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"It was a little bit too early to say we would be challenging because I hadn't even told my players about the vision, so it was a little bit like, 'I don't know how the players are going to react to this!'" said the Everton boss, as his team prepare for their push for a top four place ahead of Arsenal.
"I expected to be the one to slowly unfold the plans, not just give it on the first day, and my worry was how the group would react. It would have helped if he'd allowed me to say it to the players first!
"I didn't say anything, no, because I have great respect for the chairman. When you meet him you realise his life is Everton and he has a genuine love for the football club."