So far this season, Everton has had an incredibly frustrating campaign filled with heartache and disaster.

Strangely enough, though, the answers to the troubles that afflicted them in the past have been evoking these feelings rather than the same problems themselves.

Leakyness at the back was combined with an inability to create and score chances, the latter of which was remedied with amazing ease.

Additionally, as chance creation has increased, their wastefulness has regrettably increased as well.

This pattern is impeding the club’s ability to move up the Premier League standings, which is hurting Sean Dyche’s team.

Sean Dyche on Everton’s season

Speaking following their 3-1 loss to West Ham United on Saturday—a game in which they once again fell into the same old traps—the 52-year-old came across as irate.

He had stood up for his guys so many times this season, telling them they were moving in the right direction even while they were missing opportunity after opportunity.

He did, however, express his obvious dissatisfaction at their failure to locate the net in spite of the excellent opportunities that were offered.

“We had the chances today to kill the game off and control the game, which we did for large parts,” Dyche said on Everton’s official website. However, you can’t simply continue to avoid taking too many risks.

As you can see, I’m annoyed by it because, although there were a lot of positive traits and excellent performances, we aren’t winning games or scoring goals, so I can’t keep repeating that.

I find it strange that I would say that. However, there must be some reality to the performance, and it’s frustrating me because it’s a strong performance—a Premier League performance, to be sure.

Relegation threatens despite improving

Few should have been shocked when Richarlison and Anthony Gordon left in consecutive seasons, given their goal threat decreased.

But, it was believed that by recruiting players like Arnaut Danjuma, Beto, Youssef Chermiti, and Jack Harrison, they had more than enough to share that load.

But these fresh faces, along with veteran characters who have already let the side down so many times, are once again pushing the club into another relegation struggle, whether it be due to a lack of game time or just a lack of talent.

A five-point safety cushion is not a strong enough foundation to ensure safety, even after they were awarded four points back after their appeal.

They require more badly, and Dyche must find it miraculously or else he will have to watch in dismay as these players falter in the face of a third straight scrap for relegation.