LONDON (Reuters) - Everton were already enduring a poor season when they welcomed Italian side Atalanta to Goodison Park in the Europa League on Thursday but they reached a new nadir in a humbling 5-1 defeat. Tipped to challenge the top six this season, Everton are languishing in 16th place with only 12 points from 12 matches. "The transfer strategy was really poor from Everton's point of view, particularly with the Lukaku money," former Everton striker Tony Cottee told Sky Sports. The consequence is that Everton's players and fans now appear completely devoid of confidence and morale. What will not be easy is getting out of this crisis, which suddenly appears deeper than ever after Thursday.

Source: The Star November 24, 2017 11:48 UTC