Let’s go back in time to those gilded, idyllic times when we at Arsenal envisaged ourselves sauntering to the championship. We were on a high after winning 16 of our first 19 games. In contrast, the Toffees were in a slump with only three victories in 19 games. Then Sean Dyche appeared. Even though he didn’t work any miracles, he at least stopped the bleeding, Everton remained in the game, and we made a mistake. While we can’t entirely blame our bottling on a single game, this one sticks out. So, all we have to do is get our pound of flesh.
Let’s analyze our language for a moment, shall we. I have no ill will or hatred for Everton. I, if anything
I want them to remain awake. Nevertheless—and I acknowledge that this may be splitting hairs too thin for even the best microscopes—I harbor a palpable, possibly even major resentment for a specific Sean. Although his “tactics” mainly consisted of trying to revive a certain late 20th century tendency to simply hoof it up the pitch and hope for the big fella to knock it down for one of the quick, little fella to have a go, while keeping eight or nine outfield players behind the ball, we still got to enjoy a fair number of lat winners during his time at Burnley. A throw-in, goal kick, or even a corner could take twenty or thirty seconds or more.
I comprehend it, in a way. Clubs like Everton can only dream of having financial advantages over the bigger clubs. While not entirely honorable, wasting time and parking the bus are good countermeasures. Without a certain, if I were in charge of a team with the same financial resources as Everton, I would search for ways to squander away the time. On the other hand, you cannot huddle in a turtle’s shell. Everton hasn’t spent as much money on transfers as some other clubs, but they’ve been in the Premier League long enough to show some heft.
The impending departure of Moshiri and the eventual entry of the American company 777 Partners might just give this dejected team some much-needed energy.
which makes it much more imperative that we defeat this particular squad. We have demons to slaughter, regardless of their financial condition or any hazy allegiance we may owe to the adversary of our Merseyside enemies. We may sense a loose affiliation with Everton because of our rivalry with Liverpool, but we have greater enemies in our sights.
A victory at Goodison Park would help us shake off some ghosts from last season’s Dycheian (? ) disaster as well as our recent track record there.
On Sunday, we need to settle a lot of scores. It’s okay if settling them brings Everton that step closer to being relegated for the first time since 1951.
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