Sky Sports Post Compilation Of Allan's 'Attempted Passes' Against Liverpool

Sky Sports have posted a 45-second compilation of Allan's performance against Liverpool in last weekend's Merseyside Derby.

The Brazilian midfielder, who joined Premier League strugglers Everton from Napoli for a reported £21.7 million in 2020, attempted five passes in total, according to Sky Sports, but could only complete one in 73 minutes at Anfield.

To put that stat into perspective, Thiago Alcantara completed 120 passes in the 2-0 win, which was 26 more than every Everton player combined.

Thiago's pass completition rate was 98 per cent, while Everton midfielder Allan completed a single pass from kick-off, although the below compilation seems a tad harsh on the Brazilian all things considered.

Frank Lampard's side recorded the second-lowest possession in Premier League history [17.25 per cent] on Sunday afternoon and in total, the Toffees completed 93 passes compared to Liverpool’s 700.

Allan didn't exactly have the best of games but a compilation based on just his only completed pass has brought some debate online.

One fan wrote: "As a Liverpool fan, even I find this a reach," while another commented: "Looking at it positively, they're all decent interceptions, breaking up the play. That's five times he interrupted Liverpool's attacks.

A third said: "Some of these weren't even attempted passes, simply tackles he's followed through on/toe poke clearances. Very harsh."

Everton are currently sat in the relegation zone with a game in hand over fellow strugglers Burnley, who sit two points ahead of Frank Lampard's side.

Sam Allardyce thinks his former side could 'crack under pressure' in the relegation dogfight.

"I can't believe it, I don't think anybody can," Allardyce said about Everton's decline on talkSPORT. "Of course the years have rolled by since I were there and unfortunately it seems to have got worse and not got better. 

"I think the constant change of managers [is to blame] and of course in the end players are the ultimate problem for not delivering on the pitch as well as everyone expected for the money that's been spent on them."

He added: "It's in a real position now where you hope the fear doesn't take over and it causes Everton to go down, because when they're in this position, irrespective of how good a player they might be, if the fear takes over and gets to you, particularly players that haven't been in that position before or sometimes the manager, you can crack under that pressure. 

"I think it's massive the next six games or so to try and get out of trouble and when they play their game in hand, that will be a big message on what they do when they get their game in hand, because it will take them past Burnley again and give them a little bit of breathing space, which may be enough."