It was an afternoon to make you think, especially so when Andros Townsend thrashed in the final goal to leave Frank Lampard hollering in delight.
A mere 69 days earlier, Everton had faced Brentford in the Premier League and a 1-0 defeat in west London was a line in the sand for enraged supporters.
The players were screamed at when they approached the away end at the final whistle, and Rafa Benitez was subjected to noisy opprobrium.
That is what Everton were: divided and going nowhere.