Everton were defeated by Bournemouth (1:4) in the 1/16 League Cup. Butterscotch left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko was not included in the team's roster for the first time this season.
Vitaly Mikolenko. Photo: gettyimages.comFrank Lampard in the cup match gave a rest to many players of the Everton base, including Mikolenko. The lack of leaders played a role. Butterscotch lost to Bournemouth with a devastating score of 1:4 and flew out of the tournament.
Fans of the Liverpool club on social networks were dissatisfied with Lampard's decision to leave key players out of the application. Everton fans paid special attention to the absence of Mikolenko.
"Why did Vinagre play instead of Mikolenko?" Joahn_Rex.
“This game showed how important Cody, Tarkovsky, Mikolenko and Pickford are. Without them, we would not have had a chance in any game. It's no wonder that when they're not playing, it's the first time we've conceded more than two goals." — Milton980
"Return Mikolenko" - Kollman_J.
“Every goal was the result of ridiculous mistakes. Let's go back to last season. It's hard without Tarka, Cody and Mikolenko." — Rouz_98
It should be noted that the match against Bournemouth was the first in the season in which Mikolenko was not included in the application of his team. Prior to this, the 23-year-old Ukrainian played in all 14 matches of Everton.
The Toffees will play their next match on November 12 against the same Bournemouth, but already within the 15th round of the Premier League.
