Koeman convinced Everton will get back on track

Ronald Koeman is confident his Everton players have the mental capability to turn around their poor run of form which has seen them winless in five.

Everton won four of their first five Premier League games but since a 2-0 EFL Cup defeat to Norwich in September they’ve picked up just two points.

The Dutch manager though appears far from concerned about the blip in their campaign and accepts a dip in form is all part of a long Premier League season.

“I think we need to turn it around but it happens in football. I’m prepared to get in tough times and also prepared for how we started the season, because that’s football,” he said.

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“I hate losing, and that mentality has to be shared by everybody, but no team will go through the season without having tasted defeat and we are no different.

“You get in difficult times, in tough times and then really you need to support each other.

“That’s important. If everything goes well it’s easy to come into the team, it’s easy to play but now really we need the personalities to turn it around and I think we have enough personalities in the team.

“We have really experienced players, we have young players and, in terms of age, I think we have a good balance in the squad.”