David Moyes believes Newcastle have learned from their Champions League experience after they swatted aside Everton
David Moyes conceded his side were well beaten
David Moyes conceded his side were well beaten(Image: PA)
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David Moyes conceded Everton deserved nothing from a Newcastle United team that “were much better than us”.
The Blues boss said the visitors overpowered his team in a dominant performance that could have ended in a result that was even more chastening than the 4-1 scoreline at full-time. Eddie Howe’s team were ahead within 60 seconds with the first of two headers from defender Malick Thiaw that sandwiched strikes from Lewis Miley and Nick Woltemade.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall pulled one back with a sublime goal but it was no more than a consolation on Everton’s worst night since they moved into Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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Speaking after the game, Moyes said: “They were much better than us. They played better and were much more physical, much more experienced than we are. You can see that Newcastle are learning from their Champions League games.
“When they have to defend they are hard to play against, and they are really quick on the counter attack. We were beaten by the better team, there's no doubt about that.”
Moyes bemoaned the manner of the goals Everton conceded, too. While he said he could find positives in how his side played with the ball, the manner of Miley and Woltemade’s goals, the two Newcastle scored on the counter, disappointed him.
He said: “We gave away [from] a corner, you can lose [from] a corner, that can happen to most teams. But the second and third goals were really poor goals for us to give away. We could have dealt with them a lot better. We actually played pretty well with the ball. For long periods we were probably the better team with the ball, no doubt about that.
“Their bigger thing was how quick they broke, how fast they broke. Every time we sort of risked the ball or gave the ball away, they were quick to try and get on us and they got onto our back line too quick and it caused us problems. We couldn't stop it.”