Fan Paul McIntosh and The Blue Room podcast’s Warren Doyle discussed David Moyes’ side missing out on European qualification on BBC Radio Merseyside, after Everton’s 13th-place finish.
McIntosh said: “Taking into account the [conceding of] late goals, the performance against Sunderland was just disgraceful considering what we had at stake at the time. It was like we had given up completely.”
Everton lost 3-1 against the Black Cats in their penultimate game of the season, a result that effectively ended their European hopes.
Doyle added: “We were so close to getting there [into Europe]. This season was the chance for us to really take that opportunity in a weakened mid-table Premier League and get that European spot. We hit poor form at the wrong time and it cost us ultimately – it is a missed opportunity.”
The Toffees finished the season with no wins in their last seven games as European football slipped from their grasp.
Doyle added: “Ultimately the squad just wasn’t good enough, we didn’t have players in key positions that we needed to push on. We didn’t progress as much as we would have liked and those are the reasons for it. It’s just such a shame because we were in such a good position in February, March time and that is the frustrating thing for all of us.”
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