Koeman criticises Everton for ‘dropping tempo’
Everton manager Ronald Koeman was pleased to get the three points on Saturday but disappointed that his side couldn’t take their first-half tempo into the second period.
Goals from Idrissa Gueye and Romelu Lukaku saw off Sunderland in a 2-0 victory which closed the gap between the Toffees and Manchester United to four points.
“It’s three points, and another clean sheet,” Koeman said.”I was really pleased by the first 45 minutes, but not by the second 45. I think we dropped the tempo in the second half, and played more backwards than forwards.
“We had one lucky moment when Defoe hit the bar. There was a foul on Morgan Schneiderlin in the build-up, and the referee didn’t whistle.
“But it was a lucky moment. We did it by ourselves because we dropped the tempo in the second half.”