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Koeman: Everton must be calm
- Updated: December 17, 2016
Ronald Koeman wants Everton’s players to try and control their emotions in Monday night’s Merseyside derby clash with Liverpool.
Koeman is no stranger to derby football thanks to his vast experience as a player and manager across Europe, but Mersey Monday will be his first with Everton as he took over from Roberto Martinez not long after the 4-0 hiding at Anfield towards the end of last season.
That game saw Everton centre-back Ramiro Funes Mori dismissed for scything down Divock Origi and Koeman is keen to avoid having to play Jurgen Klopp’s side with any less than 11 men.
“Of course it’s not a normal match, we know about the derby rivalry between Everton and Liverpool, but my position is to prepare the team and always in these kind of derbies you have an emotional part, and that you need to control. I think it’s the most important thing,” Koeman said.
“We showed last Tuesday two different faces in the game. Everybody knows which face we like to have from the start in the game and that’s what we …
