Everton drew 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion at Goodison on Saturday.
Sam Allardyce has told Everton’s official website that he “was not very happy” with his side’s performance, prior to Oumar Niasse’s arrival on Saturday.
The Toffees stopped a three-match losing streak yesterday but could only get a point out of West Bromwich Albion following a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.
Jay Rodriguez fired Albion ahead on seven minutes and it looked for a long time that the Baggies would be returning to the West Midlands with three points.
But Allardyce swapped £27 million man Cenk Tosun for Niasse on 69 minutes and the Senegal attacker justified it almost instantly by equalising.
The 27-year-old finished well after debutant Theo Walcott headed the ball back across goal and although Allardyce was complimentary toward those two, he says that the overall display disappointed him.
“I was not very happy with what I was seeing [prior to sending on Niasse] and neither were the supporters,” he told Everton’s website.
“We had to do something to change the way we were playing and, in the end, that change got us a very precious point.
“The header from Theo and the finish was the best piece of skill we showed all afternoon.”
Allardyce needs Walcott and Tosun to hit the ground running on Merseyside, because the Toffees have managed only two goals in their last six Premier League games.
That’s what those two were brought in for, with Everton paying a combined £47 million for them, and the only way they can repay that fee is with the only currency that matters: goals.
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