Everton attacker Anthony Gordon has admitted that the attacking work in the final third has been “lacking” as the Blues cruised to three points on Saturday. A lot of credit has been given to the Blues for their defensive work this season following the acquisition of James Tarkowski and Connor Coady. Gordon admitted that whilst they’ve defended well in the opening 12 games this season, their attacking exploits haven’t yet matched.
Anthony Gordon said: “We trust in the manager’s idea and it’s coming off on the pitch now. Our second goal came all the way back from the goalkeeper. That’s what all the top teams are doing. It’s genuinely what we’re working on. We’re doing those patterns of play in training and for it to start showing in games gives us confidence. We trust the manager, we trust in his ideas. It was a massive win, because it shows the character of the team. What a performance off the back of three losses. It was complete. The defence have been unbelievable all year and it was up to us [the attackers] to start stepping up. We did that. The defensive unit kept a clean sheet and you look at how Seamus [Coleman] played against Wilfried Zaha, who is a top player… We’ve been solid all year and the bit we’ve lacked is that final third stuff. It’s good everything’s coming together.”
