David Moyes was speaking to the media following Everton's 3-0 Premier League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Hill Dickinson Stadium
David Moyes said he had no issue with the major decisions that went against his side as Everton fell to their first defeat at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Jake O’Brien had a goal disallowed after VAR intervened to highlight that Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye were not just offside but interfering with play - even though their presence may not have stopped him from saving the effort.
Micky Van de Ven’s second headed goal sparked further anger in the home stands after the centre back appeared to push Jordan Pickford in the build up. For Moyes, the defeat did not lie at the hands of Craig Pawson and his officials, however.
On O’Brien’s disallowed effort, he said: “I think the goal we got chopped off for offside was the correct decision. I think Ili’s offside.
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"At the time and from where I looked at it from the touchline, it looked to me as if everyone was OK, but I've just looked at it after I came in after the game, so I can’t argue with that now.”
And on whether Pickford was fouled: “No, I don't think there was a foul on that. I don't think so.”
With that in mind, Moyes was asked whether he placed the responsibility for the 3-0 defeat at the feet of his players. The Scot said: “Well, the players will always take responsibility and I do, of course we do.
"We've been very good at set pieces in the main, but today Spurs - whatever team Thomas [Frank] has had have been good at set pieces - their deliveries were good.
"We had more corner kicks than them today, but they got their head on them and we didn't and the goalkeeper punched a few and we didn’t.”