What Everton supporters did at half time was justified - Chelsea hammering was an embarrassment
Everton deserved every boo they received after the worst half of Sean Dyche’s reign. They would not have been able to complain should they have received the same treatment at full time. The only reason they did not was because the away end was all but empty.
And who could blame the thousands who had spent hundreds in a cost of living crisis in the mistaken belief they would be rewarded by fight and desire, if not quality? Their team gave them no reason to stay.
For two years those supporters have pulled a club through its troubles. It was against Chelsea that they mustered so incredibly for the first Goodison coach welcome that kickstarted the run to safety under Frank Lampard. If they are to do the same for a third campaign then they need to be given some inspiration. Instead, the only applause from the travelling supporters on Monday night was from a handful of fans who acknowledged Cole Palmer as he left the pitch having scored four goals. He could have had six. His team, in total, eventually did.
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Sean Dyche had spun away from his players and flailed in disgust as this turned from disappointing to disaster. The ball had not even hit the back of the net. The assist had not even been struck. But he knew what he was seeing was not good enough. It had not been five minutes earlier, when Palmer danced through Everton tackles before stroking past Jordan Pickford to open the scoring.
It was not when Dyche turned back around to watch Palmer head in after Pickford pushed out Nicolas Jackson’s effort. Nor was it when Pickford sought Amadou Onana but only picked out Palmer, whose first time effort sailed into the night sky and
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