Koeman’s got his balancing act all wrong

EVERTON may have splashed out almost £150million this summer but Ronald Koeman will have gone to bed on Saturday night bemoaning the lack of balance in his team.

Rather than replacing Romelu Lukaku, it seems Everton have tried to emulate neighbours Liverpool in spreading the goals around.

Wayne Rooney, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Davy Klaassen are all similar players who can thrive as No 10s but where is the target man?

Think back to Joe Royle, Graeme Sharp, Duncan Ferguson. Everton fans love a commanding centre forward but Sandro Ramirez does not give them that presence at the top of the team.

The problems run deeper than the forwards. I was startled to hear Koeman (above) say his team were ‘too nice’ in the 3-0 defeat by Tottenham.

How are Everton losing midfield battles with warhorses like Idrissa Gueye and Morgan Schneiderlin in their team? On paper, Everton’s transfer business suggests they can break into the top six. In practice, they have left themselves short.