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Everton were comfortably beaten by Manchester City on Saturday, and the performance of Bernard must force Marco Silva to switch things up for Sunday’s clash against Tottenham.

Silva’s new-look Everton side have played some brilliant football this season, but the lack of results since the international break is definitely a cause for concern.

The Toffees have won just once in their last six games, and have only scored five goals across those six matches.

The most frustrating thing about the lack of goals is the fact that they have actually dominated parts of all six of those games, but without a proper number nine they simply don’t have the clinical edge to make that dominance count.

In short, the Toffees are currently all style and no substance, and no one encapsulates this lack of killer edge quite as much as Bernard, who has struggled to make an impact since joining for free in the summer.

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The crafty Brazilian international clearly has plenty of ability, but his sheer lack of influence in the final third, plus the fact that he offers very little defensive help to Lucas Digne, means he is basically a waste of a shirt out there.

The 26 year-old, who has now failed to create a single chance in his last four starts, attempted just eight passes during the 3-1 defeat at the Etihad, completing only six of them.

He completed just one dribble, failed to register a single shot, and was also wasteful in possession, getting dispossessed three times and taking two unsuccessful touches.

If Bernard is going to have little to no impact in the final third, then he needs to be industrious, tiring out defenders and helping Digne track opposition runners down that flank, but he didn’t make a single tackle on Saturday.

Silva was right to take a gamble on the free agent this summer, but so far the gamble hasn’t paid off, and the boss must now swallow his pride and replace the Brazilian with the ever-improving Ademola Lookman.

So, Everton fans, which player would you rather start against Tottenham on Sunday? Let us know your thoughts by voting in the poll below…