Everton 0-1 Leicester: Marco Silva says ‘no reason to be nervous’ despite recent poor form

Everton 0-1 Leicester: Marco Silva says ‘no reason to be nervous’ despite recent poor form
Marco Silva insists there is no reason to be nervous despite Everton losing their fourth match out of the last five on New Year’s Day.Leicester edged out a poor Premier League clash in the first match of 2019, with Ricardo Pereira capitalising on a Michael Keane mistake to play in Jamie Vardy, who finished past Jordan Pickford with a powerful low strike.Everton only seriously looked like pulling level with a chance late in second half injury time which Kasper Schmeichel did well to block, and the hosts ended the match with a meagre two shots on target recorded.2

Vardy had the decisive impact at Goodison Park

It is now four defeats for Everton in their previous five matches, and just one win recorded since the end of November; that 5-1 thrashing of Burnley appears a fluke, rather than the Toffees’ real level.Losing the Merseyside derby in the late, late manner they did appears to have affected Everton, and they are still fighting to recover from the huge blow dealt by Divock Origi’s winner.Silva, who is trying to deal with his first extended period of poor form since being sacked by Watford after a similar run last season, admits his side were ‘anxious’ against Leicester, with numerous players looking terrified of trying anything creative due to the risk of losing possession.“It is a disappointing result and a poor performance, since the first minute,” Silva said after the full-time whistle. “We knew before the match what they would come here to do, set up in 4-5-1 blocking space, waiting for our mistake with Vardy on the counter-attack.“We were in control in the first half and every time we tried to organise the ball we were too nervous. In some moments in the match we were too nervous, and without reason.“We had one good moment in the match with Jonjoe (Kenny) hitting the crossbar, but there was no reason to be so anxious.”2

Silva was sacked by Watford last season on the back of just one win in 11 matches

Despite the recent run of results seeing Everton lose pace in the race to finish seventh, Silva insists nerves should not be an issue.He continued: “If we look to our last results, we are not consistent but it is no reason to be nervous.“Many moments in the match our fans were behind us. When you play at this level at a club like Everton, we must play to win matches and the players must handle that.“This afternoon wasn’t the best for some of them but it is my job to pass confidence on to them again.”

---

Huddersfield investigate allegations of homophobic abuse directed against Brighton fans Huddersfield have launched an investigation into reports of homophobic abuse during Saturday's home defeat
Huddersfield investigate homophobic abuse allegations

---

Confirmed Champions League quarter-final draw: When is it? Who could Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United and Manchester City get?
Tottenham face Manchester City in Champions League quarter

---

Manchester United have told Real Madrid that midfielder Paul Pogba, 26, is not for sale and have Manchester United might be tempted to revive their interest in the Tottenham defender Danny Rose Barcelona are ready to make a final push to sign Ajax and Netherlands centre-back Matthijs de Ligt
Manchester United News - Latest News & Highlights

---

England 2-1 Scotland: Nikita Parris and Ellen White goals secure Women's World Cup win ENGLAND had Nikita Parris and Ellen White's ice-cool finishing to thank as they beat Scotland and started

---

Steven Gerrard's cousin Bobby Duncan has announced that he has joined Liverpool. The highly-rated 17-year-old striker had been on the books of Manchester City but stalled on signing a professional
LIVE Transfer Talk: Barca to offer PSG Ousmane Dembele in

---

Earlier, Ferdinand had joked he would hide in his trophy room if Liverpool eventually win a first league title since 1990. Post navigation Previous Post Previous post: Liverpool draw against Leicester 'not a disaster' for Premier League title dream, insists former striker Dean Saunders
Liverpool losing Premier League title race to Manchester City

---

Chelsea 2019/20 home kit: Leaked images of Blues' new Nike strip for next season The 2018/19 season is drawing to a close so these rumoured Chelsea kits for the next campaign could well be the
Chelsea 2019/20 away kit: Leaked images show return to white

---

Middlesbrough are closing in on a deal for John Obi Mikel, who is available as a free agent. That could clear the path for Leadbitter to leave, with an emotional homecoming to his boyhood club
Grant Leadbitter set for Sunderland medical ahead of move

---

Real Madrid 0-2 Real Betis: Gareth Bale storms down the tunnel after being denied Bernabeu farewell Gareth Bale was an unused substitute as his fall-out with Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hit a brand new low, and the workforce's season resulted in a 2-Zero residence defeat to Real Betis.
Bale walks down tunnel without acknowledging Real Madrid fans

---

Chelsea are a better team when Callum Hudson-Odoi plays, insists Blues legend Eidur Gudjohnsen Chelsea cult hero Eidur Gudjohnsen wants to see more of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Leave a Comment Cancel reply
Chelsea hero Gudjohnsen: Hudson-Odoi simply makes Sarri's

---

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish admits he thought he was going to complete a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur last summer The midfielder helped his boyhood club to a 2-1 Play-Off Final win over
Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish admits he thought he was

---