 Winter break provides a rare three-point and a clean sheet away from home for Everett and FC Looking at the team head of this game And as I've been reporting the press and we were all expecting a better performance after what was essentially a winter break For the team in between a break of over two weeks before playing again And what have been a dreadful run beforehand for Marco Silva. There was a chance here and To put a bit of training in and do what? He was picked out as manager to do and motivate the players We've seen in years gone by and seasons gone past. We've had this point this season a number of times being out of the FA Cup being out of the Carabao Cup and Typically managers have used this as an opportunity for a warm weather training camp and being Saudi Arabia and Dubai in the last few years and Ultimately give Silva a chance and they have the players for a few weeks at Finch Farm and Surprisingly a few fans at the time give them an extra few days off and what resulted in a kind of a drastic change to the team today Silva said in his press conference ahead of this game He'd been quite short with a reporter who questioned whether radical change was needed and to get his Sides confidence and form back on track. He cited the start of the season and and the confidence and the style and what the team We're playing with in those first few months said that ultimately his style Provided that change at the start of the season and only a few tweaks would needed would be needed really to Return that conference back to the team. I ran or ironically then he changes the queen the team Quite drastically and with Jack Yelka coming in for a zoomer who was serving a suspension follower a card in the last game And Jack Yelka with his first start since the opening game of the season Dominic Calvert-Lewan comes in as a striker ahead of Towson and Surprisingly Snyderland and for a rare appearance not just this season But in the last two seasons coming ahead of Tom Davies and a defensive midfield pairing with a dress again a guy and Coleman retains his place at right back And captain of the squad ahead of John Joe Kenne who had a run on the team prior and walkout coming back in Bernard taking a place on the bench for Charleston on that left and in that first half I didn't think we started and brilliantly as I've seen a few people say on Twitter as well And we're kind of slow to start off with then you're saving our skin early on with a brilliant block in the opening few minutes And you couldn't notice some some changes to the style of play even though maybe the sharpness wasn't there in that open In half, I think you can notice more direct long balls to attack them forwards And you can notice that Jags and Snyderland were quite off the pace can't maybe understandably so with the lack of game time They've had not just the season but the season before they definitely started off the pace And and they were saved blushes a few times From a few individual errors. I thought Ghana look surprisingly assured next to Snyderland It's been said on toffee TV before and I think a lot of supporters agreed that in years gone by and Ghana looked a little bit unsure of his defensive role when paired with Snyderland in midfield You know, it was it was a while ago when people were describing that pairing and as a defensive powerhouse under Cooman and And the time in between as Snyderland and slipped it as a player and our eyes in terms of his quality You could see what times that they were being paired together together. Ghana wasn't quite sure of his role and Defensively as they were both trying to fight fires in the middle of the park I thought today the two of them worked well together though Ghana looked surprisingly assured next to Snyderland and that only continued as the game went on I think it was surprising to see Keane Coleman getting forward quite well Something that was a little bit of a difference to the style of style of player at least the play we had seen on the pitch this season Coleman typically we thought because of his age or Just as deterioration as a player after his injury That might be not why he's getting forward a few people level the fact that it might have been Marco Silva who'd initiated that may be not saying that his Coleman had the pace that he had before but in that opening half There was a couple of times you could see Coleman getting forward and Keane as well Surprisingly first time I'd really seen him play him with the ball out past his own half I thought Richard Lissom was frustrating particularly in that first half a few people level into him on Twitter as well and his decision-making difficulty watch at times when he's a player that has Unbelievable talent and quality on the ball and comparison to some of our others starting 11 Just this point that his decision-making isn't there sometimes Think then you cross delivery was amazing in that first half nothing really paid off, but it's unbelievable When you can see him with his back and to the opposition goal And he's still able to put a cross in like he did early on on that and first half first goal coming in just shortly afterwards and With Guilfe Sigurton in the 48th minute Coleman getting an assist again getting forward like we haven't seen him get forward at all this season And and Sigurton proving my criticism wrong in the last few reactions to games I thought his finish was absolutely brilliant and it continued on throughout the game eventually well That's that score line, but what just a really cool finish and really assured and again Just good to see Coleman get an assist again getting up that right wing and That was it really for the first half went in a one-null up at halftime not necessarily playing a better game and in Cardiff I think we were lucky at times, but Glad to be able to head and that second half and Richardson was getting forward. Well again his decision making wasn't there though And then you comes in with a professional foil early on in that second half getting what it is now A requisite yellow card from in every game I think the supporters will have a different view on that tackle depending on their outlook as in as an effort Supporter and funnily enough shortly afterwards that and it was just before Richardson came off for Bernard. I've seen Silva Shouting off that line, you know, I remember going to see when Moise was in charge the way that and when I was in the family Enclosure as a kid the way he could command a voice over