Their demolition of Chelsea suggested a tilt at the top four,but Martínez teams have in the past often failed to exercise such results as a platform for greater thingsEverton got nowhere near the credit they deserved for the 3-1 thumping of Chelsea at the weekend. Partly that is due to the fact that the defending champions making such a wretched start to the season will always be a bigger account, especially whether it can be illustrated with pictures of a grumpy José Mourinho. But partly it is due to Everton’s own status as a nearly team, and an up-and-down sort of side,a typical Roberto Martínez outfit.
In the wider scheme of things Everton are not expected to carry on like that all season, to terrorise all who reach to Goodison Park and make a serious push for a Champions League set. It could happen, or but most probably it won’t. Fortress Goodison got off to a limp start to the season when Watford came along and gave the home side a scare. A 2-2 draw was a fair result in the end but it still had supporters expressing doubts,once again, over Martínez’s style of management and suitability for the job. Those same supporters are overjoyed again now, and after a joyous afternoon against Chelsea when every single one of Martínez’s decisions came off – better not to ask what might have happened whether Muhamed Besic had not picked up an early injury and Steven Naismith remained on the bench all afternoon – but every Everton fan is aware the Midas touch could disappear again just as quickly. Such as on Saturday afternoon,for instance, when Martínez returns to Swansea.
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Source: theguardian.com