Like picking a winning scorecast(Osman 2-0) coupon when your interest in a result is beyond apathtic, then realising when you got home you did Baines last goal £2 as well. Cashback! And finally, like seeing Leon Osman completely boss games and look absolutely majestic everytime he touches the ball. Skem's Iniesta indeed.
Osman has been an absolute pleasure to watch for a good few months now, it seemed when the chips were down and the so called glamour players at the club were falling apart, getting injured left right and centre and Everton needed somebody to take responsibility of the teams failing season, Osman may have been the last person you would of expected to do so. But since he's been accidentally moved into the middle of the park he's done more than that. I used to scratch my head when id hear Moyes lauding the ''local lads'' and them always having a place in the side for as long as he was here, thinking we'd maybe outgrown them and their humble capabilities, but maybe this is why.
The game in the first half absolutely reeked. With the only two things worth mentioning being a half chance from Beckford who spooned one from a tight angle and Johnny Heitinga going off injured after 15 minutes. The dutchmans Twitter based competition pre match of ''How far will i run today?'' clearly jinxing him. Ok Johnny, whatever you say, like fuck you ran 2000 metres. Rodwell came on in his place and continued to play within himself.
The second half was a different story, sort of anyway. Everton stepped things up a bit with the usual suspects pulling the strings and making things happen i.e. Osman and Baines, and as well as this Jack Rodwell seemed to throw off his shackles, well, loosen them a bit and use the ball with intent. His ability to power past people in midfield with the ball looks effortless at times, it's whether he's got the belief in himself to do this more often and beleive in the talents he's clearly got. Maybe somebody had a word at half time?
The opening goal came 10 minutes into the second half, with Osman shimmying past a Blackburn player from a short corner by the main stand, then leathering one into the far post. I couldnt give a flying shite whether it deflected off the ginormous moaning bastard that is Chris Samba. Nobody on the pitches performance deserved a goal more than his.
We doubled our lead after Seamus Coleman came on for Maggaye Gueye, who received a glowing reception from the Everton fans when he was leaving the field, but then hilariously took an age to the leave the field, recipricating the applause as if he'd just scored an overhead kick in the last minute past Pepe Reina at Wembley in a semi final, or something, anyway, i digress. The terrier like Coleman was brought down by a rash challenge from Phil Jones after a typical mazy run down the right hand side and Baines ignoring the crowds inquiries about Tony Hibbert taking the spot kick instead, put the result beyond doubt with an emphatic penalty.
We had half chances through Osman and Velios to put a shine on the result, but it wasnt to be. Blackburn were both poor and pedestrian throughout. Their team seems to be mirroring their fans lack of urgency when they look like they could drop out the league.
Anyway, 2 points off those twats with some tasty games ahead against teams higher up in the table, anyone arsed yet or actually think we'll do it when they're getting penalty's in the 97th minute of games?
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