da cassino： Everton’s hopes of securing European football next season took a huge boost on Sunday afternoon.
da jogodeouro： The Toffees were excellent as they swept aside West Ham 1-0 at the London Stadium.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin popped up with yet another goal before the defensive work from Carlo Ancelotti’s men won them the game.
Ben Godfrey was in excellent form as the Everton defence combined well to deny their opposition a single shot on target.
The vast majority of Ancelotti’s team performed admirably but there were a few shaky outings that will have left the manager with something to think about.
Richarlison completed five dribbles but was accused of running down blind alleys on a regular basis while Gylfi Sigurdsson wasn’t at the races either.
The Iceland international was strong defensively, winning three out of his four duels, but from an offensive point of view he was completely anonymous.
Writing at full-time, Liverpool Echo journalist Phil Kirkbride commented: “Eerily similar performance to the one he served up at Arsenal recently. Had his eye in from set-pieces, in the first-half, but influence in possession lessened after the break.”
It’s hard to argue against that sentiment when you consider the efforts he displayed in east London.
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Although he was keen to track back, whenever he got forward he never really looked like having a strong influence over the contest.
With James Rodriguez still missing, he’ll need to step things up if he wants to remain in the team.
After all, Ancelotti has now shown that he’s ready to tinker after moving to a three-man defence against the Irons on Sunday.
During the course of the match, Sigurdsson had fewer touches of the football (28) than goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (33). On top of that, the attacking midfielder completed just 13 passes all match.
Furthermore, he failed to attempt a single dribble and managed only the one shot on target.
This was an afternoon to forget for the 31-year-old, a player who has struggled for consistency towards the closing stages of the season. Sigurdsson has contributed to 17 goals in all competitions this term but only two of those involvements have come in his last eight outings.
The forward’s performances have waned in the last few months which after an arduous performance is certainly forgivable.
That being said, with Everton targeting a winger ahead of the summer transfer window, he needs to show more to merit his place in the side.
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