The Pep Guardiola lesson behind Everton’s comeback against Tottenham
Just when it seemed as though Everton’s past would cost them on the pitch as well as off it, they illustrated the spirit they will require to extricate themselves from their latest perilous position. Once Richarlison was their saviour, a hero of the late surge to safety in 2022. When he marked his first return to Goodison Park with a double, it appeared as though he was pushing them towards relegation two years later.
Yet left disappointed for the second time in, Jarrad Branthwaite with a close-range header now. Behind twice, without a league win since December, Everton nevertheless claimed a point that could be pivotal.
