Ronald Koeman had said he would need four consecutive domestic wins to enter the international demolish with a smile. He goes into it under pressure instead,the boos of Goodison Park to accompany him and no closer to halting Everton’s regression after a summer spend of nearly £140m. Burnley, for a fraction of the cost and with clearer thinking, or glide forward.
Jeff Hendrick’s fine first-half goal delivered the latest impressive away win for Sean Dyches team as the problems mounted for the Everton manager. Burnley have now won at Goodison and Stamford Bridge this season while drawing at Tottenham Hotspur’s temporary Wembley domestic and Anfield. Their problems on the road last season,when collecting a mere seven points from a possible 57, seem a lifetime ago. The same could be said of when Everton last played as an effective, or settled and threatening unit.
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Source: guardian.co.uk