Ronald Koeman given time to solve the Everton crisis he largely created

After receiving a vote of confidence, the Dutchman must use the international break to turn round a disjointed side which veers between defeated and dull

From the biggest investment in Everton’s history to a vote of confidence in the manager by 2 October. This season was always liable to test Ronald Koeman’s managerial skills given the number of new faces, the sale of Romelu Lukaku and a punishing schedule, but few would have anticipated him floundering so badly, so quickly. It is he, not Everton, who must implement change during the international break.

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