Should stop pretending there's such a thing as Everton football that can be perceived in a positive light. As far as performance tonight goes, this is exactly THE Everton football that's going on for years now.
And people whining about putting out a slow paced lineup. Football isn't about running fast. Our players did not keep losing posession and passing poorly when under no pressure because of lack of pace. It's cause they didn't show up for the game. This is what happens when you book 3pts in advance. Funny thing is, they've done so at least 5 times this season and still didn't learn that they need to turn up even vs dreg teams like Fulham and Newcastle.
Carlo didn't get it wrong with the lineup, tactics or what not. He got it wrong by not putting the fact that you need to approach each game with same level of commitment in to the heads of our players. I'm pretty sure we'll have a game that ends well above our expectations against City and L'pool and then that we'll blow the next chance we get to solidify our top4 run in the same manner as this game, as the games vs Newcastle, West Ham, etc.
If he can't coach the mentality and attitude needed to compete and challenge for top spots into these tools then he should've bought more in January and sold off half of them at a discount, first chance he got.
This blind faith he puts in the likes of Siggy and Gomes (along with half of the team) just because they turn up once every 10 games is next level of masochism. Anyone can see that they're not reliable, I've no idea why he can't. What does he think, that after playing like sh*t for years at this club that they're just capable of turning it up a notch and becoming real, dependable squad just because he asks them to? Get rid of them, bring in new players, spend the money you need and don't look back.
