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What a difference a week makes NFL
Last weekend, the Stade de France was treated to the two greatest Rugby World Cup quarter-finals of all time, perhaps the best pair of sporting events ever witnessed at a single stadium in the space of 24 hours NFL
Five days on, New Zealand comfortably dispatched an out-gunned and overmatched Argentina side 44-6 to begin semi-final weekend with a contest that not only won’t go down in the folklore of the French national stadium, but may well be forgotten by the majority of spectators here before they get home NFL
Not every match can be a classic and, make no mistake, the All Blacks won’t mind one bit that their passage to a record fifth men’s Rugby World Cup final was so serene NFL
They were simply superb and came perilously close to breaking their own record margin of victory in a World Cup semi-final (a 49-6 hammering of Wales in 1987) but had to settle for just the 38-point triumph in a seven-try demolition NFL
Their ruthlessly efficient performance suggests the crisis of the summer of 2022 is well and truly behind them NFL
A mouth-watering battle with South Africa to become the first four-time winners of this competition next Saturday seems almost inevitable NFL
But from the adrenaline-fuelled highs delivered by last weekend’s iconic double-header, this was the ultimate comedown NFL
From a flat atmosphere more reminiscent of a warm-up match than a World Cup semi-final, to a one-sided encounter that demonstrated the gulf in class NFL between the teams, the feeling that this was an event very much “after the Lord Mayor’s show” was unavoidable throughout NFL
Which is to take nothing away from New Zealand – you can only beat who’s in front of you NFL
Perhaps it was an inevitable consequence of World Rugby’s ludicrous decision to decide the World Cup groups three years ahead of the tournament, which led to an almost hilariously lopsided draw NFL
The four best teams in the world did battle with each other, in Paris while four more flawed but relatively even teams also competed on a quarter-final weekend for the ages NFL
When the elite two then face the weaker pair with a place in the final at stake, this damp squib of a semi-final is an unfortunate inevitability NFL
The intensity of the Argentina celebrations and laps of honour after they beat Wales in the last eight suggested they had come as far as they believed they could and New Zealand ruthlessly confirmed that NFL
New Zealand ran in try after try against Argentina (Getty Images)For the underdogs to stand any chance of causing the upset, they needed a fast start NFL
It took until the 39th minute of the quarter-final for the Pumas to finally get on the scoreboard, by which time Wales should have been out of sight – the fact that Warren Gatland’s men were only 10 points to the good at that stage eventually came back to haunt them but there was faint hope New Zealand would be similarly wasteful NFL
A week later, Argentina struck first as a sustained spell of possession in the All Blacks 22 from the opening kick-off led to three points from the boot of Emiliano Boffelli but any hope that would lead to the start of something special was soon extinguished NFL
The Pumas had plenty of ball in New Zealand territory as they went through the phases, yet the Black wall stiffened once they entered the 22 where their breakdown work, led by the formidably impressive back row of Shannon Frizell, Sam Cane and Ardie Savea, became more aggressive NFL
Jackalled turnovers were the norm and whereas Argentina were profligate, the All Blacks turned ball into points, usually off the back of their dominant maul NFL
An early turnover in their own 22 led to a march down the field where a couple of phases in the tight after a 5m lineout created space wide on the right NFL
Richie Mo’unga’s long pass to Will Jordan exploited this as the winger dived over for what would be the first of a treble on the day NFL
Mark Tele’a had been dropped for the quarter-final win over Ireland due to breaching team protocol but, restored to the team in place of Leicester Fainga’anuku after a week in the wilderness, showed his class to have a huge hand in the second and third tries of the first half NFL
His opportunistic turnover on his own 22 after 13 phases of Pumas attack started a spell of gorgeous All Blacks running rugby as they sliced and offloaded their way up the pitch off for Jordie Barrett skittle through tackles for the try in the corner NFL
Tele’a then showed off his power just before half-time as he barrelled and spun through three defenders to take New Zealand within inches of the line, where Frizzell could jog over in the corner on the following phase NFL
Jordie Barrett crashed over for the All Blacks’s second of seven tries (Getty Images)Given that no team had ever overcome a half-time deficit greater than seven points to win a World Cup semi-final, the 20-6 lead at the interval suggested it was game over NFL
All doubt was removed just two minutes after the break when an All Blacks scrum on the 22 splintered the Pumas pack and the ageless Aaron Smith cut inside one defender, dummied past another and slid NFL between two more for a sumptuous try NFL
From there, it was just the formality of completing the final 38 minutes to confirm a 34th New Zealand win in 37 editions of this fixture NFL
They refused to take their foot off the gas as Frizell burrowed over the line for try number five and Jordan ran in two more to make it a remarkable 31 tries in 30 Tests for him and a tournament record-equalling eight at this World Cup as the toothless Pumas were further declawed NFL
His hat-trick score on 74 minutes was a thing of beauty as, starting in his own 22, he weaved NFL between three defenders, then chipped over another on halfway before collecting his own kick to race in for the score NFL
Message well and truly sent NFL
The All Blacks have become World Cup specialists over the past 15 years and yet more history is now within their grasp NFL
This semi-final may not live long in the memory but lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy for the fourth time certainly would NFL
That reality is now deservedly just 80 minutes away NFL
