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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:30 pm
Coaches Everton to an emphatic win over Leeds.
Michael Keane helps sink Leeds to give Frank Lampard first Everton league win
Andy Hunter at Goodison Park
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Sat 12 Feb 2022 17.14 GMT
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For only the second time in five gruelling months Everton felt the release of a Premier League victory. A superb first-half display and disciplined second delivered three vital points for Frank Lampard, as his new team cast off their insecurities to deliver a comprehensive beating of Leeds.
Séamus Coleman, leading by example, Michael Keane and Anthony Gordon scored the goals that gave Lampard his first league win as Everton manager and firm evidence of his players’ ability to haul themselves away from relegation danger, providing this level is maintained. Marcelo Bielsa’s side were dominated throughout and, despite flashes of inspiration from Rodrigo, rarely threatened to repeat their stirring recovery at Aston Villa in midweek.
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Lampard’s commitment to attack was evident for the second successive Saturday at Goodison but this was an impressive demonstration of his wider managerial skills. The new Everton manager was without seven first-team players, including two leading central defenders and the club’s only recognised left-back in Vitalii Mykolenko. He responded by abandoning his early 3-4-3 system and handing Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Donny van de Beek, Jonjoe Kenny and Alex Iwobi their first starts of his reign. All four shone in a fine collective performance.
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Kenny nullified Raphinha and provided an attacking threat as a makeshift left-back. The fit-again Calvert-Lewin led the line with power, aggression and a graceful touch. Van de Beek brought vision and authority to central midfield, igniting a much-improved display from Allan alongside him in the process, while the often-maligned Iwobi was a potent threat on the right wing. Bielsa’s more defensive approach, with the Leeds manager reverting to a five-man rearguard, brought the visitors little protection as Everton hunted in packs, chased lost causes and played with relentless intensity. The visitors were not helped by the early loss of Stuart Dallas to injury but Bielsa’s decision to make two further substitutions at half-time reflected the paucity of his team’s contribution.
The visitors were instantly on the back foot as Gordon sparkled on the left and Iwobi drove forward on the opposite flank. Everton had five attempts at goal, with three on target, in the opening 15 minutes as they fed off a vibrant Goodison crowd and sought to atone for Tuesday’s damaging defeat at Newcastle.
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Gordon had a great chance to open the scoring after merely 65 seconds when Allan seized on a poor clearance out of the Leeds defence and Calvert-Lewin released the young winger inside the area. Luke Ayling just did enough to take the sting out of Gordon’s shot with only Illan Meslier to beat. The home side remained on the front foot and a flowing move involving Coleman, Gordon and Van de Beek brought a merited early lead. The Netherlands midfielder swept an inviting cross along the face of Meslier’s goal towards Calvert-Lewin and, though Pascal Struijk did well to deny the centre-forward a certain tap-in, his challenge sent the ball looping towards the far post. Having continued his run into the area and reacted quicker than Mateusz Klich, Coleman converted with a diving header.
Everton’s second epitomised their considerable effort. Richarlison won a corner out of nothing when charging down Robin Koch near the byline. Gordon curled a delightful set-piece to the far post where Keane emerged from a well-worked routine to thump an unstoppable header beyond the Leeds goalkeeper.
Despite being second best in every department and frequently over-run, Leeds had chances to prey on Everton’s brittle confidence with Rodrigo twice smacking the crossbar from distance. Mason Holgate executed a vital, clean challenge on Daniel James after Rodrigo had released the Wales international through on goal. Seconds later, finding himself in space 25 yards from goal, Rodrigo beat Jordan Pickford with a dipping half volley only for the woodwork to intervene. He was denied for a second time in first-half stoppage time when curling towards the top corner from 20 yards, with the same end result.
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Bielsa’s changes injected the necessary improvement from Leeds in the second half without seriously threatening to spoil Pickford’s clean sheet. A bottle thrown from the away end towards Coleman, thankfully missing its intended target, was another sour note on Leeds’ afternoon.
Everton wrapped up victory late on. Receiving Allan’s pass on the right, Richarlison turned inside Koch and with the Leeds’ defence in retreat drove a low shot in from 20 yards out, which went in via a deflection off Gordon.
It was a fitting end to a convincing display from an unrecognisable Everton team. Salomón Rondón was close to making it four from Dele Alli’s immaculate cross in the 90th minute but Meslier produced a magnificent save to tip away the substitute’s volley.
