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15th September 2017
01:15pm BST

The fixture list hasn't been kind to the Toffees, so their form could pick up in weeks to come. However, Everton fans will be concerned about the team's lack of pace in the final third and the absence of a proven striker to lead the line. They have had just four shots on target in their last three games.
Ronald Koeman isn't hiding from criticism. Following the loss to Atalanta, the Everton manager took the blame for the poor result and performance.
"Our ball position was poor but most painful was in the first half - they showed more aggression, they showed more passion. That's really painful because it starts with that and then you need quality on the ball. I asked myself questions on what I was doing wrong against Tottenham, because it's not how I like to see my team. We can play bad football, we can miss chances, but the commitment and passion Atalanta showed in first half was much bigger than we showed. This is not the time or place to criticise players, I need to criticise myself because the team was not prepared for this tonight."
Koeman is also one of the few Premier League managers with an active Twitter account, and he regularly tweets to his 1.14m followers.
The former Barcelona defender posted a tweet on Thursday night, following the 3-0 loss, saying his team lacked the "right attitude" and urged everyone associated with Everton to stick together.
https://twitter.com/RonaldKoeman/status/908435847028133889
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZCSmnxF9z5/
This is standard talk from a manager after a disappointing result, but Koeman at least fronted up in a way most managers would not. It's also not the first time he has reflected on a poor result on Twitter, posting this after Everton lost 3-0 to Spurs last Saturday:
https://twitter.com/RonaldKoeman/status/906564060614971392
However, Koeman also received a lot of backlash for his tweet on Thursday, which is, unfortunately, the sad reality of life on Twitter. Here are some of the kinder responses to the Everton manager's tweet.
https://twitter.com/davidjbricey/status/908444631154733057
https://twitter.com/daveybwavertree/status/908443109440270337
https://twitter.com/efc_owenshaw/status/908436080944443392
https://twitter.com/shaun85smith/status/908437666559119361
https://twitter.com/Tom_Cagsey/status/908436206781857793
https://twitter.com/SJM1878/status/908436414370545670
https://twitter.com/sfcdavid/status/908439099509526530
https://twitter.com/podefc/status/908437670644379648
https://twitter.com/FinKitch/status/908436301896089600
https://twitter.com/TheEFCway/status/908450641906892800
https://twitter.com/sunscreemer/status/908442129181155335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php
And, as Phil Neville noted, some other responses weren't as considered. Hopefully Ronald had his notifications turned off.
https://twitter.com/fizzer18/status/908437122805362693
https://twitter.com/sunscreemer/status/908442129181155335
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