 Park provides the best performance in nearly a decade in a derby and Looking at the team sheet ahead of that game. So we came in for Jack Yelke and as many of us expected Richard Listen and dropped the bench for Bernard who was brilliant not second half against Cardiff It's not a little in kept this place next day to guy and in the center of the park Dominic Helbert Lund stayed up top after what was a great performance against Cardiff as well You know massive massive game for us. And it was huge after the 3-0 win and to try and salvage something this season and obviously the position level pulls in and The way that we played in December against them the way that the game eventually ended up and And the kind of confidence that we had at that point in the season I think a lot of us were looking forward to having them a good ason Obviously things haven't gone great since then and but there was a good atmosphere after that Cardiff one at the weekend. There was a good feeling midweek amongst fans before the game Looking at the first half. It was a slow start from both teams I think they were both lacking quality and you know, Jürgen Klopp's behaving the the winds At the end of the game after watching a few times Maybe you can see that the conditions were a little bit tough for both teams out there Ultimately they were lacking in quality in that first half I thought it was a bright start from us in terms of pace in terms of attack and threat But like in that final pass like in that last bit of quality pressed on the ball really really well I thought Dominic Kjellbott-Lewen stated our intentions early on in that first half And he showed that we were going to take it to them We were going to have a re-go and in a similar way that we did in December We were going to have a different approach and mentality of the game than the Darby's I've watched in the last ten years. Anyway Pickford save early on in that first half against Salah Just amazing, you know talk a little bit later on but it It was a complete redemption for how the last one ended There was another one or two saves in the game that Pickford completely kept us in it Made himself big and saved us in that first half. A lot more direct play. A lot more balls going over to Kjellbott-Lewen to Walcott and to Bernard Walcott had that chance quite early on that he took himself. He had done a Kjellbott-Lewen and Sigurd Cindy has left We could have buried that early on. You know, there wasn't too much to say about Liverpool in that first half really You know, there was quality there. Salah couldn't finish And I thought we dealt well and Defending in that first half I don't think it was till the second half though that we really grew into the game that we really had the confidence They take it to Liverpool like we tip the balance in the second half But it was a good start and you know the sirens before Z-cars coming out as well Just absolutely brilliant. The atmosphere was incredible and it only got better into that second half Coleman getting forward really really well Similarly Cardiff last week. We can see an attack inside this play that's definitely been missing this season Whether there is the ability to get back and defend or not is up for argument and debate Ultimately, I thought we did well in that second half and the high-pressing direct play We were able to deal with it when we were coming back. We were unlucky in chances You could say the same about Liverpool, you know, it was a game lacking quality particularly in that second half early on Don McIlver, Lou and header from the dinner corner The one person that really stood out to me in that second half I just thought was incredible and a different person we've seen in the last two seasons was Michael Keane That tackle and then, you know, the little knock the pick first gets on and Salas chance. It's just amazing You know, I don't remember saying a Keane that could do that in the last two seasons He was absolutely brilliant in that second half today You know, a lot of us were saying on Twitter before the game. We needed Zuma We needed Keane to take no prisoners We needed the Dev to be resolute in their defend and for us to be able to try and get anything from the game at all with the quality That Liverpool had and they would he was just incredible. He was absolutely brilliant I thought and you know, similarly him and Pickford with the brick wall the back of that Back four particularly in the second half Which I wasn't coming on there midway through the second half. Dinja had a couple of tackles You know game saving tackles that one on Fabinho just absolutely amazing him and Keane Saved this couple of times. I thought with those kind of last-ditch tackles that have been missing certain games and of course those games I think this season and There was a lack of quality definitely on both sides We're so close to getting a goal though the way that we switch the balance in that second half You know, you could feel it watching it and certainly you could feel it there that there was a real Electricity in the air midway through that second half Whenever we started getting more chances We had started having a bit more quality in the ball and they started panicking a bit more in possession Something they absolutely need to be able to play against