HOWARD KENDALL: Everton’s welcome win at West Ham but still room for improvement

I was fortunate enough to see Everton's very welcome win at West Ham last weekend.But while I was as relieved and as delighted as anyone to see three valuable points picked up, I wasn't totally satisfied.The Blues simply have to tighten up at the back.West Ham had far too many goalscoring opportunities for my liking, and the Blues were lucky that Carlton Cole's name was missing from the Hammers' teamsheet.It's rare that a team will win back to back Premier League games at home in the same week, so I had no fears for Everton going to Upton Park.But there's clearly still plenty of work to be done.I thought that West Ham's midfielder Scott Parker was the undoubtedly man of the match.He ran the game, and on that performance you could understand Everton's interest in signing him a couple of years ago.He decided, instead, to join Newcastle, and while that was a blow for the Blues at the time, there are clearly still a few question marks about him.

Source: Liverpool_Echo