Abdoulaye Doucoure, the man whose goal kept Everton in the Premier League, has warned his team-mates that they must improve as it would be unacceptable for the club to be involved in a relegation fight for a third consecutive season.
The Blues have spent more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other club and are now looking forward to their 121st campaign at the elite level but before Doucoure struck his 57th minute wonder-strike in their final game of 2022/23 at home to Bournemouth they had been destined for a first relegation in 72 years.
Even though they survived, it was still Everton’s lowest equivalent points total in their entire 135-year history in the Football League/Premier League and the midfielder admits they have not been good enough.
