Tactical snobbery is a notion that has become increasingly prevalent in the modern game, particularly when it comes to Everton’s style of play. Under Sean Dyche, it is expected that they will constantly seek to go long, aimlessly pumping the ball into the box and thriving off set pieces. And whilst much of that is true, there are so many other facets to their style that set them apart from the archaic sides to which they are compared. After all, there is not just one set way to win a football match, and yesterday proved that as they went toe-to-toe with fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, and argu…
