The reaction to Dennis Srbeny’s stoppage time goal, scruffy in execution but glorious for Norwich City, said it all. The visiting supporters celebrated by singing “You’re getting sacked in the morning” to Marco Silva. The Evertonians who had not already headed for the exits joined in. This was a damning, brutal dismissal of the Everton manager by his own supporters. Norwich did the same to his team.
Another step backwards for Silva constituted a giant leap for Daniel Farke and Norwich. They were bold and adventurous from the start, strong and resilient when Everton applied the pressure late on, and as a result of Todd Cantwell’s fine second-half finish plus the substitute Srbeny’s late strike they departed with their first away win of the
Premier League season. It was richly deserved against a static and clueless Everton team who how face Leicester,
Liverpool,
Chelsea and
Manchester United in the coming weeks. Whether Silva survives to oversee those fixtures remains to be seen.