It was a match to gain confidence, more than anything. Knowing oneself with the same points of a giant and with the points that would leave him today in the European classification zone, with one game less, was a safety bath that had to be given after two defeats in a row at home.
This has been Everton’s great booty after the 0-2 victory against Liverpool, who have it seventh, here nothing more, three points behind Chelsea and 5 behind the amazing West Ham to enter the Champions League zone . Ancelotti’s team, look exactly where you wanted to see!
And is that winning a classic gives license to brag at least until the next big date. Yes, one day is lost to Fulham and another is won by a Premier League champion, and this speaks to an irregularity that needs to be corrected, but for now, at least for now, it deserves a bill: “We have made history , I am very happy to be able to be, you have to be prepared and have a strong mind to win, “James Rodriguez told Anfield himself.
In fact, Anfield is a track that suits him very well as in his three visits he finished with two wins and a draw: with Real Madrid he played there in October 2014 for Champions League and gave assistance to Cristiano ; in 2’19 return, now with Bayern, to the 0-0 of eighth of end of the European match and now it adds this unforgettable 0-2 to his list.
James. The man of assistance in the 3rd minute, which does not need 90 minutes of exhibition because it has enough of the moment of magic that makes Everton a sharp team. “Rodriguez effortlessly opened up the Liverpool defense to help Everton, and Richarlison, start the course of events that led to a first win at Anfield since 1999. The Colombian, back in the starting eleven, he was on the pitch for just over an hour.His assist in the third minute was one of the few times he was able to influence the game in the attacking third, and much of his best work was to help. on the defensive. But James had done the damage from the start and Ancelotti knows he has done his job tonight, “the Liverpool Echo newspaper wrote.
It is striking how he is recognized outside the defensive work that in his country is so criticized. It’s even more curious to see him criticized and questioned his performance against the greats of the Premier League.
Therefore, to come out once in a while and examine him, a month from the Qualifiers, about verifiable realities, it would be worth knowing what his performances were like every time he faced the strongest clubs in England. Needless to say, when his physique allowed it and he had no injuries, the result was very acceptable.
This is the list of left-wing matches against the Premier League powers in their first season in this league, which is no small detail:
20-02-21 Liverpool 0- Everton 2/61 minutes and an assist
17-02-21 Everton 1 Manchester City 3/22 minutes
06-02-21 Manchester United 3 against Everton 3/68 minutes, 1 goal
20-07-20 Everton 1- Manchester United 3/79 minutes
12-10-20 Everton 2- Liverpool 2/90 minutes, 1 assist, 1 yellow
13-09-20 Tottenham 0- Everton 1/90 minutes
They are 8 points out of 18 in play, two assists and 1 goal. These are green numbers for a player who, according to the British critics, makes a difference when he is on the court not by sacrifice but by talent … It is more than strange, to give an example, a team like Tottenham. ..
It is a reality that James missed five duels against Premier League titans, all due to injury: he was not in the wins against Arsenal (2-1), Leicester (0-2) and Chelsea (1-0), nor in the win against Tottenham by FA Cup (5-4), nor in the defeat against Mnajcester United (0-2). And without him four wins and one defeat were added. Yes and it was a ‘breake’ that Ancelotti used to bet more on the sacrifice. But the Italian, a born winner, knows that the titles do not come and the points are not added only on the basis of resistance. It is necessary to open the inn to which he invents, to which he breaks, to which he sees spaces where no one else looks. You have to bet and, where appropriate, defend James. Many attack even the good …