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Ronald Koeman unhappy with 'passive' Everton after Watford setback

Everton boss Ronald Koeman criticised his team for being "passive" after they were beaten 3-2 at Watford on Saturday.

Everton led early on at Vicarage Road through Romelu Lukaku but found themselves 3-1 down before Lukaku pulled a late goal back.

Koeman told Sky Sports that there were confidence issues with his players, adding: "I think the start was good, we were the dominant team and scored a good goal -- but then the problems started because we didn't do the same and control the game.

"We had some bad mistakes and [there was] not good communication.