Everton defeated Burnley 3-0 to go to the Carabao Cup quarterfinals.
After suffering a crushing Carabao Cup loss at Goodison Park, Vincent Kompany believes that Burnley still has a lot of ground to make up on Everton and their “strong squad.”
With their 3-0 win yesterday night, the Blues advanced to the competition’s quarterfinals.Former Claret James Tarkowski headed in the first goal, and then in the second half, Ashley Young and Amadou Onana both found the net. Burnely had little danger to scoring goals of their own, as their lone attempt on goal came well into stoppage time.
The Turf Moor outfit are finding their maiden season back in the Premier League difficult so far. They languish second-bottom after taking just four points from their opening 10 fixtures. Everton have battled top-flight relegation for the previous two campaigns, although they have now won five of their previous seven games.
Speaking at the press conference following the game, Kompany noted that Everton has invested far more in their team than Burnley has in recent years. However, he was forced to apologize for using the term “financial records” in the face of an independent commission investigating the Toffees’ alleged violations of Premier League profit and sustainability regulations.
“Do you want to go through the financial records over the last few years? Oh, by the way, I’m not talking about those,” the Burnley manager asked. As I was saying it, I realized it was an entirely innocent error.
“The years and years and years of investment in the squad is what I meant to say.” Everton has a talented team with powerful players, and I don’t say this to be dejected; rather, I mean that we aspire to reach that level.
“It doesn’t make sense to compare us to anyone in this league right now. We must keep our attention on ourselves and our progress toward the next level, not be distracted by Everton’s talented team. Any Premier League squad will do; they all have strong squads.
“We kept it a game, for the most part,” Kompany remarked about the game. We played well in the first half, but mistakes cost us, especially at this level. You’re in the Premier League, I keep saying, so getting promoted shouldn’t be simple. Reaching that point still requires work; the first year is never simple. That is a component of what we are going through right now.
“Lack of communication between phases leads to duels, and before you know it, a strong performance becomes something you search for more of.” It’s just something you have to cope with and move on from. The most crucial game is the one after that.
