Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after a very poor start to the season, the club confirmed in a statement.
The club posted a statement confirming the departure via their Twitter account on Monday afternoon which read: “Everton Football Club can confirm that Ronald Koeman has left the Club.
“Chairman Bill Kenwright, the Board of Directors and Major Shareholder Farhad Moshiri would all like to express their gratitude to Ronald for the service he has given to the Club over the past 16 months and for guiding the Club to seventh place in last season’s Premier League campaign.”
Speaking after the defeat to Arsenal, a fifth in nine Premier League games this season, Koeman said he was still the man to turn Everton’s fortunes around.
“The team is underperforming, it is in a difficult situation mentally and struggling for confidence. That is what we need to change,” he told a news conference.
“I told the players that I believe in the players, I believe in the commitment of the players.
“I still believe I can change the whole situation, but everybody knows how it works in football. That is all I answer about this situation.
“If you start to think negative then maybe there is no solution. I am not like that. All the rumours in the newspapers is normal.
“The final result is really poor, but all these kind of decisions (about the future) are not in my hands.”
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