Source: Liverpool_Echo
IAN SNODIN: Miserable start to the season is so frustrating for Everton FC
I FULLY expected Everton to beat Newcastle so to say I was disappointed on Saturday is an understatement.[LNB]That's three games against supposedly lesser sides in Blackburn, Wolves and Newcastle which should have yielded nine points and instead we've got a measly one.[LNB]What really galled me was that it wasn't just a few players who were off their game. Everyone who has played can tell you that you can't always be at the top of your game, and in any given fixture you might have to carry two or three team-mates a bit.[LNB]But on Saturday it was more like eight of them who were not at the races, and that means you've got problems. I'm sure David Moyes is as frustrated as his players, and the fans.[LNB] You can say that on paper Everton are much better than Newcastle and Wolves etc but that means nothing in reality. You've got to show it.[LNB]Newcastle set their stall out solidly. Joey Barton was exceptional in midfield, where Everton struggled to break down the solidity of him and Cheik Tiote.[LNB]David Moyes has suggested that maybe he has been too complimentary to the players, and needs to issue a few rollockings and maybe get back to his tougher ways.[LNB]Perhaps, but ultimately the answer is in the players' hands.[LNB]Only they can go out there and make things right.
