Season › 2011-12 › News Rodwell dislikes bad habit Michael Kenrick , 5 December, 5comments | Jump to most recent Jack Rodwell believes Everton have got into a bad habit of conceding the first goal in matches which is impacting badly on results. Sunday's 1-0 defeat at home to Stoke was the seventh time in nine Premier League games the Toffees had gone behind and ended up losing — a fourth league defeat in seven matches at Goodison Park this season. "It is a bad habit," Rodwell told EvertonTV. "You don't want to concede any time so to go behind early doors you have to claw yourself back into the game and that is difficult." In truth, what cost Everton more was their regular problem of a lack of cutting edge up front. The Toffees had more possession, more corners and more shots than their opponents but failed to carve out one decent opening. Quotes or other material sourced from Sporting Life Reader Comments (5) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads