I think we are losing this one... yes yes call me pessimistic.
West Ham have been playing some good stuff, score plenty of goals and don`t conceded many. Full of energy, hard work and pace, too much for our luvvies to deal with. Of course we will huff and puff but I can see us conceding more than we score, if we score without James in the side.
I see all the sound bites coming out this week from CA saying he should be stronger on them, and the players saying they have to fight to deliver. 5 mins after kick off they will be in back in full bottle mode. 1/2 these players are not fit to wear this shirt, they probably dont even care and the fans arent in the ground to let them know!
It wont be a surprise to miss out on Europe, all I have seen for the majority of the 35 years supporting Everton is failure, that is what this club has become really good at, failure. That wont change until another 80% of this squad is moved on and replaced with quality that can improve us and carry us on to better things, unfortunately that is 3-5 years away.