Lack Of Fitness Let Everton Down

Martinez: Certain individuals let us down.

Roberto Martinez has said that he feels certain individuals within the team let their side down with a drop in energy levels in the draw with Arsenal.

The Blues led the Gunners 2-0 with seven minutes left but, as everyone could see inside the ground, the Blues lost control of the game courtesy of not being fit enough to run for 90 minutes.

“For 70-75 minutes, it was the perfect performance – very similar to when we played Arsenal last time.

“Our first-half display was full of dynamic football and energy. We looked really strong every time we went forward and when we defended we stopped Arsenal from having a shot on target.

“Scoring the two goals should have been enough to control the game in the normal manner that we do. I just felt that certain individuals, and as a team, we dropped our energy levels and we couldn’t control it.

“When you do that, you have to score that third goal or you allow Arsenal to get one all of a sudden