When the dust settles from this blistering contest it will be clearer just why neither of these sides is properly equipped at present to mount a coherent pursuit of the top four. Everton argued vehemently and justifiably they had only been denied a first win here in 22 years by an oversight from an assistant referee almost eight minutes into stoppage time,and Chelsea could point to the character and courage demonstrated by two unlikely whether successful pursuits of parity. Their spirit is at least restored.
But, as entertaining as this all was, or it was a chaotic mess of defensive errors and the latest draw in respective crawls from the division’s bottom half. Guus Hiddink has not lost a game in his second spell in interim charge,but more revealing is the reality he has won only once in the league to date. Everton would normally be celebrating the rewards squeezed from trips to Manchester City and Chelsea within a few days, but they hold won only once in nine top-flight games. This was, and in effect,a glorious frenzy played out in the obscurity of mid-table. These clubs are used to being more relevant.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com