Koeman vow: I can turn Everton around
Everton boss Ronald Koeman insists now is not the time to start being “crazy” and believes he is still the man to turn around the club’s failing fortunes.
Yesterday’s 5-2 defeat at home to Arsenal dropped the Toffees into the Premier League’s bottom three after just one win in their last eight league matches and increased the pressure on the Dutchman.
He remains adamant he can still arrest a slide which has seen his side win just twice in 13 games in all competitions - with a Caraboa Cup game at Chelsea up next on Wednesday.
“It is not a time to start to be crazy. I am responsible for this team. We lost 5-2. It is a big result,” he said. “The final result is really poor but all these kind of decisions (about his future) is not in my hands.”
Asked if he could turn it around Koeman added: “Yeah. It is not the moment and everybody is so disappointed. “It is how you look to the situation. If you start to think negative then maybe there is no solution. I am not like that. “The team is underperforming, it is in a difficult situation mentally and struggling for confidence. That is what we need to change. I still believe I can change the whole situation but everybody knows how it works in football.
“I told the players that I believe the players, I believe in the commitment of the players.”
Everton took the lead with a Wayne Rooney stunner, but Nacho Monreal, Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette turned it round, with Everton having Idrissa Gana Gueye sent off.
A shambolic finish saw Aaron Ramsey and Alexis Sanchez score either side of an Oumar Niasse reply as the Gunners sealed a first away win.