At what time do we hit the panic button ?
Not one shot on target in the last three merseyside derbies doesnt make great reading for any Evertonian at the moment especially going down to a not so great Liverpool side on saturday lunch-time.
Being out-played by a poor Blackburn Rovers side in the Carling Cup too, our players promised us the world for the Liverpool game but the massive improvements didnt come.
Another display like the one on saturday lunchtime against Standard Liege could spell the end to our Uefa cup campaign before it has even started.
I know some people might say its early days but anything other than a win against a poor Newcastle side on sunday and it could be "Goodnight Vienna" to any ambitions of European football being played at Goodison Park next season.
With a visit to the Emirates stadium after that and then Manchester United at Goodsion, it could be a long and dismal winter especially with the players lacking in so much confidence.
With the FA Cup not starting til January it could mean David Moyes having just Premier league fixtures to totally focus on until then.
Roll back to April last year at Goodsion Park, were we struggled to beat the worst team in Premier League history Derby County.
That was our last clean sheet!
With us hovering about mid-table at the moment, results need to improve and quick.
If they dont, at what time do us Evertonians hit the panic button?
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We need a captain who can play football and lead by example. We need a captain with leadership qualities and we currently haven't got one. There is no one talking at the back - we have already conceded 3 OGs and a penalty this season. Neville is responsible for 1 OG and 1 penalty so far. No doubt those figures will grown as the season progresses. Why does Moyes persist with this very average player? Is he too embarassed to drop him because he made him club captain? We are out of the League Cup, and on Thursday we will be out of the Uefa cup. A relegation struggle is all we have to look forward to.
Excuse me?
But didn't Louis Saha have a shot that went narrowly wide of the post? Surely on target?
Didn't Cahill mis a chance in front of goal first half?
Yes we do need more "Carsley-style" shots from all areas of the box, whom every game liked to challenge the keeper at some point in the game, even if he mishit or put it over.
I'm not say walk it in, but put some more efforts on goal. Yak had one fabulous opportunity, but fell over rather than shoot?
DON'T BE AFRAID TO SHOOT!
Mark, when a shot is described as being "on target" it means just that - that it hit the target, or that it was intercepted before it had chance to hit the target, but that without that interception, it would have gone on to hit the target
Missing - even by a milimetre - is "off target"
Mark i'm afraid that this is the case Everton did not have one shot on target in the derby and only one shot full stop according to the sky sports stats.
Big help, big help. And suplerative news of course.