Sean Dyche updates Idrissa Gueye’s injury and admits Beto following Everton’s draw with Brighton.
In explaining his substitutions during the 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion, Everton manager Sean Dyche acknowledged that Beto could have done better with his opportunity to clinch what would have been a pivotal victory.
After Billy Gilmour’s challenge on Amadou Onana reduced the home team to 10 men, Lewis Dunk, one of their own center backs, headed them level five minutes into stoppage time. Substitute Beto had earlier fired over the bar after latching onto a threaded through-ball from Abdoulaye Doucoure. Jarrad Branthwaite had put Everton ahead on 73 minutes.
Idrissa Gueye, a Senegal international, pulled up with four minutes remaining in the first half. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaced Gueye with Beto on the 68th minute.
“Idrissa said he was fine at half-time and obviously he wasn’t very quickly which we were a bit frustrated with because obviously our hands are tied with the subs as we can only make so many,” Dyche added in a bid to calm anxieties. We’re praying it passes quickly and isn’t too serious.
“Dom just decided to challenge Beto.” I felt that he had an impact on the game, and even though we were probably hoping he would do better with that opportunity, he still had an impact.
When asked if he thought his team had lost a significant chance to win after taking the lead and seeing one of their opponents’ players sent off, Dyche responded, “No, not coming down to any side in the Premier League.” It is not a divine right for you to win Premier League games, whether you are at home or away.
“I thought we were somewhere else, but you have to work hard the entire game. They could have scored before then, and Jordan (Jordan Pickford) makes a tremendous save. We had another opportunity.
“They must ultimately be balanced in my remarks.” Naturally, you want to win before the game; that’s the winning mentality, but you also accept a point when you’re behind during the game.
“In the end, you can’t just go around adjusting this and that. It’s another point on the table and a challenging place to be.
