Phil Jagielka insists Everton FC must thrive in adversity after West Brom defeat

29 November 2010 08:00
Mikel Arteta and Phil Jagielka[LNB]PHIL JAGIELKA insists Everton must thrive in adversity after defeat against West Brom left them facing a potential relegation headache.[LNB]The England defender knows the Blues face a tough task to turn things around with their next three fixtures including games against Chelsea and Manchester City.[LNB]But the centre-back hopes a lack of self-pity in the Goodison dressing room will help them forget the pain of a 4-1 home defeat by the promoted Baggies.[LNB]He said: 'We were bad. We started off well for the first ten minutes but I don't know what team was playing for the other 35 minutes.[LNB] 'We need to draw a line under it now but it's getting frustrating having to do that. We're a good team and we should be in a better place. The manager must be pulling his hair out, and it must be hard to know what to do.[LNB]'We didn't perform as individuals or as a team today. We went down to 10 men and played OK but conceded too many goals.[LNB]'We tried to get back into the game and it cost us two more goals. But the fans would prefer us to go for it. The boys will brush themselves down, and there'll be plenty to say on Monday, and hopefully when it comes to adversity we can pull ourselves together.'

Source: Liverpool_Echo