David Moyes keeps making the same Everton mistake and it cannot continue

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David Moyes has produced some stunning form since he made his return to Everton in January.

Everton have been able to pull themselves out of the relegation battle, with Premier League survival all but confirmed.

Although the progress under Moyes has been mightily impressive, the Toffees have found converting draws into wins extremely difficult.

It has been almost two months since Everton last tasted three points in the Premier League.

Moyes helped inspire an Everton comeback against Arsenal on the weekend, but the search for three points continues.

The 61-year-old will not receive too much criticism from his opening months back at Everton, but there is one potential mistake he keeps on making.

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David Moyes chooses Abdoulaye Doucoure over Carlos Alcaraz for Everton

Like a lot of the players, Abdoulaye Doucoure is set to leave Everton over the summer as his contract comes to an end.

Despite this, Moyes continues to select the Mali midfielder ahead of the January loan signing Carlos Alcaraz.

Following a bright start to his time on Merseyside, Alcaraz now finds himself struggling for game time from the starting XI.

After seemingly turning a corner with back-to-back starts, Moyes returned Alcaraz to the bench for the Arsenal game on the weekend.

But the 61-year-old dropped the Argentine to the bench as Doucoure failed to really provide much in an attacking sense.

• 90 minutes played
• 22 touches
• 67% pass accuracy
• 7x possession lost
• 3x dribbled past

It’s been suggested Moyes wants Alcaraz to replace Doucoure, but the signs recently are not exactly suggesting that to be the case.

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Alcaraz’s Everton future remains uncertain

Moyes was really impressed by Alcaraz early on in his tenure at Goodison Park, but questions have now emerged in recent weeks.

Alcaraz’s future at Everton felt like a formality after he netted and assisted in the win at Selhurst Park.

However, being dropped to the bench for a player who looks like he is set to leave at the end of the season is not a great look for Alcaraz.

Everton are expected to seal Alcaraz’s permanent signing soon, but it will raise eyebrows to see him reduced to a spot on the bench considering he is expected to be the future.

Doucoure is far from showing his best form at Everton which only emphasises the mistake Moyes is making in not utilising Alcaraz.