Blue Watch: Everton’s players must pull together before the season gets away from them
Sep 17 2009
By Mark O'Brien, Liverpool Daily Post
LAST month, the decent results against the hapless Sigma Olomouc acted as a salve, easing the pain of the raw results inflicted by both Arsenal and Burnley.
So following another dreadful domestic performance, this time at Craven Cottage, Evertonians are hoping that Europe can once again provide some light relief in what’s been a rather grim week.
AEK Athens promise to be more formidable than the men from the Czech Republic, and given Everton’s present problems the Greeks must be quietly confident of emulating their countrymen, Panathinaikos, who infamously upset Harry Catterick’s team by dumping them out of the European Cup in 1971.
The news towards the end of last week that Mikel Arteta’s recovery has hit problems was a disappointment, and Phil Neville picking up a serious injury against Fulham only compounded matters further.
All of a sudden, from looking like he had a number of interesting options after making three new signings, David Moyes is once again struggling to piece a coherent side together.
