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Eleven games. That is how long it has taken for Goodison Park to turn on Rafael Benítez’s Everton. Only those who did not watch this truly shambolic performance would call that impatient.Watford, routed 5-0 by Liverpool in Claudio Ranieri’s first game in charge one week ago, inflicted a five goal humiliation on Benítez’s other Merseyside charges thanks to a hat-trick from former Everton striker Josh King and what must be one of the worst defensive displays the Spanish coach has ever overseen. Watford scored four goals in the final 13 minutes, walking a few of them in as the home rearguard evaporated. Earlier, Goodison had roared its disapproval at young Anthony Gordon being substituted and greeted Alex Iwobi’s arrival with jeers. This was the day Everton’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri, looking on from he directors’ box, must have privately feared when making his controversial managerial choice in the summer. Continue reading...