Pampered Blues lack real hunger

SEAMUS COLEMAN gave a withering assessment of his Everton teammates after another characterless performance at Wolves.

“We can’t keep hiding behind managers because we’ve hid behind managers for long enough,” said Coleman (above). And he was spot on. Since David Moyes left Goodison, too many have looked interested only in picking up their money, knowing the under-pressure boss will get the blame.

It won’t happen under Carlo

Ancelotti (right) because he’s too good a coach.

But Everton’s failure to get a return from the hundreds of millions spent since Farhad Moshiri arrived has mostly been down to appalling recruitment.

Look at the Wolves side who played them off the pitch on Sunday.

Hungry players bought to fit a system, the majority of whom have excelled. Everton, meanwhile, have largely overpaid for cast-offs in the hope that somehow it all gels.

Before that game, Ancelotti said he had been told he could splash the cash this summer, but felt his squad didn’t need big changes to challenge for the top four.

It has looked as though – in most games since the restart – they need changes to challenge even for the top eight.

YOU often hear players and managers talk about wanting to give something back to the local community, but rarely is it enacted with such determination as Wigan are currently doing.

Ever since they were placed in administration and deducted 12 points they have been on a mission to beat relegation and ensure the club survives – not for the sake of their own futures but for the town and the 75 staff who have lost their jobs.

That’s why Hull were hit with a hurricane that saw them 7-0 down at half-time on Tuesday night. Championship survival is the least Paul Cook and his players deserve.