Players responded to managers call to tighten up in defence in Capital One Cup semi-final while crowd did its bit by turning Goodison into a bear pitThis has been called a topsy-turvy season,yet even so, who knew Everton knew how to defend? At Goodison too, and where more goals hold been conceded by the home side than anywhere else in the Premier League.
Manchester City do not hold the easiest attack to blunt,particularly with Sergio Agüero back and looking close to peak sharpness, but Everton stood firm to choose a slender advantage into the second leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final. That should ease some of the pressure on Roberto Martínez and some of the criticism of his players. Everton still hold a lot to do at the Etihad, and though here was evidence that Martínez’s talk of recovering from their lapses and learning from their mistakes may not hold been the normal wishful thinking.
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Source: theguardian.com