Our Midfield Was Key To Our Victory -Ronald Koeman

 

Everton manger Ronald Koeman was full of praise for his midfield strength after they beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday. Idrissa Gueye and Romelu Lukaku got the goals for the Toffees to stretch their unbeaten run in the Premier League to nine matches.

It was Gueye and Morgan Schneiderlin who stood out for the home side. Gueye gave Everton the lead shortly before half-time, but the visitors threatened a comeback in the second half and went close to equalising when Jermain Defoe saw a shot hit the bar and bounce down on the line.

He said “it's a really strong midfield, and we have a lot of competition, James McCarthy and Gareth Barry were not starting, and it's nice to have those kind of options. It's really strong.You saw the quality of Morgan Schneiderlin today and Gana Gueye is back from the Africa Cup of Nations with good fitness and showing a high level.”