The Toffees defender criticised other Premier League clubs for their lack of patience with managers

Everton defender Seamus Coleman insists the club have been right to stick by Marco Silva through tough times this season.

Despite high expectations and heavy spending, the Toffees have struggled under Silva, and their latest run of just one win in five games has them tenth in the Premier League table.

However, the 0-0 draw against Liverpool at Goodison Park on Sunday saw an improved display from Silva’s men, as did the 3-0 victory over Cardiff on Tuesday, and Coleman insists the manager needs time.

2 Questions have been raised over Silva’s future

“You can’t just keep chopping and changing managers, it doesn’t work,” he told talkSPORT host Jim White.

“I know in today’s business that’s what people want after four or five bad results, but you’ve got to give people time to get their own players in and implement their own style of play.

“There will be good times and bad times. It’s going to take a season or a season-and-a-half for managers nowadays to get their own balance right.

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“I think there’s far too much hiring and firing in the Premier League at the minute, but I know it’s a money game.”

Everton placed a huge dent in Liverpool’s title bid by holding their local rivals to a draw on Sunday, and the Toffees had chances to win the game.

The draw means Everton’s seemingly-endless winless streak against the Reds stretches to 19 meetings in all competitions and Coleman admits the curse bothers him.

2 Coleman was disappointed not to beat Liverpool

“It plays in the back of your mind,” he added.

“That’s why there’s still a little bit of disappointment that we didn’t get the will. The performance was better but we need to tend to that hoodoo soon.

“We don’t just want to be the team that’s happy to disappoint Liverpool. We want to be good in our own right and for too long we’ve not been challenging for European places and cup finals.

“But with them being your rivals, you don’t necessarily want to see them winning anything either.”