Martin O’Neill in Everton's sights as they slump to another heavy defeat
O’Neill is believed to figure at the head of a three-man shortlist compiled by Farhad Moshiri, the club’s owner, after two approaches for Watford’s Marco Silva came to nothing. So far the efforts of the Everton board to replace Koeman have come to nothing and yesterday’s loss at Southampton marked the seventh game with David Unsworth, the caretaker-manager who harbours hopes of landing the job on a permanent basis, at the helm, five of which have been defeats.
The manner of the capitulation at St Mary’s Stadium, coming just three days after the 5-1 humiliation at home to Atalanta in the Europa League will surely focus minds. Outplayed and fortunate to level through Gylfi Sigurdsson on the stroke of half-time after Dusan Tadic had put the home side ahead, Everton were eventually well beaten by two second-half headers from Charlie Austin and a fourth from Steve Davis.
