Everton ace defender, Seamus Coleman has torn into Everton’s players after their defeat to Wolves.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side slipped to a humiliating 3-0 reversal at Molineux on Sunday in a performance devoid of any genuine positives for the visitors.
It marked the Blues’ third winless result in the space of six days, following a loss to Tottenham and a 1-1 home draw with Southampton earlier this week.
And Everton captain Coleman admits that standards clearly slipped in his team’s latest setback, which leaves them 11th in the Premier League table.
He said: “We need to ask serious questions of ourselves.
“We can all play badly, misplace passes and crosses, but the attitude and desire weren’t there and we got beat by the better team.
“We need to have a good, hard look at ourselves. Maybe we’re not where we think we are. As individuals and as a club, we need to be expecting better.
“That won’t be good enough for this manager and it’s certainly not good enough for this football club.”
Ancelotti backed up the Republic of Ireland defender’s scatching criticism of his teammates by insisting that they fell far below the standards he expects.
“It was a really frustrating day and performance,” said the Everton manager.
“There are some excuses but I don’t want to have excuses; the performance was not acceptable. The spirit of the team was unacceptable.
“I spoke to the players and we have to prepare and work differently and have a different attitude.”