Btw, Everton didn't "slightly edge" the first half. They were all over us and had complete control from start to end. The dominated.
I cannot believe that is even up for debate ...
I don't agree. We played poorly in the first half but edged possession. Everton were more of an attacking threat (as I would expect the home team to be) but other than the goal didn't really carve us open. In the second half we completely ran the show. It wasn't a great Spurs performance, but people are going way OTT about our so called bad form.
I remember saying this way back in 2001, after the first few games of the season. A team playing badly but getting positive results will eventually come unstuck and have a poor run of results. A team playing well but not getting results will eventually go on a great run. Against Arsenal we were brick (even when we were 2-0 up we had fluked two goals and weren't the better team), but against Utd and Everton we weren't outclassed or outplayed.
Half the problem is we're also being punished for individual mistakes. Ekotto, for example, has been making them all season. He did last year too, and the year before that. But he wasn't being punished for them. Against Arsenal and Utd he was. Walker has been the same this season, fudging dreadful for the most part and yet his mistakes haven't been punished until now. And finally the same applies with Kaboul, who continually makes mistakes.
Redknapp's recent team selections do worry me, mainly his judgement in not replacing Ekotto and also in replacing Corluka with Walker (Corluka is a much better player and defender), and choosing Kaboul over the now injured Dawson (again Dawson is a vastly superior defender).
But I have hope. IF we play against other teams like that 2nd half against Everton, or the way we played Utd? We'll win most of our remaining games.