It was a game to gain confidence, more than anything. Getting to know the same points of a giant and the points that would leave him in the European qualifying zone today, with one game less, was a safety bath that had to be given after two online defeats at home.
This was Everton’s great prey after the 0-2 victory against Liverpool, which has its seventh, there is nothing left, three points behind Chelsea and five points behind the surprising West Ham to enter the League zone Champions. Ancelotti’s team, you look exactly where you wanted to see!
And the fact is that winning a classic gives you a license to present yourself at least until the next meeting. Yes, one day is lost against Fulham and another is defeated by a Premier League champion and that speaks of an irregularity that needs to be corrected, but for now, at least for now, it deserves a collection account: “I made history, I am very happy that I’m there, you have to be prepared and have a strong mind to win “, said James Rodríguez at Anfield.
In fact, Anfield is a field that is very good for him, because in the three visits he ended with two victories and a draw: with Real Madrid he played there in October 2014 for the Champions League and assisted Cristiano; In 2’19 he returned, now with Bayern, in the eighth 0-0 of the European tournament and now he adds this unforgettable 0-2 to his list.
James. The man who participated in the 3rd minute, the one who doesn’t need 90 minutes of exposure, because the moment of magic is enough for him, which makes Everton a sharp team. “Rodríguez effortlessly opened up Liverpool’s defense to help Everton and Richarlison begin the events that led to their first win at Anfield in 1999. The Colombian, again in the starting eleven, was on the ground just over an hour away. In the third minute he was one of the few occasions when he managed to influence the game in the third attack and much of his best job was to help the defense, but James did the damage. “, wrote the Liverpool Echo newspaper.
It is striking how the defensive work that is so criticized in his country is recognized abroad. It is even more curious to see that they criticize him and question his performance against the greats in the Premier League.
For this reason, in order to get out of the way and examine it, a month after the qualifications, about the verifiable realities, it would be worth knowing what their presentations were like every time the strongest clubs in England were measured. It is worth mentioning that when his physique allowed him and he had no injuries, the result was very acceptable.
This is the ratio between the matches of the left-handers and the powers of the Prime Minister in his first season in this league, which is not a minor detail:
02-20-21 Liverpool 0- Everton 2/61 minutes and assistance
17-02-21 Everton 1 Manchester City 3/22 minutes
06-02-21 Manchester United 3 vs Everton 3/68 minutes, 1 goal
07-11-20 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 minute
There are 8 points out of 18 in the game, two assists and 1 goal. These are green numbers for a player who, according to the British critics themselves, makes a difference when he is on the field not with sacrifice, but with talent … It is more than he lacks, for example, a team like Tottenham …
It is a reality that James missed five matches against the Premier League Titans, all due to injury: he was not in the victories against Arsenal (2-1), Leicester (0-2) and Chelsea (1-0), nor in victory against Tottenham in the FA Cup (5-4), nor in the defeat against Mnajcester United (0-2). And without him there were four victories and one defeat. Yes, and Ancelotti bet more on sacrifice. But the Italian, a born winner, knows that the titles are not enough and the points are not added only by the force of resistance. We must open the script to the one who invents, the one who breaks, the one who sees spaces in which no one else looks. You have to bet and, if necessary, defend James. Many attack even the good ones …