Koeman left Everton more than three weeks ago.
Former Liverpool player Dean Saunders has questioned Everton’s decision to sack Ronald Koeman.
Everton parted company with the Dutchman more than three weeks ago, but are seemingly no closer to finding his replacement.
According to the Independent, an approach for Watford’s manager Marco Silva was turned down this week, while Sam Allardyce told Talksport earlier today that talks to take over at Goodison Park ‘didn’t feel right’.
Meanwhile, caretaker boss David Unsworth has won one of his four games in charge, and Saunders has claimed that Everton did not need to take such drastic action in the first place.
“Do you know what, I’m in the minority probably again here,” said the Welshman on Talksport. “Everton, I don’t think were in a crisis. You’re in a crisis when you need six wins to get out of trouble. There’s 11 games gone in the season, Ronald Koeman has just brought a load of players in, he’s trying to knit them together.
“They’ve shocked me, because I thought they’d be up there. They’ve not got the right results but two wins and you’re back on track. That’s what Leicester done. Leicester got a draw and a win, and all of a sudden no-one’s mentioning Leicester, no-one’s mentioning the manager.
“Could (the former Leicester manager) Craig Shakespeare have still been there for them two results? Probably yes. So I don’t think they needed to do anything.
“So whatever happens, if it goes pear shaped, then I think they shouldn’t have sacked the manager so early. Ronald Koeman, I think he’s a good manager.”
Unsworth looks set to remain in the dugout for Saturday’s trip to Crystal Palace, in which Everton could be sucked back into relegation contention.
The Toffees may be buoyed, however, by their 3-2 win against Watford last time out, which lifted them to 15th place – three higher than where Koeman left them.
Did Everton act too hastily when getting rid of Ronald Koeman? To whom do they turn instead?
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