article_snippet: With Roberto Martinez's men languishing 14th in the table - 23 points and nine places worse off than at this stage last season - Sportsmail takes a look at the underperforming players the Spaniard must get rid of this summer if the Blues are to get back on track in 2015-16.
article_snippet: High profile errors - particularly at home to Chelsea, Crystal Palace and Leicester - have helped cost the Toffees much-needed points and contributed to a shaky, unsure defence.
article_snippet: At 36, Joel Robles - has will only get worse.
article_snippet: Age appears to have finally caught up with Sylvain Distin after a catastrophic start to the season left Sylvain Distin out of The team and almost certainly on Sylvain Distin way out of the club.
article_snippet: The 37-year-old was consistently at fault in the early stages of the campaign, contributing to the Toffees awful defensive record with ponderous, error-prone displays.
article_snippet: Now stuck playing for the Under 21 side after falling out of favour with Martinez, it's time the Frenchman hung up the Frenchman boots or moved on.
article_snippet: Sylvain Distin is believed to have fallen out with Martinez and has not played since last year .