Jagielka admits table tells worrying story

EVERTON defender Phil Jagielka admits the club’s lowly position in the Premier League table is creating anxiety within the dressing room.

Saturday’s goalless draw at home to Wigan was the Toffees’ seventh match without a win and left them 15th, just two points above the relegation zone.

Jagielka acknowledges they have to find a way out of their predicament but that, with nearly half the campaign gone, looking at the table is a worrying prospect for the players.

“You can’t ignore the table, we are too far gone in the season,” he said.

“If it had been three or four games in we may have not bothered looking at the table but the number of games we have played now the league has started to take shape.

“Unfortunately we are in the wrong half and there is only one way to correct that and that is by starting to pick up three points.

“It is a very apprehensive changing room. We are hoping we get that early goal and kick on from there but unfortunately at the moment we can’t seem to find it.

“I am sure if we were further up the table and doing better we would probably have won.

“Unfortunately we are getting a few decent chances and a few half-chances but we are not turning them into goals.

“The atmosphere (at Goodison Park) isn’t brilliant but we can’t blame the fans because we’re not giving them too much to shout about.

“Believe you me we are trying, hopefully our luck will turn soon and we will start scoring goals.The form we are in the confidence is not particularly high and we got a little bit edgy.”