TL;DR I know why Everton are [Poor language removed].
Right, I feel like I need to try and clarify just what is going on at Everton football club. The answer? Exactly what was meant to happen. As soon as Martinez signed up I was filled with 95% fear because for all the joy I got watching Wigan play I was always relieved I wasn't a supporter as they were predictable and always getting relegated.
I said to myself last season I would take anything above 18th in the league and to finish 5th was like an absolute miracle. Did we deserve it? [Poor language removed] yes, of course we did. The only problem is that this led fans to head into 2014/15 with completely misguided optimism for the season ahead. As soon as I read online one fan say "5th place minimum" I knew I was in for a rough year. Everton have some good - potentially great - players in the squad but we don't necessarily have a good -team-. How did we finish 5th you say? Well a mixture of new management adrenaline, fewer games, and some players carrying us.
We had the likes of Barry, Jags, Distin and Howard playing some of the best football of their careers all season long and couple that with the form of Lukaku, the emergence of Barkley and the scoring prowess of Coleman, we managed a record points total. This season, however, we have seen the true nature of the squad:
1. We lack any kind of leader.
2. Our senior players are finished.
3. Our formation doesn't suit the squad we have.
4. Lukaku isn't quite as good as everyone wants him to be. (Does he play better on loan with a point to prove?)
5. Barkley has regressed in a way.
6. John Stones is a [Poor language removed] wizard.
Everton sitting where they currently are in the table is where we should have finished LAST season realistically. We need to forget about being a Top 6 team at the moment because we're not and last season was a fluke. A major squad rebuild was required this year and started well with some long contracts, Besic & Lukaku, however it wasn't enough and I'd hoped January would continue that (LOL yolo optimism). Unless we change our squad and our flexibility with formations we will continue to show our true colours as a weakened premier league team.
I am a diehard Everton fan and it breaks my heart to see us flirt with relegation but these are some bitter pills I think we all need to swallow or else we'll all just end up topping ourselves come May.
Right, I feel like I need to try and clarify just what is going on at Everton football club. The answer? Exactly what was meant to happen. As soon as Martinez signed up I was filled with 95% fear because for all the joy I got watching Wigan play I was always relieved I wasn't a supporter as they were predictable and always getting relegated.
I said to myself last season I would take anything above 18th in the league and to finish 5th was like an absolute miracle. Did we deserve it? [Poor language removed] yes, of course we did. The only problem is that this led fans to head into 2014/15 with completely misguided optimism for the season ahead. As soon as I read online one fan say "5th place minimum" I knew I was in for a rough year. Everton have some good - potentially great - players in the squad but we don't necessarily have a good -team-. How did we finish 5th you say? Well a mixture of new management adrenaline, fewer games, and some players carrying us.
We had the likes of Barry, Jags, Distin and Howard playing some of the best football of their careers all season long and couple that with the form of Lukaku, the emergence of Barkley and the scoring prowess of Coleman, we managed a record points total. This season, however, we have seen the true nature of the squad:
1. We lack any kind of leader.
2. Our senior players are finished.
3. Our formation doesn't suit the squad we have.
4. Lukaku isn't quite as good as everyone wants him to be. (Does he play better on loan with a point to prove?)
5. Barkley has regressed in a way.
6. John Stones is a [Poor language removed] wizard.
Everton sitting where they currently are in the table is where we should have finished LAST season realistically. We need to forget about being a Top 6 team at the moment because we're not and last season was a fluke. A major squad rebuild was required this year and started well with some long contracts, Besic & Lukaku, however it wasn't enough and I'd hoped January would continue that (LOL yolo optimism). Unless we change our squad and our flexibility with formations we will continue to show our true colours as a weakened premier league team.
I am a diehard Everton fan and it breaks my heart to see us flirt with relegation but these are some bitter pills I think we all need to swallow or else we'll all just end up topping ourselves come May.
