‘Everton top four? No way Jose,’ says Ronald Koeman after no goals in four straight defeats for his team
Portuguese makes the suggestion in his programme notes ahead of 4-0 win
Mourinho’s comments came in his programme notes ahead of United’s 4-0 thumping of Everton in the Premier League on Sunday.
Koeman, however, said his targets were unchanged from his debut season at the club when Everton finished seventh and that he needed more time before they could push for a top-four place.
Everton are in the bottom three after losing three league games in a row, conceding nine goals without reply. They also lost 3-0 to Italy’s Atalanta in the Europa League last week.
“When you look at the fixtures at the start of the season, we knew we wouldn’t win them all,” Koeman said.
Everton’s next league game is at home to Bournemouth, one spot below them in 19th, on Saturday.