When Everton made the offer, he said, "I knew I would give it my all and do everything I could to try to improve matters." "Because I was in Liverpool, I was aware that it would be challenging and that I might not be able to make some choices. For us, everything seemed crystal apparent at first.
"Do you believe everything is okay, I questioned the head of one of the departments at a meeting. Yes, everything is fine, he replied. I believed that since £600 million had been invested, it could not possibly be ideal if both the owners and the fans are not satisfied.
"So I saw we needed to make changes inside, but I couldn't do it right away since I was a former Red and it may be interpreted as 'oh, he's come in to change our club.'
"I would have made those choices in another club. I've done it in the past because, as you well know, that's the best way to get better, but I was unable to do it at Everton.