Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal vs Everton - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - February 3, 2018 Everton manager Sam Allardyce REUTERS/David Klein
LONDON (Reuters) - Everton manager Sam Allardyce dismissed last weekend's 5-1 rout at Arsenal as a blip on Thursday despite labelling it a "disaster" full of "pathetic" performances in an emotionally charged interview straight after the match.
A much more conciliatory Allardyce sought to explain away the defeat at a news conference when he called on his players to deliver the right reaction in Saturday's home game against Crystal Palace.
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