Everton manager Marco Silva has challenged Richarlison and Yerry Mina to improve their English.
The Blues boss is keen on his players communicating in English on the pitch and demands all foreign signings take lessons as soon as they arrive at the club.
But it now it appears that Silva has been left unimpressed with the efforts of the pair to learn English since they arrived at the club last summer.
“Richarlison is not as good as I’d like but he’s trying every day. Mina also," Silva told the assembled press at his pre-match press conference.
“With Richarlison, Mina and Bernard, it’s a little bit better because they have had more time. But with Mina and Richarlison we would like more from them.
“Their levels are a little bit better but not like we would like. This is something we demand from them because this is one of the keys for them to adapt faster and to understand everything that’s happening around them every single day."
Before the Blues boss added: “Not just on the pitch but at Finch Farm and during a normal day in his life, it would help.
"That’s what we demand from them and it’s up to them to keep working, because it is one of the keys for them to perform better and to have a better knowledge of what’s happening around them.
"For Richarlison and for Mina even more, because of the position he plays, it is really important.”
