The England international came on in the second-half in last weekend's Premier League clash after a two-week long injury. Rodwell believes that the Toffees were unlucky but he also admits that they need to improve in the final third if they want to be successful this season. "It was disappointing - especially at home where we want to be picking up as many points as possible," said Rodwell to the Liverpool Echo. "We put a couple of crosses in here and there, we were huffing and puffing but we didn't make clear cut opportunities. It was frustrating. "We went down to an unlucky goal - a deflection and didn't have much luck. Stoke are a big physical side and we know they're good from set pieces - they scored from one. "But we've got to play our own game, and we didn't manage to do that. We didn't play enough football in and around the box."
