Everton fans have nothing good to say about Dele Alli’s debut. The midfielder, who was taken over from Tottenham Hotspur in the winter, made his first minutes on Tuesday evening visiting Newcastle United (3-1). Donny van de Beek’s biggest competitor was sent off the bench after half an hour to make his appearance, but was unable to convince. Van de Beek’s performance also left a lot to be desired.
After the pair showed themselves for the first time at Goodison Park on Saturday during the half-time of the FA Cup game against Brentford, Alli and Van de Beek made their official debut on Tuesday evening. Everton still took the lead, but eventually had to bow 3-1 to the direct competitor. In particular, fans were outraged by Alli’s performance and expressed their frustration on social media. The midfielder was sent off the bench after 25 minutes after an injury to Demarai Gray.
Van de Beek immediately receives a bad signal from Lampard on a dramatic debut
Read the match report of the game between Newcastle United and Everton here.
“A Hall of Shame debut,” tweeted an Everton fan of Alli’s performance. “His signing feels like a robbery.” BBC mainly saw two invisible debutants. “They had little influence on Newcastle’s well-thought-out plan. They will need to find more rhythm soon as Lampard is looking for a creative approach in midfield.” Sky Sports shares that opinion. Lampard did everything he could after the 2-1 with Van de Beek as the last substitution, but like Alli he also failed to make an impact because the Magpies continued to dominate.”
Lampard especially called for patience afterwards. “Confidence and belief has to be built, we’re working on that on the training pitch. We’re only here for a short time and it has to change quickly because we want to get results. Of course the confidence of the players is low, this is another blow in the face. When I came to the club, the results were already bad. I don’t have a magic wand to fix that. This is the Premier League, it’s tough. All you have to do is work hard and look forward. “