any team and I could say a lack of quality I Wanted to say before finishing talking about the game Atkinson You know has has a history with Everton anyway And you've seen a couple of the articles coming out this week about statistics when he's been refereeing our games, but It was amazing taking half unbelievable. I couldn't believe it. I genuinely couldn't believe that tackle He gave conceded a free kick against us and Coleman had the ball. It was just absolutely unbelievable Couldn't believe it and looking at the game as a whole though, like it was it was an incredible performance second half It was a change in mentality It was a change in the way that we approach it Derby It was a change in the way we look at Liverpool and it was a change in the way that we treat goodison on a day Such as that, you know atmosphere was absolutely incredible It was an absolute bear pit for them second half You can see how little clop enjoyed it, you know the altercation with the ball boy coming off Looking at the game itself though, Pickford had a read redemption after what happened in December, you know You can see what you will about our season and about individual players performances since that defeat in December What it meant for us psychologically But it must have on wonders for Pickford to put on a performance like he did yesterday and ensure that we got a point and Against such a good Liverpool side Keen absolutely incredible particularly in that second half keeps us in the game throughout and For me gave us best performance in an ever ensured. Absolutely amazing Something that I think a lot of fans maybe if you asked them a year ago thought that they would never see from Keen It was absolutely brilliant There was that lack of quality by both sides But we're so close to the win we tip the balance completely in our favor in that second half Something I've not seen happening on the Derby in a long time We're even just being able to control the game like that when you're considering the opposition A lot of people have mentioned them at the Man City game The way that we've been able to put performances in at Goodison against the big teams a way that Silver's able to motivate them and ultimately for me that The this Derby and the one in December albeit not being the right result is the greatest sign of progress for me on the Silver and on their brands of season on the players that we've brought in season hasn't been up the scratch It's not been good enough quality. We know that we haven't got enough points at this point in season We know we're not in the right position on the table We approach the Derby we view Liverpool in a different way than we had under three other regimes previous to this We could argue maybe four There was a different approach to it definitely both home and away and for that I think silver has has reconnected with the fans a little bit there I think there's a little bit more endearing or at least fans can see What we can get in silver we can see what he's there for and for me They definitely changed the mentality of a team going into the Derbys this year It didn't pay off maybe in terms of a win. We were so close. We were so close at Buddhism this year We were unlucky at Anfield this year, but we gave ourselves more of a chance than I think I ever seen on their Martinez Certainly at Anfield, you know, don't need to mention two events that happened on the Martinez at Anfield under Kuhnman even on the the end of moist towards the end certainly to be in this position nine years later is just incredible and It's only it's only going to be corrected by an attitude and a performance like that a good of some today And it has to be the greatest sign of progress and for good of some to be as bouncing as it was They have an atmosphere. I can't remember. You know, I wasn't at that game. I would have loved to be watching it and on TV the only game I could compare to in terms of Volume over the gantries of the press the reporters and commentators We can't hear their voice the gantry you can physically see the camera shaking Was the FA cup tie and Martinez's last season with that go from Ram the way that we exploded the way the ground exploded after a goal Yeah, I can't remember a game since I'm with the gantries have been shaking and the place has been so loud and so much of a Bear pit and for a bit no better than a team like Liverpool home for for the title Absolutely amazing and I was brilliant. It's a shame that we were lacking that final bit of quality You know, there was so many chances that stuck in my head that are going to stick on people's heads as well I crossed for a service on Bernard. It's just too much. Maybe carry by the winds. I don't know It's so close, but that's a change in mentality I think it means it has to show as a sign of progress and and ultimately it has to be a good thing for for getting rid of that who do if we're Combatting that mentality that has existed for nearly a decade now and needs to be broken completely Great great good at great Derby good as in and it's a shame that we're missing that final quality But you know, we know the quality of Liverpool, you know, we've seen what they've been capable of this season And I think for everyone it was a great result Tell me what we think in the comments below