Everton face the unthinkable as disgraceful defeat proves major Frank Lampard concern right

What more do you even say about these Everton performances?

What is finally going to make these players change their tune?

They are slap-bang in the middle of a relegation fight, with the worst away form in the Premier League and staring down the barrel of the unthinkable.

How many excuses can be made? How many fingers can be pointed?

Yes, you can say this defeat to Tottenham Hotspur was embarrassing, dreadful and disgraceful.

But it's all been said too many times over the course of this shambolic season. Just when you think this level of display is finally behind the side, they stoop to it once again.

There's only so many times that you can think a side has reached a new low. So, what is it? Quality? Mentality? Belief?

The reality is much more concerning. It's a horrible cocktail of all three.

Are Everton too good to go down? No, no they're not. You can't look at a performance like this and think anything otherwise.

Yes there's injured players to come back, but that doesn't matter. Everton made one change to the side that should have got something against Man City and it was a positive one with Dominic Calvert-Lewin replacing Alex Iwobi.

Remember when the striker's return was hailed as the turning point for this shoddy campaign? Maybe so much pressure and hope shouldn't have been placed there.

On their day these players have the quality to drag themselves out of this position, but when can you ever count on that day coming?

Inconsistency on both an individual and collective basis across this Everton squad is like an anchor being clamped onto them. They can't seem to shake it off.

But, let's not pretend the system isn't to blame for this result either.

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