Boss taking the positives out of draw with Ipswich

DAVID MOYES picked out Beto, Dwight McNeil and Carlos Alcaraz as he sought to take positives from Everton’s draw with Ipswich Town.

- By JOE THOMAS

The Blues boss was disappointed after his side blew a two-goal lead for the fourth time this season, the second under him, but struck an optimistic tone in his assessment of the game.

He argued Beto, who now has six goals since he returned to the dugout in January, could have had more had he played more in the first half of the season and praised McNeil and Alcaraz for answering his call for more goals and assists from midfield.

After the match, Moyes pointed to the chances given to the attacking three behind Beto - Iliman Ndiaye, McNeil and Alcaraz - as an example of him exploring new options within his squad.