'Confidence is being drained out'

Former Everton winger Ronny Goodlass spoke to BBC Radio Merseyside after the Blues let a two-goal lead slip for the second consecutive game in a row in defeat at Aston Villa.

Goodlass said: "Something's massively wrong, mentality-wise.

"It's not just the last two games, it's happened for a long time now. We leak too many goals."

Speaking about Everton scoring first, Goodlass said: "We quietened the crowd. It's been the quietest I've ever heard at Villa. And when we got that second goal, that's something you'll always do as a team and as a manager: silence the crowd.

"We had 3,000 Evertonians singing their heads off and you think 'right, just be compact. Don't let them score. Don't let them get back in the game'."

It took Villa less than 10 minutes to get one goal back.

"Confidence is being drained out," added Goodlass.

And while considering how impactful the loss of Jarrad Branthwaite to injury has been, he said: "Other players should step to the fore. Roll your sleeves up, battle. Don't make it easy for them.

"Sometimes we don't look like a football team."