After having had some time to reflect on yesterday's performance, the players on the pitch were not competetive enough, they are playing firmly within their comfort zone and I think one or two of them are finding life uncomfortable under Lampard and his team, so, they are putting just that little bit less into their performances, not enough to be easily noticed, but, enough to affect results.
If the board want to sort the problems at this club, they need to start with the attitude of the playing staff. I believe that the way to do this is to publicly demonstrate support for Lampard and make it plain that he is going nowhere. He's a bright lad, I'm sure he has already identified just who he needs to get out of the club over the next couple of windows.
Conor Coady said yesterday that it is too easy to play for Everton and he was right, we can look a busy team on occasions, but, realistically we look, all too often, to be out fought and out ran by very poor teams. There is a malaise amongst the players and if doest take long for it to start to rub off on even the new players. It needs to be made plain to them that no less than 100% is acceptable and that Thelwell, Lampard and the coaching staff call the shots.
Oh and get a centre forward in or we are fecked.
