Nigel Martyn: Everton FC face massive challenge to recover from sloppy start

Sep 15 2009

By Nigel Martyn, Liverpool Echo

FOOTBALL has changed dramatically down the years – especially so when you consider how victories and defeats now tend to be perceived. Should a team win one game, suddenly predictions will be made that great things will beckon for them but lose in unexpected circumstances and those on the receiving end inevitably find themselves being written off – that’s just the way it is. Look at our neighbours from across the park; Liverpool only lost twice in the whole of last season but the fact they have been turned over the same amount of times already has left a number of judges proclaiming that they can’t win the title. That, of course, is nonsense – a more accurate synopsis is that Liverpool are now walking a fine line and must beat Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United if they are to flourish. Full story at Liverpool Echo website - click here