Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has taken aim at sacked manager David Moyes.
Meulensteen was unhappy with the reduced role offered to him by Moyes and left Old Trafford last summer along with Sir Alex Ferguson's No 2 Mike Phelan and goalkeeper coach Eric Steele.
He said: "David ignored the solid advice given to him by many of the staff in place at the time and opted to put his own plans in place, which he's entitled to do but it backfired on him a little bit.
"I always strongly believe that performances and results are a reflection of what is happening behind the doors. That wasn't good enough.
"Don't forget that David Moyes was a respected manager over 11 years at Everton, but I tried to warn him: 'You do realise that, with all respect to Everton, you're going from a yacht to a cruise liner, and that's how big the difference will be?'
"It's everything that surrounds the club - the players, the pressure, the performances. I think he's underestimated that and unfortunately it's cost him his position."
