David Moyes
Everton manager David Moyes addressed the media following his team’s 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Despite the defeat, Moyes expressed no grievances with the key decisions made by the officials during the match, including a disallowed goal and a controversial incident involving goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
David Moyes said: “I think the goal we got chopped off for offside was the correct decision. I think Ili’s offside. At the time and from where I looked at it from the touchline, it looked to me as if everyone was OK, but I’ve just looked at it after I came in after the game, so I can’t argue with that now.”
David Moyes added: “No, I don’t think there was a foul on that. I don’t think so.”
David Moyes further commented: “Well, the players will always take responsibility and I do, of course we do. We’ve been very good at set pieces in the main, but today Spurs – whatever team Thomas [Frank] has had have been good at set pieces – their deliveries were good. We had more corner kicks than them today, but they got their head on them and we didn’t and the goalkeeper punched a few and we didn’t.”
The match saw Everton’s Jake O’Brien have a goal disallowed after a VAR review determined that Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye were offside and interfering with play. Additionally, Micky Van de Ven’s second goal for Tottenham was met with discontent from the home fans due to an alleged push on Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. However, Moyes did not attribute the loss to referee Craig Pawson and his team, instead focusing on the need for his players to take responsibility for the defeat.
Moyes acknowledged that while Everton had more corner opportunities, Tottenham capitalized on their set pieces, a strength associated with teams managed by Thomas Frank. The loss marked Everton’s first defeat at their new home, Hill Dickinson Stadium, and highlighted areas for improvement as they look to bounce back in upcoming fixtures.
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