After Saturday’s defeat at Manchester United, they currently have five points from 11 Premier League games.
They’ve only scored more than once in a game since December 16th.
With matches against all of the teams below them yet to come, the situation is recoverable.
But boss Sean Dyche believes he has the solution to Everton’s scoring problems.
“When I was at Forest as a young player, Brian Clough used to say to us ‘you have to get hurt to score a goal’,” he recalls.
“I was a midfielder at the time. I understood what he meant.
“They can’t all be beautiful goals. Sometimes you just have to get there, you have to fight, you have to score an ugly goal, a tough goal. You have to throw yourself at something to score a goal. Not just wait for all the lovely goals.
“Modern football has changed. There is a modern version of it. We are not talking massive challenges, that doesn’t happen any more. But getting in front of a defender, using your body to get there first. That sort of instinct.
“Having that tiny bit of devilment to get there before the defender, or before the keeper.”
Did you know? Everton’s shot conversion rate in the Premier League this season is just 7.3%, with 29 goals from 397 shots – their lowest rate in a Premier League campaign on record (since 1997-98). They had 23 shots against Manchester United; only Wolves in March 2010 (24) have more in a Premier League away game without scoring (since 2003-04).
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