Despite claims that this is the most talented Everton side since the glory days of the 1980s, the club is languishing in 11th place in the table. A quick glance at their home form, and its easy to see why. Their 3-2 defeat to the Hammers was the third loss in their last four matches at Goodison Park, and its difficult to pinpoint where they are going wrong. Defensive frailties are obviously a major issue, but the Blues looked solid at the back until the Hammers began to make their numerical advantage count in the latter stages. Martinezs second-half tactics cannot be faulted. His decision to introduce Besic at half time steadied the midfield ship and gave Lennon the opportunity to join Lukaku in the final third. Not for the first time this term, there was an element of misfortune about the defeat, but its clear there are problems to address at Goodison.
