Team that finished 4th VS Current Team

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Not to knock them, but that year the team that finished 4th did so on 61 points. It wouldn't have happened but for other teams' being below par.
 

As far as myself, I think this side isn't as good as the general consensus is at times but the players themselves are better than they think they are and can play better than Moyes will let them play...partially due to his own need to play with defensive responsibilities always niggling the back of their mind and the worry of a light squad. They're both valid points, in their own way, but it hampers this side, IMHO.

They're reguarly consistently picking up points though, is the thing. And there have been games when we've played to our potential and been wonderful (city, utd, newcastle and southampton at home, villa, swansea and fulham away).

It's not as endearing a team as the 05 version because that one gave the impression of performing at 110% and you're right this team always seems like it should be better than it is, it rarely gets outplayed but it draws and loses games it should win but I think it's better in terms of talent and I think it will end up having won more points.
 
7 nil mate. Bergkamp was sublime that day, one of his finest performances. Video:

[video=youtube;xeUy7Iy77Uc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUy7Iy77Uc[/video]
 

7 nil mate. Bergkamp was sublime that day, one of his finest performances. Video:

[video=youtube;xeUy7Iy77Uc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUy7Iy77Uc[/video]

Ha i thought Carsley got one would have lost money on that to be fair i was pissed watching it - you needed to be.
 
Ha i thought Carsley got one would have lost money on that to be fair i was pissed watching it - you needed to be.

Know what you mean mate! Then again, looking back now, what a player Bergkamp was. Reckoned he was washed up too.
 
Ha i thought Carsley got one would have lost money on that to be fair i was pissed watching it - you needed to be.

Opening day of the season, at Goodison, Cars got ours where we lost 4-1 to Arsenal. (Grav assist). Odd fact, Cars scored the first and the last goals of the campaign for us that season.
 
I was utterly pis%&ed off with that 7-0. It didn't matter that it didn't affect the standings in the table, it was about professional pride, and we couldn't be arsed that day, thinking "job done". It was completely unprofessional to just lay down at let them walk all over us.
 
The squad of 07-08 was much better than this one. We had Lescott, Arteta, an in form Yak, an in form Osman and an in form Pienaar. We had strength in numbers too. Baines was warming the bench most games ffs and Yak barely played in the group stages of the Uefa Cup. You can't underestimate how important having a 20 goal a season striker and Johnson coming off the bench and slotting consistently was. This year we have Naismith, Barkley, Oviedo and Hitzlsperger on the bench. It's not even close. Our first XI is good. It's never available though.
 

The best Everton side of the Moyes era was in the final months of the 09/10 season, the highlight being the week when we beat United, Chelsea and Sporting.

Over a whole season this year's side might be the best, but its still nothing worth getting too carried away about unless they win a cup or finish top 4.
 
If the 04 team played the 012-13 squad 10 times I would expect this years team would thrash the 04 team a couple times with 4-0, 5-1 like scorelines and yet somehow manage to lose the overall series to the 04 team.
 
I was utterly pis%&ed off with that 7-0. It didn't matter that it didn't affect the standings in the table, it was about professional pride, and we couldn't be arsed that day, thinking "job done". It was completely unprofessional to just lay down at let them walk all over us.
Not the only time we've let Arsenal walk all over us, they've thrashed us quite a few times in Moyes era.
 

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