Everton manager David Moyes admits he is shocked by his side's dreadful start to the season but insists his side can bounce back against Fulham on Saturday.
The Toffees' have collected just two points from their opening five Barclays Premier League games and they were dumped out of the Carling Cup by Brentford on Tuesday night.
But Moyes insists his side can turn it around as they have in the past and is not feeling under added pressure at Goodson Park.
He said: 'We started the season with the belief, coming off two defeats in 24 last year, that we would start the season well. It didn't happen and that affects your confidence.
'It's disappointing because I didn't expect this. We expected to start better after the good run we had last year.
'We want to do better and nobody cares more than the players, I can see that by their attitude and the way they are training.
'Football pressure is what I do, it is what the players do. It is why we are in the business and we will get on with it.'
Everton took just 15 points from their opening 14 games last season and Moyes is angry his team are being labelled as slow starters.
He said: 'I've been in this situation quite a few times now and it is always the same kind of people who come out and say things.
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'We turn it around and they come back again when we don't start the season well.
'But it's a difficult run. Five of the opening nine were away and two of the four at home included Manchester United and Liverpool I knew this start was going to be quite a hard one if we didn't get off to a good start against Blackburn and Wolves.'
Moyes is confident his side can bounce back against Fulham on Saturday after their woeful Carling Cup exit to Brentford.
He added: 'We have really moved on. We should have gone through but we have to give credit to Brentford because they are a lower league side and they hung in there and stuck with it.'
'We just couldn't score. We have got to try to create as many chances as possible at Fulham and hope some go in.'
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Source: Daily Mail
Source: Daily Mail