After the defeat to Burnley, Everton fans have erupted into a meltdown on Twitter, as their club dropped into the relegation zone, and taking much of this heat is the director of football Marcel Brands.

Two seasons prior to Brands’ takeover, the club were in the same league position to what they are now, as Ronaldo Koeman spent an incredible £259m during his time in charge of the Toffees but fought relegation early on in 2017-18.

Because of such a drastic net spend, yet poor results, Brands replaced Steve Walsh in the role to make the club “better and more equipped to challenge the top teams,” said Farhad Moshiri. Since then, the Dutchman has found the squad to be in a similar situation before he took over, having still splashed close to £200m.

Brands has indeed spent £197.73m and with Moshiri’s desire to play in the Champions League, the former PSV director of football has begun to take a lot of heat from the fans.

Back in his homeland, the 56-year-old has been successful in this role, winning three Eredivisie titles and one KNVB Cup during eight years at PSV Eindhoven, whilst helping win AZ Alkmaar’s second-ever league title in 2008 alongside Louis van Gaal.

In truth, the Dutchman has splashed the cash well, however, with Richarlison bagging 13 league goals last campaign, whilst Lucas Digne won the Player of the Year for the club. Although, despite this, the fans still believe there are major holes to be filled in the squad.

Here’s what they have had to say…