Everton will rue having its Beto upgrade depart the club..
Everton have endured a season full of hardships and tribulations thus far. From being punished with a ten point deduction to beating West Ham 1-0, Sean Dyche has rejuvenated a squad who looked set to be down.
Most fans would expect any team that got a ten-point hit to be down and out for the count, however, since that was announced, it looks as though Everton have earned a new lease of life.
The Toffees find themselves in 17th place with a points total of 21. This takes them just one point into safety, but, when their earlier points which were removed are added onto their total, they should be placed in 13th, above the likes of Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
One area Dyche’s men have arguably battled the most in is that of the goal-scoring department. The Merseyside club have only scored a total of 28 goals in England’s top flight, which ranks them as the third-lowest-scoring team in the Premier League.
Granted, although Beto and Dominic Calvert-Lewin can’t be viewed as the only ones at responsible, being the main point of attack demands them to score goals and, unfortunately for Everton, that’s something they can’t seem to achieve.
Beto’s season in numbers so far.
Since arriving in Merseyside, he has played a total of 28 games and has only managed to score three goals. However, two of those strikes came in the Carabao Cup with one of which coming against League 2 side, Doncaster Rovers.
So, when broken down, that essentially translates to a total of £8.58m per goal, which, in anyone’s view, is nowhere near the quality that you’d expect from a Premier League striker.
In Everton’s most recent game against Brighton, Beto started on the bench and only entered the play in the 68th minute but failed to impress when he did come on.
As per Sofascore, during his 22 minutes on the pitch, he managed a total of two shots and one was even off target. This resulted in the Portugal international generating a total xG of 0.10.
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Beto’s presence at Goodison Park led in striker, Neal Maupay being shipped out to his former side, Brentford on a season-long loan. However, it now feels as if Dyche made a mistake by letting go of the former Brentford player.
Neal Maupay’s season in numbers so far
This number is just one less than that of Calvert-Lewin’s and Beto’s combined. This begs the question, should Maupay have been the one to depart?
The Frenchman may well be a benefit of Thomas Frank’s style in London, he has demonstrated he can be a reliable source of output in the Premier League, notably scored a beauty against Nottingham Forest on his route to seven goals for the campaign,
Although he hasn’t left the team permanently, the January transfer window has already passed and the Toffees will have to stick it out with their two present talismans.
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