France midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin says his wife Camille helped him revive his career at Premier League side Everton after his popularity with the fans plumbed the depths last season.

The 28-year-old - who joined Everton from Manchester United in 2017 for a reported £20 million - became a focal point for fans' anger as despite millions being spent under manager Ronald Koeman they failed to spark.
However, Schneiderlin - who had flourished under Koeman at his first English club, Southampton - told The Times on Monday that Camille gave him some sound advice after he was roundly booed by the Everton fans when he was sent on as a substitute against Crystal Palace in February this year.
His image with them had been tarnished by a nightmare few days in November.
He was sent off in a Europa League match with Lyon and then dropped for the following game against Watford by interim manager David Unsworth, who had filled the breach when Koeman was sacked, with rumours that he had walked off the training ground in a huff when he was omitted from the matchday squad.
'My wife is very supportive of me,' Schneiderlin said.
'She said: 'You have to show them who you are.'
'Maybe it was a time to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'Why? Why did this happen?'.'
Schneiderlin, capped 15 times, said it helped him also talking to his inner circle as they pulled no punches either.
'As well as my wife, I had a long chat with my best friends, my parents, my agent,' he said.
'They are not the type of guys who say, 'Oh Morgan, you are the most beautiful. Oh Morgan, you are the best.'
'They say (honest) things to me. I agreed with them. I didn't have the best season.'
Schneiderlin, who has one assist to his name this season in three league appearances after having none to his credit last term in 30 matches, says the fans wrongly gained the impression that he was not dedicated to the club.
'It eats me like crazy because the most frustrating thing is that image is not myself,' he said.
'I am an honest guy who works very, very hard.
'I can have a bad game, or a bad performance, but putting that on me that I don't give a shit, I don't care - that is not who I am.'
yinwowo
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Another ex Southampton player who left for the money and hasn't thrived. Stay and Play is sometimes better
Lebronking
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He didn't turn up all last season. 😂 better this season tough.
gramme
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Somone's looking for a January move eh?
norloser
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He downed tools last season , the time in the Europa when it looked like he got himself sent off deliberately , the time him and mirallas were sent home from training for messing about took the piss , but hopefully he’s turned a corner now as he seems to be trying now
Disneyy
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Stay away from Mirallas he is a bad influence on everyone
Luckus
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Never seen anything like the booing of Schneiderlin & hope never do again, whatever was wrong he's spoken up, he's determined & getting his form back & most importantly he wants to be here, grudges help no one, fans need to get behind all the team or we'll never get anywhere
Withmins
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Well he better buck his ideas up and stop going for the easy option all the time by passsing it to the full backs.
Jularbal
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I’m surprised he’s still at the club absolute shambles last year
category
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i’m up for a clean slate - see how he performs, new manager/new faces, more possession/creativity in the play etc etc
Babysong
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Let your football do the talking. If your form hits that of when you first came, then there won’t be any complaints.
knackereda
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He looks geared up and that's good, just which he wouldn't pass backwards so much when he can go forward.
Sharing
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I’ve saw that in the last Few games of last season and the first few this. Let’s not get things wrong here. The lad sulked for being dropped by the club, then an agenda came out that he wasn’t arsed. He’s no mirallas but mirallas got 3 or 4 chances cos he says “chicken lad”
Lidroids
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‘I’ll show Everton fans that I’m not lazy and do care’