When Were Everton Last Among The FITTEST PL Sides?

[DaChunk]

I honestly can't remember when we last had one of the fittest teams in the league. To my eyes it seems like fitness is another persisting issue that we have to see season after season and manager after manager. When did we last have one of the fittest sides in the league? Why is such a basic issue not being resolved?

 

[Ralphie Boy]

TBH it amazes me that a club that pays such big figures for players and not keep them fit is strange. Its almost like a cosmopolitan look where we trust them to do the training, but they don't but then we don't manage them when they don't?

Howard Kendalls first stint was the last time we competed physically, mentally and skillfully.

 

[dholliday]

I honestly can't remember when we last had one of the fittest teams in the league. To my eyes it seems like fitness is another persisting issue that we have to see season after season and manager after manager. When did we last have one of the fittest sides in the league? Why is such a basic issue not being resolved?

The last Moyes team, or arguably Roberto's first season where everyone was fired up.

Since 14/15 we've been lethargic as bored mud.

 

[zukai12_]

Gomes, DCL, James, Godfrey, Allan

IDK, i'd say we're pretty fit

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

When LB3 was there...mmmm, fit.

 

[CrustySack]

When Moyes was the manager.

 

[Debunkology]

The last Moyes team, or arguably Roberto's first season where everyone was fired up.

Since 14/15 we've been lethargic as bored mud.

Yep, I do not want Moyes back. But I will concede that fitness went out the window as soon as Martinez arrived. And we haven't got it back.

 

[marnie]

Under Moyes Steve Tashjian was head fitness coach. He left and went back to the States when Roberto came in.
Found this quite interesting.

Interview with Steve Tashjian Everton Fitness Coach

We had a bit of a dry spell through the biggest weeks on the Soccer calendar (FIFA World Cup) but I thought I’d return with a nice interview I found from Steve Tashian (@SteveTashjian).

fitforfutbol.com

 

[Coggy]

Essentially when Moyes left.
You could regard him as a pack drill , run up an down sand hills type , compared to the arm round them / can't be bothered getting involved , loving ,managers that we have had since (other than BFS , who is a one on his own).
We have accepted a weak , unfit unit , and Carlo is as culpable as anyone else.

 

[deipnosophist]

I do not associate the concept of 'fitness' with anything Everton...barring 'the Fit Birds' thread here-on an Everton forum

 

[degsy]

You may be physically fit, but if you're not too arsed about losing and/or running about trying to do something about it.
Then it's all for nothing.

 

[PhilRegan]

Fit , probably all season. Motivated and fit first 7 games of this season just gone. Prior to that not for a very long time.

 

[TheBigIguana]

The fitness thing is made up way of trying to explain us being bad with something that can be easily fixed

 

[Goat]

The fitness thing is made up way of trying to explain us being bad with something that can be easily fixed

Is the answer running more?

 

[TheBigIguana]

Is the answer running more?

It could be.

But this thing where we lose because we aren't fit has gone on since Martinez. It's not real.