybe that little speed and dynamism.
But we he.
Adam: For me, Gav, not only does Coleman lack as an individual and as captain of the club; However, I believe that the dynamics and partnership he has with Rodriguez, who has just arrived at the club, have been very vital to help. he settles in.
Obviously, it’s clear that Coleman won’t be here this weekend in that regard.
Gav: I agree, but even if Coleman were there, he would see Southampton attacking the right side of the defense rather than the left.
Digne and Richarlison shape a defensive mix as, on the other hand, you know Rodriguez will make fewer replacements to return.
I also think, which was a little disturbing, that we lacked Seamus’s leadership qualities, an aefaly phrase, I know.
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But I felt like we lacked a little leadership and direction, especially in the middle of the moment. Bring it up to us and you’ve done it this season.
With Coleman, the more he plays, the older the leader. Actually, it is a matter of accepting it as true.
We realize that it seems a little flat as a pattern when you have problems, but when you play well, it is much more effective and safe.
We missed it because, especially in the middle of the moment, we were a little flat.
Sometimes last season you think his career wasn’t coming to an end, but you might see the ending, but he’s reborn this year.
We missed it on Sunday for and no reason.