Ron out to break poor run
BRO LOVE LOST IN FINAL GAME
AS fate would have it, I played the final match of my career against my younger brother Shaun.
It was the first game of the 1994-95 season. He was at Rochdale and I was at Bury, helping out while they struggled with injuries. I was nearly 40 by then, and even though Shaun (right) had been a professional for more than a decade, we had never come up against each other.
We only played against each other for half an hour but it could have been a lot shorter. I smashed him after just five minutes and shortly after, when he came Cheer Up Peter Reid, Trinity Mirror Sport Media, RRP £18.99. On sale from Oct 5 from Amazon, bookshops and sportmediashop. com. Ebook also available looking for revenge, I saw him coming and caught him with my elbow.
Shaun flipped and spent the next 15 minutes trying to get me until I had to go off injured – which was probably best for everyone, including our mum and dad who were watching from the stand. Adapted by Mike Walters RONALD KOEMAN admits he is relieved to have a breather after Everton’s miserable run.
It has been a torrid few weeks for the Blues, with defeat at home to Burnley last time out a fourth loss in five league games.
That has seen them slip down the table, while their Europa League campaign also got off to an awful start, and Koeman is relieved the international break gives him time to take stock.
The Dutchman is working hard in training to put things right ahead of Everton’s next game at Brighton on October 15.
“Maybe sometimes it’s good for everyone to freshen up,” said the Goodison Park boss.
“Sometimes if you have a defeat and don’t have the players to train, it’s more frustrating.
“Of course, you like to work with the players every day to improve the team, but maybe in this situation it’s good to have the break.”