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Though he's managed to produce a couple of highlights over the last few months, Arouna Kone won't be too pleased with how the season has gone so far.

Despite scoring his first ever Everton hat-trick against Sunderland back in November, the Ivorian striker has had limited opportunities since then. Much like the side as a whole, Kone has a tendency to be a tad hit-and-miss.

Especially when it comes to social media.

After a fairly lacklustre performance in The Toffees' latest outing against Manchester City , Arouna took to Twitter to let off a little steam. Having only come on in the 71st minute, Kone appeared to blame his fortunes on a combination of extended bench time and the nippy January cold.

This isn't the best excuse we've ever heard, in all honesty. See for yourself.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the fans aren't too pleased about this justification. Indeed, many are now trolling Arouna mercilessly as a result.

When you're a professional footballer, "freezin" legs don't really hack it when it comes to mitigating circumstances.

Sorry, Arouna, but that's the cold, hard truth.