the supporters shouting Fadi and shouting Wayne Loiter than any of the supporters even when the atmosphere was running up good at some park I was surprised at times then in the AFL Cup matches That I went to see that Martinez wasn't quite as vocal from that touch line And it was Graham Jones typically who would be the loudest voice Cooman maybe we got that back a little bit and it's up to debate whether that makes a difference to the way the team Can play on the pitch certainly makes an impression on us as fans I think to see how he animated and how vocal and Audible a manager can be from the touch line I thought interestingly then I seen a really furious angry Marco Silva that was picked up by the Microphones around them and you can see an intensity there a volume and an anger that I've not seen a Marco Silva this season before Whether he's trying to show that a little bit more to reassure the fans or whether he's starting to lose patience with some of the Play-of-his-players and what has been really an atrocious first season form and It was like a safe follow shortly after by an off-color Richardson coming off for Bernard who for me really made the difference and It was five minutes later that that second goal came with another really cool sure finish from guilty Sigarton And Bernard making the difference getting forward though That first touch that he has rivals anybody else in our team the way he just gets forward to that goal Obviously shot is blocked off the keeper and the rebound is buried by Sigarton and a really cool finish again Interestingly in the lead up to that goal You could see Sigarton hold off a little bit as it as Ghana ran past them and unable to come deeper from midfield He was able to use his vision to finish off a really really assured goal and That really took the sting out of the game when we went to him all up I thought Don came close a couple of times. I thought he was getting forward well And he looked strong in a striking position that was followed shortly afterwards by a change for Lookman coming on over Walcott in the 82nd minute Again, just good to see Coleman getting to the edge of the box getting forward again And probably was one of his better and performances this season. I thought interesting as well after being out of the team for What must be now at least a month maybe two and for John Joe Kenny and just on a side note as well That's and with Mc McCarthy coming in to the island squad taking helm for a second time and He made a comment earlier last week saying that Matt Dorday was Unrivaled and a right back position in the Premier League That's obviously got to get Coleman fired up He's captain of the team and it had been a first place starter at right back over the last number of years Maybe that fed into his performance today I certainly thought I seen a different shameless Coleman getting forward Good to see him on the edge of an opposition box for a change And he was there tracking back when he needed to be and to defend his own goal I thought pick for was commanding in those last few minutes Obviously that the clean sheet was massive for us absolutely massive and as much as the three points really and away from home as well I just thought that there was a few tweaks to the game that you could notice today We were playing more long balls. She was Coleman was getting forward more pick for was coming off his line more often Commanding his box more often than we'd seen this season and ultimately save their skin a couple of times for a clean sheet at the end I thought that we looked assured then towards the end of the game Ultimately with Sigurdsson coming off of Gomez and that 86 minute mark And it was it was just after Dominic Kelvin's goal and Coming in the 93rd minute. It was a powerful run by Dom doing well What I thought you could see him do at times during the game today and an assist from Giana getting his rewards for What was a good defensive performance, but I thought was able to get forward Well and again today going back to that parent of him and Snyderland I think maybe he struggled to get forward of the two of them Could struggle to get a balance and seasons gone by and the defensive play and their attack and play I thought the two of them worked really well together today And and what was a quite a difference and start in line-up to players that ultimately I don't think a lot of everyone fans would have expected they see play full 90 minutes again and Snyderland and Jai Gielka Help us get a truly rare clean sheet and win not only this season But in the last few seasons getting a clean sheet three goals and three points away from home has been rare It means There's big questions to be asked over the starting lineup for the derby this week Do Snyderland and Jack Gielka keep their places and what ultimately is our biggest game? For the rest of the season our last chance to make it a season to remember our last chance for Marco Silva To make a real impact on the fans and what he's able to do and what's been a per season For me, I don't think Jack Gielka will keep us place. I could be wrong But I think Zuma or after finishing a suspension or Mina coming back Hopefully after an injury would take his place It could be wrong though It just seemed that they were both a little bit off the pace The team like Liverpool with the pace and the movement that they have even though they may not be completely on form at the moment And I don't know if that could be seen as a risk to put Jack Gielka there Ultimately it was a response from Silva To the fans. They had a long winter break They had an opportunity to have the team of Finch Farm to practice On some of the finer details as Marco Silva said in his press conference That had been missing and the small margins he said that were missing in order us to kill teams and win games Ultimately he's done that and he's shown to the fans that given a bit of time with his team given a little bit of extra time to Impress on them his style to impress on them And what what he was hired for to be Someone who is able to improve players greatly and young players as well Ultimately he's come back with a win I think Jack Gielka and Sniderland maybe were the leadership that we were missing in recent weeks with what was particularly young but talented team Really really strong three points for us today Clean sheet away from home and exactly exactly what we would have wanted taken into the derby this week Let me know what you think in the comments