Last week against Wigan, David Moyes fielded an Everton starting eleven that featured no strikers. Everton prevailed in that game 3-1. A nice piece of work considering Moyes sold all but one of his strikers on transfer deadline day.
Interestingly, the sole surviving striker, 33 year old Louis Saha did not feature in the game against Wigan. He was not considered good enough to make the bench on a team that had no strikers. Nonetheless, David Moyes was considered a hero in that game at Goodison Park, Liverpool.
Not so much today against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium. Once again, Moyes loaded the team with defenders and midfielders against the expensively assembled Manchester City. Tim Cahill and Felliani looked ridiculous up front, defending a lot more than attacking. While it took 68 minutes for Mario Balotelli to break the deadlock for Man City, Everton were largely disappointing in their defensive approach to the game.
Miraculously, Louis Saha was considered good enough today to come in as a second half substitute, giving the team the little spark they needed to go forward. However, it wasn't enough as the Manchester City goal opened up the game. It was only a matter of time before before James Milner killed off the game with the second goal.
Tim Cahill is an excellent midfielder with a good goal scoring record. Since David Moyes moved him into the striking role late last season, Tim's not scored. Moyes is on the verge of making his best midfielder his worst striker in the club history.
My message to David Moyes is simple: There's a reason why strikers are useful to the game. They strike for gaol, hence the name 'striker'. Tim is not a striker. Stop messing up his legacy!
No comments:
Post a Comment