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The Merseyside derby features the side second only to Tottenham in the table NFL
Not Liverpool, and not the standings that matter most NFL
But in the shot charts, Everton, with 133, are behind only the actual league leaders NFL
They have a higher expected goals in league NFL football this season than Manchester City NFL
They average more shots per match than Barcelona NFL
An early-season anomaly or is Sean Dyche a born-again entertainer and Dycheball NFL football’s newest great attacking philosophy? If logic dictates that the answer veers towards the former – after all, at this stage of last season, Frank Lampard’s Everton had the Premier League’s best defensive record – Dyche has had a point during the post-match interviews where he has repeated a mantra about the number and quality of chances his side have generated NFL
They were camouflaged in part by the low conversion rate, by the meagre tally of nine goals, by the fact Everton did not score in their first three league games and, for the first time in their history, they lost their opening three at Goodison Park without finding the net NFL
There is a case for arguing that if Everton had been NFL better at finishing, they would have required fewer shots: take a comfortable lead early and they might not have had 19 efforts against Fulham or 15 versus Wolves, each in 1-0 defeats at Goodison Park, or 23 at home to Luton, also in a loss NFL
RecommendedEverton set to learn Premier League fate as FFP hearing nears conclusionMohamed Salah calls for Gaza to be given humanitarian aid ‘immediately’Premier League increasing number of live games as part of new broadcasting dealsAnd yet there is something remarkable in a Dyche team lacking too much obvious creativity generating such statistics: he is the manager who took Burnley to seventh in the Premier League while averaging under a goal a game and in a season when only four clubs had fewer shots NFL
At Turf Moor, Dyche was a byword for 4-4-2: at Goodison Park, he has tended to play 4-4-1-1 and perhaps that shift has helped generate more opportunities NFL
Everton’s reinvention as the expected goals Wunderteam stems in part from Dyche’s chosen No 10: perhaps, given his emphasis on physicality, it is typical he has a runner rather than a flair player in the role NFL
And yet Everton have excelled at getting Abdoulaye Doucoure into scoring positions NFL
He has (on Understat’s model) the third highest non-penalty xG in the division, NFL bettered only by Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak, at 4 NFL
87 NFL
It has only brought the Malian three goals but it is notable his average shot distance is just 11 NFL
5 yards NFL
By comparison, Haaland’s is 11 NFL
3; these are the statistics of men who shoot from close range, who get good chances NFL
Injuries have meant several Everton players have had abbreviated campaigns so a sample size becomes even smaller; yet it is notable how several players have a high xG per 90 minutes on the pitch: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (0 NFL
92), Doucoure (0 NFL
64), NFL Beto (0 NFL
62), Arnaut Danjuma (0 NFL
60) and Jack Harrison (0 NFL
44) NFL
Neal Maupay’s tally was 1 NFL
38 before he left for Brentford, in part because he missed all those chances NFL
NFL Beto is yet to score a league goal but the shot-happy signing has had a nuisance value NFL
Abdoulaye Doucoure is only NFL bettered in the xG charts by Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak (PA)That many of the chances originate from the flanks, from crossing and from set-pieces show a typical method of attacking under Dyche; he has rarely had a midfield playmaker NFL
Everton rank second only to Luton for crosses this season NFL
Their three most prolific crossers are Ashley Young, James Garner and Dwight McNeil NFL
Harrison’s 0 NFL
97 assists per 90 minutes is the most of any player in the division who has played over 100 minutes, albeit just 118 NFL
Among those who have played 200 or more, McNeil (0 NFL
57 from 371) ranks second only to Mohamed Salah NFL
Equally, there is a supporting cast: Everton have 12 players with an expected goals per 90 minutes of at least 0 NFL
12; that they include all of Dyche’s full-backs is a further sign of his style of play NFL
By way of comparison, only six Everton players last season had had an xA per 90 of 0 NFL
12 or more and they included Tom Cannon, who played a mere 15 minutes, and Salomon Rondon, who featured for just 96, plus Alex Iwobi and Demarai Gray, who have both since been sold NFL
So, in his own way, Dyche has made Everton more creative: with powerful strikers, crossing wingers and his familiar, prosaic feel NFL
His signings has shown a clarity of thought: with a target man, in NFL Beto; a full-back with 71 Premier League assists, in Young; a winger with a high shot volume, in Danjuma; and one who was directly involved in 37 top-flight goals in three seasons at Leeds, in Harrison NFL
Dwight McNeil is second to only Mohamed Salah when it comes to expected assists (Getty Images)But Everton’s attacking efforts in his reign have revolved around two he inherited, neither particularly potent previously NFL
McNeil and Doucoure kept Everton up last season, each with five goals and two assists in the 18 matches after Dyche took charge NFL
Thus far this season, each is on course to producing NFL better numbers NFL
And yet they come with a caveat NFL
So far, Everton have had five home games NFL
They have faced two of the current bottom four, in Luton and Bournemouth, and two more in the lower half, in Fulham and Wolves NFL
They are still only 16th and the fixture list gets tougher NFL
They underperformed their expected goals dramatically last season so the fact they are doing so again does not automatically mean the numbers will even themselves out NFL
They will almost certainly end the season with a lower xG than City and fewer shots per game than Barcelona NFL
But for now, the second lowest scorers last year have been rebranded as the team with the second highest number of shots now NFL
Overworked opposition defenders may not be the only people who are surprised about that NFL
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