Slaven Bilic believes Everton supporters mustn't allow glory days of years gone by to cloud judgement over what is a realistic season for the current crop of players at the club.
The Blues face the challenge of turning their season around following the dismissal of Frank Lampard and require a number of players to start pulling their weight in order to remain in the division.
Unlike last season, Everton cannot count on the goals of Richarlison and have often been without Dominic Calvert-Lewin due to his repeated injury struggles. Many fans had hoped last season's survival heroics would be a distant memory during the current campaign but the Blues are again battling to beat the drop.