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It's a derby.
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Everton finally showed good form and gradually pressed Everton to win. Everton still used the previous 451 formation, with Doucoure, Gueye and Onana in the midfield, and Iwobi and McNeil on the left and right flanks.
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Fabinho started alongside Henderson, with Darwin Núñez, Gakpo and Salah in the forward line, and Everton pressed aggressively from the start of the game.
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On the other hand, they looked careful, and Everton's three midfielders were actually quite thick, and it was not easy for any team to break from the center of the
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Attempting to attack down both flanks, Darwin Núñez was quick to pull in to assist on the left flank and with his speed did punch out a few chances, Gakpo also did quite well, often creating space for his teammates to hold the ball up when dropping back, however Everton stayed close to the ball throughout midfield
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Players.
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There's almost no room to attack up front
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The situation remained stalemated for about 20 minutes, and Aarnold confirmed that Everton's attack was not strong enough before he dared to move up slowly, so that the
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The right side of the attack was only gradually getting stronger, Everton later not attacking enough on their own counter, gradually getting stuck in their own midfield, the
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It's smoother.
At the 35:00 mark, Everton's corner kick was nearly headed in, but the ball hit the post.
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Darwin Núñez took the ball and ran all the way down the left side of the field, Salah followed up and Darwin Núñez picked up the ball, the ball landed right on the line of the penalty box for Salah to add a second goal.
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As you can see from this offense
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The speed of Darwin Núñez and Salah tore through Everton's backline, and Everton's defenders were no match for their speed.
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Seeing this and looking to counterattack and accelerate the attack up front, the opportunity soon presented itself again and at the 49:00 mark of the second half
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In the midst of a melee in their own half, Robertson took the ball to the center of the field and passed it to Salah, who in turn passed it to Arnold at the back. At this point, Everton's defense was in disarray, and no one noticed Gakpo at the far post had already stepped forward, so Arnold's sudden pass across the entire box to the back of the box made it easy for Gakpo to kick in.
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That goal again would have roughly sealed the game, Everton, despite the substitutions, were too defensive in nature for their midfield, and trying to play offense was rough, making it difficult to threaten the
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The rest of the second half was all about
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After slowly taking control of the situation, finally
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Beat Everton 2-0 at home.
It's been a long time since we've had a win.
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3 points are really needed now, and they've played a little more solidly in this game, and they're still in 9th place to get back to the
table of scores (in exams or sports league)
Top 6, they need more wins
