Everton were beaten 5-2 at Anfield, with Marco Silva potentially set to lose his job at Goodison Park now.
Everton tried out a 5-3-2 formation against Leicester City at the weekend and their performance actually improved, as they were only narrowly beaten at the King Power Stadium.
However, the changes that Silva made didn’t have the same impact last night.
Everton were quickly 2-0 down against Liverpool, with Silva having to bring Bernard on for Djibril Sidibe early.
And Crouch felt that Everton’s players just didn’t know enough about the system to utilise it effectively.
“Tactically it wasn’t right,” Crouch said.
“The back three was a disaster. He had to change it after 25 minutes. You have to work at it. I think he has tried to do it mid-season.”
Everton’s defeat to Liverpool surely will be the end for Silva, who was already under serious pressure.
The Toffees have badly disappointed this season, and have now slipped into the relegation zone.
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