We've defended better this season, any manager worth his salt would have taken that approach first having looked at our defence since it was ruined by Martinez.
We've stopped more crosses than anyone in the league this far averaging 3.6 per game. Considering the amount of goals that we conceded from crosses last season I think that's really impressive, even more so when you consider Coleman started the season injured and almost as he came back we then lost our first choice on the other side.
I'm really enjoying watching Everton being rebuilt from what went before and to HAVE made this much progression in 3 months is incredible. Should we beat Chelsea we are going to go into the third international break (FFS) at worst 5 points off top, not bad considering you could of doubled our league tally last season and only just (?) won the league.
To all proper evertonians, enjoy it, worry about the negatives if they come along.