Everton fire coach Koeman

Everton fire coach Koeman
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Everton has fired manager Ronald Koeman with the Premier League club in the relegation zone. The Dutchman was dismissed two months into his second season in charge following a 2-5 loss to Arsenal the previous day.

Liverpool: Everton has fired manager Ronald Koeman with the Premier League club in the relegation zone. The Dutchman was dismissed two months into his second season in charge following a 2-5 loss to Arsenal the previous day.

Everton has zero wins in its last five matches, and only two victories in the last 13. The team has eight points from nine games and only six league goals. Everton is last in its Europa League group with one point from three games.

Dutchman Koeman took over 16 months ago and spent a significant amount of money overhauling the squad in the last transfer window, but Everton have won two out of nine league games in their worst start to a season since 2005-06.

“Everton Football Club can confirm that Ronald Koeman has left the club,” Everton said in a statement on Twitter. “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.”

Everton have won two games in 13 in all competitions and produced another lacklustre performance against Arsenal, a defeat that led to boos and many fans leaving before the end.

Beyond the poor results, Everton’s supporters have been discouraged by a series of muddled displays with formations and players frequently switched as Koeman, an increasingly distant figure, struggled for cohesion.

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