Everton -Manager David Moyes has expressed sympathy for Liverpool -counter -hanger Arne Slot about his controversial red card after the last Merseyside Derby in the Toffees’ Goodison Park Home on Monday.
After James Tarkowski Everton had earned a 2-2 draw in the 98th minute with a strike assessed for offside and a potential error on Reds defender Ibrahima Konate, Slot was clearly astonished to receive a red card from Michael Oliver then He approached the referee when he approached the referee when he approached the referee, the field and exchanged a handshake.
“I actually feel a bit for Arne Slot, because … when I was a younger manager, I always got involved in heated things,” said Moyes, who is 15 years older than the Premier League newcomer.
“It tells me that he cares a lot about his club and he fights for his players. Everyone has to do what they do and he did that for his team. It was an emotional evening for everyone.
‘If you get a little older, you go backwards and say’ What was I doing there? ‘I have had enough moments and a lot that I am not proud of, but we all have to fight against our own angle. “
Another corner of the red card from Arne Slot tonight …
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Moyes has led Everton to 10 points from five league matches since she returned on January 11 for a second spell and she lifted closer to ninth place than the relegation zone before visiting Crystal Palace on Saturday (5.30 pm GMT).
Liverpool is said to have gone to the top of the table with the victory in the derby, but Beto gave Everton a 11th minute lead thanks to a smart free kick-routine before Tarkowski struck a final GASP-Leveler as part of A dramatic finish that included the resignation of Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucoure after the last whistle.
“In recent years, everyone has brought Everton back to earth,” said Moyes, adding that Iliman Ndiaye will be “a few weeks” due to injury.
“Why don’t we just try to keep Everton High for a little time? Is it not great that there is a positive conversation about Everton for a change?
“We suddenly get great support, people behind us. We have not played as many games as most teams because we are not yet in Europe. The plan is to discover that we have more games in the future. “
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Everton qualified four times for Europe during the first spell of Moyes in the club between 2002 and 2013, the achievement of eight top-sieves finishes and finished fourth in 2004/05.
He was reappointed in one of the first major decisions of new owners de Friedkin Group, who completed their acquisition in December and will lead Everton to their new 52,888 capacity stadium in Bramley-Moore Dock next season.
They last played in Europe in 2017/18 and went through two qualifying rounds before leaving the Europa League in the group stage.
