NIGEL MARTYN: The harder Everton work, the luckier they get

15 December 2009 01:00
IF ever a football club has deserved a slice or two of luck this season, it's Everton.[LNB]That's why I wouldn't worry too much about the fortuitous goals we scored at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.[LNB]We've had players dropping like flies all season, we endured a local derby where everything went the way of our neighbours, so perhaps it's time the balance was redressed just a little the other way.[LNB]But picking up a point at Chelsea - even a Chelsea side which has dipped just a little in recent weeks - isn't just about luck.[LNB]You still have to show spirit, fight and resilience to come away from a ground like that with anything, and that's just what Everton did.[LNB]I actually felt a little for Petr Cech afterwards.[LNB]He could hardly do anything about his own goal or Yak's finish for the second, while the third goal was a freak.[LNB]But it's about time the Blues got the rub of the stick like that.

Source: Liverpool_Echo