What I would add to this is as well is that crossing (and when I say this I mean from deep, wide areas) isn't really the most effective tactic. So for all everyone is saying how Semedo didn't stop crosses etc, the few chances they created weren't from those situations. The corner has come from the clearance and then crossed in I know, but Donck should know better than allow the cross come in with so many players in the box just after a set piece.
Where we struggled mainlyI felt was from the switches of play to Digne where he could get in positions to cut back or pass into the box and when James drifted into pockets down the right to play Iwobi in behind RAN.
I agree with the crosses not yielding chances as the stats will back that up but as you say not at corners and not with our best two headers of the ball missing, that’s just madness.
Letting the switch happen is a sign of a lack of pressure on the ball. Compound that with a more compact defence and almost halving of the pitch and we’re leaving all kinds of space.
Saiss and Coady drop far too deep far too quick which isolates both FB’s and leaves Donk and Neves running at their own goal which is never a good thing. When we had 3 at the back one of the CB’s would engage a runner, either tracking back or blocking a lane. We’re now dropping off without the engagement.
On the flip side of this we have players going forward and when Neves has movement in front of him we purr and Everton were chasing shadows for a good 40 minutes.
