Column

Create Your Own Luck?

Regardless of whether you put any weight behind the league standings in the web page www.rightresult.net, which shows where teams would be placed if all of the key referee decisions made were correct, it can definitely be argued we have poor luck compared to the likes of Liverpool. Now as those from the Dark Side call us Bitter Blues, let's have a look at how they have unfathomable jammy luck where we are often on the wrong end of any bad decision. If kopites say you create your own luck, maybe they have a point.

Since that very year in the mid 80s when we were the best side in Europe and denied the opportunity to prove it by a decision coming directly from them, our luck has been very poor, whereas Liverpool have had continued luck right to this very day. Now this has to be recognised as self perpetuating. When Liverpool go in to a game as a side in poor form, they and as importantly their fans, have total belief they are going to win. Even now, when it is unbelievable luck they are still in the Champions League they are actually believe they will win it and quite possibly will even as the underdogs.

Now Everton on the other hand suffer from terrible disbelief resulting in the self perpetuating of 'oh so close but not quite'. And when you look at all the fans comments about how 'we aren't ready to compete with the big boys' and the likes it is no wonder we (only just) lose out to the likes of the big 3 and Liverpool plus the likes of Fiorentina.

Even after an amazing come back against Fiorentina so many fans have said 'I just knew we weren't going to get through' and of course that is exactly what happened - we only just lost out and didn't get through.

Without wanting to sound too airy fairy, surely if we were to have that total belief of 'the top is where we belong' and feared no team that came our way, surely that is how the fans and players would get the results. Much has been said about our motto and surely that has to be reminded to all players staff and fans and then that is what we will get.

Yes, we are on the verge bringing in silverware and competing in Europe year in year out but with the belief of only being on the verge that is exactly where we will stay. Yes we need money and to buy more quality players but without the belief that too will get us nowhere.

So to summarize I for one so think the fact that we are 7 points clear of Liverpool in the Right Result table as hugely significant and shows we are a top-four side needing to believe it in itself therefore CREATING OUR OWN LUCK!

Reader Comments

Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer