Ronald Koeman has targeted European football for Everton this season but he regards talk of the club potentially securing a Champions League spot as 'not realistic'.
The Toffees have made a fine start to 2016-17 under their new boss Koeman, with Monday's 3-0 Premier League win at Sunderland making it 10 points from four games so far.
That left them in third place in the table, but ahead of Saturday's home clash with Middlesbrough, the Dutchman has played down suggestions of Everton challenging for a top-four finish.
Koeman said: 'Why after the win on Monday do I need to change from "fight for European football?