We’re too good to be in this position says Everton FC’s Tim Cahill

“It's just one of those things and nothing's going to fix it except our mental attitude as individuals and a team,” he said.

“I'm a lot more positive though - we played better football and had a much better attitude.

“We couldn't hit a barn door at the minute but I'm much happier with our approach.

“It's the overall attitude and mental toughness that counts. The attitude against Hull wasn't good enough but against Liverpool it was a lot better and we will keep fighting.”

The problems with Yakubu and Saha persuaded Moyes to start with on-loan Brazilian Jo as the lone striker.

And Moyes defended the decision to continue with just one up front until late on, when he sent on Yakubu to partner fellow substitute Saha.

“I thought we were worse in the last 10 minutes when we went to two up front,” said the manager.

“People talk about systems and styles but I thought it was more to do with the energy and commitment.

“The last 10 minutes we really didn't show a great deal.”

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