Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has called for his players to be braver if they want to compete in Europe next season ahead of what he called a 'must-win' match at home to Crystal Palace.
The Toffees have been dogged by inconsistency and have not won more than four matches in a row since Boxing Day and that has hampered a season which at one point looked like being one for a Champions League qualification challenge.
The current seven-match run of three wins and four defeats - two of which were against struggling Fulham and Burnley - highlight the problem Ancelotti has to address in the final 10 games of the season.