What's changed?

Deco · February 23, 2013

At the start of the season, we as fans saw our team play the best football we've seen them play in probably 20 years. What exactly has changed from then to now where we are struggling so much that the chance of 4th is effectively dead in any realistic sense.

AdamEFC · February 23, 2013

Players are getting tired, teams have countered the threat of Fellaini and have out more focous on defending against Pienaar and Baines.

fozzy · February 23, 2013

nothing mate! its a normal mr (half season) moyes everton season just in reverse!

Brennan · February 23, 2013

Deco said:
At the start of the season, we as fans saw our team play the best football we've seen them play in probably 20 years. What exactly has changed from then to now where we are struggling so much that the chance of 4th is effectively dead in any realistic sense.

Small squad who can't compete at that level over the course of a season.

If we got investment in the team on a regular basis so that we actually had a quality bench we'd still be challenging for 4th.

Huyton Layne · February 23, 2013

The other teams found a way to shut us down, combined with Pienaar and Baines not linking up as well as they should has caused a rot that's infected the team and makes us worse each week.

ToffeeMike · February 23, 2013

Consistency, we not a consistent team unlike Spurs and Arsenal. Too much pressure gets heaped on players.

turner · February 23, 2013

Other teams have changed their tactics. We haven't. The end.

evertondotcom · February 23, 2013

A very poor January transfer window. Nothing to freshen the side up, we're sale and have ran out of ideas.

GwladysBlue · February 23, 2013

Moyes' limited tactical knowledge.

toffee-fellaini · February 23, 2013

Fellaini is playing upfront when he should be in CM.

tasslehoff · February 23, 2013

Small squad. No investment. Players becoming jaded.

edge · February 23, 2013

tired and small squad, lack of ambition and tactical bravery, we have been sussed and in fairness to moyes we dont have the quality or numbers to change it, nothing we didnt know going into the window, that was the end of any realistic chance of forth.

Deco · February 23, 2013

It's just so disappointing. I mean it's not as bad to the extent as people saying that we'll end up like Villa but being so close to where we belong and throwing it away hurts so much.

I love Moyes and what he's done for us but it might just be time to sell a couple of our big stars and splash the large sums they're worth to change our fortunes.

Darth Toffeeman · February 23, 2013

No investment in January. That's it in a nutshell. The other clubs around us strengthened so will push on. New faces give everyone from the fans to the players a lift. The board have let the club down AGAIN!