Leaving an old ghost behind can be one benefit of moving home and, as magical as Goodison Park is, David Moyes will hope Everton aren’t haunted by throwing away leads when they play in their shiny new stadium next season.
Ipswich’s comeback from 2-0 down was the third time it’s happened to Everton at Goodison this season.
On other occasions they’ve lost points after scoring first and even had to cling on against Spurs after racing 3-0 ahead.
Striker Beto, who opened the scoring on Saturday with a fine header, accepts there is mental fragility behind the collapses.
‘Maybe when you are on the pitch we think too much about this; the ghosts from the past come, I don’t know,’ he said.
‘We know this is happening. I just think we need to keep going forward because next time maybe when we are 2-0 up, we keep the result.
Everton striker Beto has admitted that his side might be suffering with mental fragility
‘It was not a good mood at all. It was a really big disappointment for us and the fans. We should have won.
‘We need to look at this game as an example for the next one. When we have the advantage, we cannot lose it.
‘We are capable of doing whatever we want in the new stadium if we put our minds to it’
Everton played well to race into a 2-0 lead in 35 minutes through Beto and Dwight McNeil in their penultimate match at Goodison.
But there was a nervousness once Julio Enciso pulled a goal back with a 30-yard cracker and few were surprised when George Hirst levelled with a header after 79 minutes.
By then, Liam Delap had been substituted, having been booked for a 12th time this season and involved in barneys with Joey O’Brien and Jarrad Branthwaite.
Delap is the jewel in the crown of the relegated Suffolk club and plenty of clubs will be tempted by his £30million buy-out clause this summer.
Ipswich ‘s comeback from 2-0 down was the third time it’s happened at Goodison this seaso.
However, the biggest teams might have concerns over the robust centre-forward’s disciplinary record.
Town manager Kieran McKenna is sure his striker is mindful of the lines he can not cross but acknowledged: ‘He plays on the edge.’
