From the desire to impact the Champions League, to now become a fish belly team, The Premier League's 420 million powerhouse Everton has completely chosen to lie flat. In the 16th round of the Premier League that ended at the weekend, Everton lost 3-1 away to Crystal Palace. After losing this game, Everton's ranking also fell to 14th, becoming a veritable fish belly team in the Premier League. If Benitez continues to coach like this, he may be reduced to a relegation team this season.
1-3 fiasco! Everton have been reduced to a fish belly
This season, Under Benitez, Everton's record under Benitez is far inferior to that of Ancelotti before them. In this match with Crystal Palace, in terms of value and strength, Everton is far above the opponent. However, the course of the game was that Everton was beaten violently! In terms of possession, Crystal Palace felt the taste of a strong team in Everton, and they had a 70% possession rate! In the 41st minute of the first half, Crystal Palace scored first and Carragher helped the team score.
In the second half, Crystal Palace scored two more goals, with Tomkins and Carragher scoring. Carragher scored twice in this game. On Everton's side, only Rondon scored a face-saving goal. Judging from this game, Everton has become a veritable fish belly team. I don't know if Benitez is used to staying in the Chinese Super League and is not accustomed to the rhythm of the Premier League?
Falling to 14th place, fearing a relegation team?
With the fiasco for Crystal Palace, Everton's ranking has also continued to fall, currently only 14th in the Premier League, just seven points ahead of the relegation zone. Judging by Everton's strength, they are a European team, and at least ranking in the top 8 is no problem. The team's Richard Lison is worth nearly £50 million. Ben Godfrey and Michael Keane are both worth more than 20 million. But it was such a strong team that was brought out of the relegation team by Benitez.
For now, benitez should be under a lot of pressure. Once the team continues to slump, his call for graduation will probably become higher and higher. At the moment, he needs to not only fix the offensive end of the team, but also adjust the defensive end of the team, and the pressure is obvious.