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We all knew Saturday was going to be Leicester City’s day . We all knew the champions had been partying all week and the celebrations were going to reach a climax on Saturday night. And we all thought the most unprofessional team this week would be Leicester.

It didn’t work out that way.

Apparently Leicester were back in training on Tuesday morning, after their title triumph was confirmed the previous night, and training was exactly the same as it had been all season.

They were the professional ones and Everton were the unprofessional ones at the King Power Stadium.

We never got after them, we never proved to them that we can be a good team too, and we let them play, let them pass and let them dictate the whole game. That was the most embarrassing thing for us.

Sure it was refreshing to see Leicester win the league. I agree with people who say it gives everybody else hope and it stops managers coming out with excuses now saying that they can’t compete financially with the clubs who challenge for the league title.

Saturday was an opportunity for the Everton players to prove how good they are individually against the champions - and they failed to take that opportunity.

Sure the speculation about the manager’s future won’t have helped.

I’ve been in that position myself and you do feel it as a player. You try and put it to the back of your mind and be professional, because at the end of the day you’ve got to play for yourself as well as the team.

But when you’re not all together, when you’re not all singing from the same hymn sheet, you start to see the cracks showing through.

That’s especially true if you have unhappy players in the squad. It’s hard to get any kind of rhythm going. You try and have a word with players who aren’t doing it , or you get the captain to have a word and say ‘Come on, let’s pull together. Let’s not be embarrassed.’

But that doesn’t seem to have happened at Everton.

It was Leicester’s day on Saturday – but it could have been a day for Everton, too.

The world was watching and Everton didn't want to know

I’ve been in the same position as Everton’s players – way back at the start of my career.

In May 1998 we went to Highbury battling for points to try and escape relegation, to face an Arsenal team who knew that if they beat us they would be crowned Premier League champions.

I always remember that day – for all the worst reasons

We lost 4-0 and it was the first time I’d ever played right-back – up against Marc Overmars!

I remember coming in at half-time thinking ‘I’m shattered here’.

They were so good at moving the ball and switching play, but we were trying, we were trying to get stuck in. They were just too good for us.

Arsenal were unmatchable that season. But we tried to match them. We couldn’t match them for ability so we tried to get stuck in and disrupt them. Look at the stats for that afternoon. I think half of our side was booked as we tried to get amongst the Gunners.

That was the disappointing thing at Leicester on Saturday. There didn’t seem to be any pride in the performance and it’s happened too many times this season.

Everyone knew the whole world would be tuning in to watch Leicester City and you thought our lads would have an opportunity to impress, too.

Those that want to move on would have had an opportunity to put themselves in the the shop. Those that are hoping to go to the Euros this summer had the chance to showcase their abilities to national team managers.

But they threw that chance away, just got back on the team bus and came home.

They didn’t seem interested and that’s not professional at all.

Time to give youth a chance

I’ve been saying for the last couple of weeks now that we should play more youngsters - and hopefully that will finally happen at Sunderland on Wednesday.

We’re not going to finish top 10 now, and with rumours flying around that we’re going to be spending a lot of money in the summer, the Under-21s lads deserve the chance to show they can be part of it next season.

They’ve done really well under David Unsworth and deserve the chance to show the first team manager - and the fans – what they can produce in the senior side.

Seeing youngsters in the starting line up creates an air of anticipation amongst supporters, it gives the fans a bit of a buzz – and that’s got to be better than the unrelenting negativity which has been surrounding the club recently.

Saturday’s team selection was effectively our full strength team available, but while Roberto Martinez has shown faith in those players all season, it hasn’t been repaid.

Young kids might be moved down the pecking order as a result of new faces arriving this summer, but a run-out tomorrow and on Sunday would at least give them the chance to show to the manager they deserve to be kept around at the football club and give the senior pros a run for their money.

I really do hope the manager does give at least three or four youngsters a run on Wednesday. At least it will give the fans something to shout about.