Everton made it four games without a win in frustrating fashion, as a struggling West Ham United side came from behind to rescue a draw on Nuno Espirito Santo’s debut.
Moyes "disappointed" by West Ham draw
After an impressive start, Everton have endured four games that they’ll want to forget fairly quickly. Having been defeated by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup in midweek, David Moyes would have been keen to see his side take West Ham to the sword and prove that they are far from the relegation candidates that the Hammers seem likely to be this season.
Michael Keane’s goal inside 20 minutes set the hosts on their way and it looked as though they would prove the point they were aiming to make. As for West Ham, they found themselves in an all too familiar position.
Just like against Aston Villa and Wolves in previous weeks, however, the Toffees soon became complacent and allowed Jarrod Bowen to strike back against his former manager to rescue his side a much-needed point on the road. It’s the type of game that Everton would have expected to win at the Hill Dickinson, but ultimately extended their winless run instead.
Speaking to reporters after the 1-1 draw, Moyes admitted his disappointment, saying: “We gave up too many transitions – mainly in the second half. I’m disappointed we didn’t get the second goal, but we probably didn’t create anything really clear cut.
“I take lots of positives from the game. The one thing we mustn’t forget is what a good team West Ham have got. They’ve got Brazilian internationals, they’ve got England internationals. They’ve got a really good team, so it certainly wasn’t going to be a game where we could come and roll them over. Far from it.”
Meanwhile, Ferguson also had his say and took aim at one particular Everton star, who struggled once again.
Ferguson slams "poor" Beto in Everton display
Appearing on Monday Night Football as Everton and West Ham played out a 1-1 draw, Ferguson slammed Beto for his “very poor” performance on another frustrating night for the Toffees forward.
“Beto for me was very poor. I don’t remember Everton having many chances. Everton were poor up front. You could smell it in the second half, Everton made a few defensive mistakes…”
The former striker then went on to say: “Everton struggled to create chances tonight. Grealish, Ndiaye, Beto – you need a better platform. Beto is good at running in behind, but you need a platform to get up the pitch. With his feet, technically, he’s not there.”
After just two goals in eight games in all competitions, Beto’s form is understandably the topic of frustration among both Everton fans and pundits.
With Thierno Barry vying to take his place too, the 27-year-old, on £60,000-a-week must turn things around before he’s cast aside altogether by Moyes in Merseyside.