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Michael Keane helps sink Leeds to give Frank Lampard first Everton league win
Andy Hunter at Goodison Park
@AHunterGuardian
Sat 12 Feb 2022 17.14 GMT
60
For only the second time in five gruelling months Everton felt the release of a Premier League victory. A superb first-half display and disciplined second delivered three vital points for Frank Lampard, as his new team cast off their insecurities to deliver a comprehensive beating of Leeds.
Séamus Coleman, leading by example, Michael Keane and Anthony Gordon scored the goals that gave Lampard his first league win as Everton manager and firm evidence of his players’ ability to haul themselves away from relegation danger, providing this level is maintained. Marcelo Bielsa’s side were dominated throughout and, despite flashes of inspiration from Rodrigo, rarely threatened to repeat their stirring recovery at Aston Villa in midweek.
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Lampard’s commitment to attack was evident for the second successive Saturday at Goodison but this was an impressive demonstration of his wider managerial skills. The new Everton manager was without seven first-team players, including two leading central defenders and the club’s only recognised left-back in Vitalii Mykolenko. He responded by abandoning his early 3-4-3 system and handing Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Donny van de Beek, Jonjoe Kenny and Alex Iwobi their first starts of his reign. All four shone in a fine collective performance.
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Kenny nullified Raphinha and provided an attacking threat as a makeshift left-back. The fit-again Calvert-Lewin led the line with power, aggression and a graceful touch. Van de Beek brought vision and authority to central midfield, igniting a much-improved display from Allan alongside him in the process, while the often-maligned Iwobi was a potent threat on the right wing. Bielsa’s more defensive approach, with the Leeds manager reverting to a five-man rearguard, brought the visitors little protection as Everton hunted in packs, chased lost causes and played with relentless intensity. The visitors were not helped by the early loss of Stuart Dallas to injury but Bielsa’s decision to make two further substitutions at half-time reflected the paucity of his team’s contribution.
The visitors were instantly on the back foot as Gordon sparkled on the left and Iwobi drove forward on the opposite flank. Everton had five attempts at goal, with three on target, in the opening 15 minutes as they fed off a vibrant Goodison crowd and sought to atone for Tuesday’s damaging defeat at Newcastle.
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Gordon had a great chance to open the scoring after merely 65 seconds when Allan seized on a poor clearance out of the Leeds defence and Calvert-Lewin released the young winger inside the area. Luke Ayling just did enough to take the sting out of Gordon’s shot with only Illan Meslier to beat. The home side remained on the front foot and a flowing move involving Coleman, Gordon and Van de Beek brought a merited early lead. The Netherlands midfielder swept an inviting cross along the face of Meslier’s goal towards Calvert-Lewin and, though Pascal Struijk did well to deny the centre-forward a certain tap-in, his challenge sent the ball looping towards the far post. Having continued his run into the area and reacted quicker than Mateusz Klich, Coleman converted with a diving header.
Everton’s second epitomised their considerable effort. Richarlison won a corner out of nothing when charging down Robin Koch near the byline. Gordon curled a delightful set-piece to the far post where Keane emerged from a well-worked routine to thump an unstoppable header beyond the Leeds goalkeeper.
Despite being second best in every department and frequently over-run, Leeds had chances to prey on Everton’s brittle confidence with Rodrigo twice smacking the crossbar from distance. Mason Holgate executed a vital, clean challenge on Daniel James after Rodrigo had released the Wales international through on goal. Seconds later, finding himself in space 25 yards from goal, Rodrigo beat Jordan Pickford with a dipping half volley only for the woodwork to intervene. He was denied for a second time in first-half stoppage time when curling towards the top corner from 20 yards, with the same end result.
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Bielsa’s changes injected the necessary improvement from Leeds in the second half without seriously threatening to spoil Pickford’s clean sheet. A bottle thrown from the away end towards Coleman, thankfully missing its intended target, was another sour note on Leeds’ afternoon.
Everton wrapped up victory late on. Receiving Allan’s pass on the right, Richarlison turned inside Koch and with the Leeds’ defence in retreat drove a low shot in from 20 yards out, which went in via a deflection off Gordon.
It was a fitting end to a convincing display from an unrecognisable Everton team. Salomón Rondón was close to making it four from Dele Alli’s immaculate cross in the 90th minute but Meslier produced a magnificent save to tip away the substitute’s volley.
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