Filed under: Big Four, English Premier League, EPL, Everton, Lescott, Moyes, Rooney, Soccer | Tags: Big Four, Everton, Joleon Lescott, Moyes
The problem is they lack the ability to evolve with where the game is going. There are three things they have to do that they simply haven’t.
Get better results from their roster on and off the bench. The same players, the same ability, the same results. No one is performing for Everton. There’s no standout and there’s no one to worry about. Manyoo have Rooney and several others. Liverpool have Gerrard and Torres. Tottenham have Defoe. Even Aston Villa have Ashley Young. Who does Everton have now that Joleon “Commander Worf” Lescott is gone? And was anyone really even scared of him in the first place?
- Same faces except for Captain Forehead
Bring in impact players. Moyes complained about this during the transfer time, but you’d figure a team that made it near the top of the table would’ve made a move for somebody. I mean shit. Kevin Doyle, Stephen Hunt, Chamakh. They may not be big names but they can make an impact and they’re not expensive. Even Hull picked up Altidore. Damn, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was available. I know it’s not an easy market but you at least have to be on the short list. Instead you pick up some unknown from a 3rd division farm team in a America. No wonder real players don’t take you seriously Moyes.
Build young talent. Who’s coming up through the ranks at Everton? Yea. That’s what I thought.
The game is evolving faster than ever and it’s very apparent the teams that will at least make a run for the top. This ain’t the age of the Big Four any longer and there are teams that look threatening. And considering the look of things, Everton aren’t one of them. I like Moyes. I like Everton. But something drastic is going to have to change or they’ll be left fighting for the bottom of the table instead of fighting to break into the top.
