Since we just disagreed about McCarthy, thought i'd challenge this too (not wanting to start a petty feud or anything lol). I agree with you in that it was good to see Deulofeu actually trying things today. But is that really good enough for someone who was brought through the ranks at Barcelona and who we all have high hopes for? On his day he is excellent but it doesn't come around too often.
I thought his end product was absolutely embarrassing today if i'm honest. He had numerous crosses which were never reaching any of our players or straight to Fabianski, he blazed a wild shot over the bar when there were other options, and that corner he had was a disgrace. He's a winger and he can't beat the first man on a corner. What is it that he is practising day in day out? Infuriates me how our players can't take corners.
Not good enough, no, but better than Mirallas etc, hence why I said he was pretty rubbish!
The thing is, every team I see play seem to be able to get a decent amount of attackers in and around the box, whereas I feel Everton just completely isolate our singular striker (no manager seems to change this for us either). This contributes to all our crosses looking pants!
I.e. The amount of over-hit crosses between Del and Bolasie on a regular basis, you'd think just have a late runner into the box? So somebody is always there for the spectacular volley or to create a second opportunity, but instead it's literally just Lukaku staring as the ball whizzes past.
In regards to corners, that can also apply to Baines, it's becoming embarrassing. In fact, Baines free kick was completely embarrassing, literally slamming the ball into the ground/the wall.
The shot from Del was full-scale relief for me personally. After 90 mins vs Chelsea without a blooming shot, and what felt eerily similar today, it was nice to see that just getting the ball, charging forward and having a pop was on his mind. Obviously, there were better options, but ultimately the entire game had proved that all these 'options' were doing sod all! Hence why Del was brought on in the first place.
