Chairman Bill Kenwright admits Everton are in a “state of shock” at being bottom of the Premier League table.
The winless Toffees have collected just three points from a possible 18 and were dumped out of the Carling Cup by Brentford last week.
But Kenwright insists Everton are better than their league position suggests and admits the club are more stunned than concerned.
He told Sky Sports News: “I think we’re in a state of shock rather than a state of crisis.
“Naturally in the club itself there’s a real feeling of almost bewilderment at where we’re at, especially if you’ve seen how we’ve played for most of the season.
“In terms of being beaten – i.e. there was no way out of that one – I’ve only seen us beaten like that once really and that was against Newcastle in the second half when we didn’t look like we were going to win.
“In all the other games, Villa away, Fulham away, you just thought ‘we’re bound to get the goal, we’re bound to do it’.
“We are playing good football, but we are really in a state of bewilderment.”