A lot has changed in just one game. There was no lethargic Everton during the time of coach Frank Lampard, and it was transformed into a team with a high energy level. Sean Dyche is back in the Premier League.
Everton won 1-0 against Arsenal in the 22nd round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-23 season held at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England on the 4th at 9:30 pm (Korean time). With this, Everton recorded 18 points and shot a signal to escape the relegation zone, and Arsenal allowed second place Manchester City to pursue.
# ‘Overwhelming charisma’ manager Daichi dominates Everton
This day was manager Sean Dyche’s Everton debut. Coach Daichi led Burnley for 10 years from 2012 and ran on the road to success. Last season, it was hardened with relegation, but it is evaluated that it put on ‘thick football’ using Burnley’s unique cross and offering rights.
He is a manager with a definite football color and overwhelming charisma. After taking the helm of Everton, Daichi said, “It’s unfortunate that Everton didn’t sign a single player in the winter, but I’ve had success staying in worse situations. I once let him escape,” revealing strong confidence.
Coach Daichi judged that there was no problem with Everton’s squad itself. This is because there are many high-level players such as Calvert-Lewin, the main gun, Pickford, Takowski, Holgate, McNeil, Onana, Gray, Ducoure, Iwobi, Moffe, Coleman, Gueye, and Cody. For this reason, coach Daichi judged that there was a problem with the team’s mental strength, and banned the wearing of neck warmers and beanies at the training ground. Here, even during training, he was instructed to wear shin guards, creating an atmosphere like a real battle.
# Pressure-Long ball-Cross-Mobility, Everton has changed dramatically
During his time at Burnley, Daichi used a 4-4-2 formation to try strong football and strong pressure. He was no different at Everton. The formation changed to 4-3-3, but the football style was not very different, and the starting list was not much different from Lampard’s days. 먹튀검증
However, the details were different. It is a 4-3-3 formation, but Iwobi and McNeil, the left and right wings, were lowered to a 4-5-1 formation, and Arsenal’s build was placed with Ducoure, Gueye, and Onana, who have good pressure and mobility, in the midfield. Concentrated on blocking up. It was successful. As the three midfielders tried to press hard, Parti, Xaka and Odegaard struggled to build up, leading to mistakes in the build-up several times. Afterwards, Everton tried a quick counterattack and created a better chance.
Coach Daichi intentionally tried a long ball. If you cut off the opponent’s attack, you hit a long ball towards Calvert-Lewin in front to create a chance, or Iwobi, McNeil, and Coleman centered on the side and took a shooting chance with a cross. It was powerful enough. Overall possession and pass success were behind Arsenal, but Arsenal had more big chances. Arsenal had 70% possession, 550 passes and 15 shots, but no big chances, while Everton made 4 big chances with 12 shots.
# ‘Daichi’s beloved disciple’ Takowski-McNeil, gift to the teacher for the first win
The protagonist of the winning goal on this day was a collaboration between Takowski and McNeil from Burnley. These players understand Daichi’s soccer better than anyone else. Winger McNeill continued to attack Arsenal’s flank, delivering a sharp cross. Also on defense, Takowski solidly blocked Arsenal’s attackers.
Everton continued to drive throughout the first half. In the 34th minute of the first half, McNeil crossed from the left and Abdoulaye Ducoure fired a header but missed. At the end of the first half, Everton missed an unfortunate opportunity. In the 48th minute of the first half, Seamus Coleman’s cross from the right was turned into a header by Dominique Calvert-Lewin, but it missed to the left of the goal.
Even in the second half, Everton’s momentum did not break. In the end, Everton scored the opening goal. In the 15th minute of the second half, McNeil’s corner kick went up and Takowski split the net with a header. It was a joint goal made by two players from Burnley.
It was a victory made by the ‘Burnley Trio’. McNeil, who is like the persona of coach Daichi from Burnley, showed sharp kicking power and posted an accurate corner kick, and Takowski, a key center back at Burnley, scored a header goal. It was the moment when the three people who symbolized the strong football at Burnley sank leading Arsenal.
