James Tarkowski concedes Everton’s goal-scoring woes are a ‘million-dollar question’.
Saturday’s home defeat to West Ham saw Sean Dyche’s side fail to win a tenth Premier League outing for the first time since the 1994/95 season.
Beto had opened the scoring with his first strike since December but Dominic Calvert-Lewin failed to hit the target for a 21st consecutive appearance.
And Tarkowski admits the Blues are at a loss in how to address the shortfall which has seen them score more than once just once since mid-December.
Asked how they can solve those misfiring issues, he said: “That’s the million-dollar question, isn’t it?
“Practice, practice, practice. And I think once two or three come, then a few more do. We had it at times last year.
“It is going to have to happen at some point because we can’t keep saying we played well and don’t win football matches.
“We need to put the ball in the back of the net; let’s see what the next game brings.
“We are a high-quality team with high-quality players, so we should be good enough to score more goals.”
Tarkowski also feels that Everton’s 10-point deduction, since reduced to six, has helped sharpen the minds again despite their inability to rack up goals.
He added: “I think clarity is the most important thing for us.
“We have cleared that up, and let’s concentrate on the football and try and win some football matches.
“That should have started [against West Ham], but it didn’t.
“The second charge that looms over again, you could easily use that as an excuse as uncertainty, but we can’t use that.
“We have been playing well, and we have played well so many times.
“That’s why the blame comes on the players because the manager sets us up and we cause teams problems; defend well.
“If you don’t put those chances to bed, you are going to get punished at some point.”