They say that an old dog cannot be taught new tricks, but David Moyes showed that these old southeast can still teach young puppies one or two lessons.
The head of Everton, Moyes, celebrated his 700th Premier League game as a manager with a 1-0 victory in Brighton, leaving the youngest coach of the Fabian Hurzler league scratching his head and wondering what had happened.
Brighton had all the possession, all the passes and all the shots, but neither the goals nor the points such as the penalty of Unliman Ndiaye in the first half assured a victory for Everton that came directly from chapter one of the Moyes manager instruction manual.
Everton enjoyed the Waves of Brighton's pressure that crashed on its banks, throwing heads and any part of the possible body on the path of the cross after the cross and the shot after the shot.
They never lost their form, they never lost their composure, they never lost their desire.
Moyes, in its usual discreet way, this week described becoming the third manager after Usene Wenger and reaching the 700 Premier League games as a “fair achievement.” Doubt that accumulates the 100 or more additional you need to catch them above it, but continues to prepare results like this and do not tell it.
Unliman Ndiaye scored the only goal when Everton won a 1-0 victory in Brighton
Ndiaye scored from the penalty point to put the toffee ahead in the 42nd minute
David Moyes has now guided his Everton team to the successive victories of the Premier League
It was also appropriate for him to bring a milestone against Hurzeler, a 30 -year -old man and the incarnation of the new era of the exciting young managers.
For many of us, it only feels like five minutes ago that it was a 39 -year -old moyes with a younger manager of the Premier League when he first entered Everton for the first time in 2002.
How the different Moyes is seen, gray hair has replaced Auburn a lot of time, and how different this club is seen too. This was a team, before today, who had won only one of his last 21 games outside the League.
The Scotsman would have been worried that he could become 22 when he was forced to an early change after striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who had finished a 16-game race without a goal with his end in the victory over Tottenham the last time , he seemed to play his leg after an aerial challenge with Lewis Dunk.
In addition to losing his striker, the game was as Moyes would have wanted. Brighton had much of the ball as expected, and moved it regularly, but did nothing that did not stand out, since the well -drilled and well perforated toffee did not give an inch.
Tariq Lamptey undertook a ball on an empty goal face, Joao Pedro finished a good passing movement by hitting a shot in a multitude of bodies and Carlos Baleba dragged a long -range speculative effort.
Moyes could also have pressed the tip of the fingers like Mr. Burns in the Simpsons and whispered
That is just what they did.
Fabian Hurzeler was frustrated when his Brighton team suffered a defeat against Everton
Everton had to make a change after 13 minutes when Dominic Calvert-Lewin was injured
Brighton Danny Welbeck striker goes to the goal under the pressure of Jarrad Bronthwaite
What seemed to be an innocuous that joined in Brighton's box between Joel Veltman and Beto revealed to reproduce an oscillating arm in the ball of the seagull defender. Var sent the referee Tim Robinson to the screen, granted the penalty and Ndiaye rolled it to the corner.
The repetitions of the handball decision were shown on large screens and boos that emerged from local fans could have heard in Portsmouth. Those boos continued after Robinson flew their half -time whistle and even stronger at the end.
Brighton began the second half with a purpose. Pedro entered the box, won a corner and shot the crowd. Kaoru Mitoma bent a shot with his right foot beyond the distant post. Pedro's volley inside the box full of people could not find a path.
The hosts continued to press, but Moyes' men remained clear and continued trying to stop the game as much as possible. Jordan Pickford collected the most predictable yellow card for the season for a little time in the second half.
The imperative Jarrod Branthwaite headed the first Baleba rocket on his own bar, blocked a fierce Welbeck's late shot, then slid to win the mitome foot ball while sought to drive towards the box.
Moyes remained in the touch line with folded arms, showing not a touch of concern or stress. When his side seemed to break late, he pointed directly to the corner flag.
It was only when the final beep exploded, and the spirits had gone between the players and the backbone staff, a roar and a fist bomb was allowed before walking towards the field to hug their players for putting the master class of Ultimate Moyes.