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Koeman targets European place
- Updated: September 12, 2016
Ronald Koeman has told his Everton players he expects them to challenge for a European place this season after their 3-0 win at Sunderland.
Romelu Lukaku’s hat-trick gave them a deserved victory at the Stadium of Light but the Dutchman was not happy with his side’s display before the break.
They went into the interval still level after a lacklustre display – and Koeman has stressed his team must keep performing to the standards they reached after the restart if they are to fulfil his aim.
He told Monday Night Football: “I think we will be one of the teams who fight for European football. That’s a really realistic target.
“We showed that today in the second half – but if we play like the first, I think we will be in 13th or 14th place.
“We need to fight for European football. The players showed the level they can be at and that was in the second half. They are not stupid. They know how they can …
