Leighton Baines has admitted Everton 's players are fighting for their futures after a season in which he says they have let themselves down . Everton ’ s dreams of winning the Europa League evaporated spectacularly on Thursday when they were beaten 5-2 by Dynamo Kiev and now they have nothing to play for other than trying to salvage some respectability in the Barclays Premier League . It is a far cry from what Baines and his team-mates anticipated at the beginning of the campaign but the performance in Kiev was indicative of how wretched Everton 's form has been . He accepts they have not been good enough and owe their supporters a response . Leighton Baines challenges with with Dynamo Kiev 's Danilo Silva during the 5-2 Europa League defeat . Everton 's James McCarthy , Tim Howard , Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines stand dejected after conceding . England left back Baines admits that Everton players are fighting for their future after difficult season . They now have nine games left to move away from the fringes of the relegation battle , starting tomorrow at Queens Park Rangers , and Baines has accepted if the situation does not improve , there is likely to be a summer of change at Goodison Park . ‘ You have got your own personal standards , ’ said Baines . ‘ In the last few seasons , we have been striving for something towards the end . This is now a bit different . We have got some important games coming up and we are in a position we don ’ t want to be in . ‘ The sooner we get a couple of wins on the board , the better . But it is about your own personal standards . The boys have got to keep their standards up , you know ? With the way things have been going , you are playing for your future in some respects . That is a useful way of looking at it. ’ A disconsolate Everton attempt to come to terms with the glut of goals they conceded . Tim Howard can only reflect on what might have been after conceding five goals on a dreadful evening . Everton ’ s capitulation summed up a miserable week for English clubs in Europe but , more than anything , reminded Martinez ’ s squad of the opportunity they had missed . There had been a feeling within the group that they could go all the way to Warsaw and it is crucial they now respond . ‘ We have let ourselves down , ’ said Baines . ‘ They were the better team . We knew they would be better ( than they were at Goodison ) this time around but we didn ’ t approach the game and think “ we ’ ve got to sit back ” . ‘ We were all thinking that we would push on . We had all the confidence in the world and I don ’ t think anyone would have foreseen the way things have gone this season . We had been upbeat and positive and it just hasn ’ t been a good season . ’
Everton finished fifth Thursday but are currently struggling in 14th . Toffees crashed out of the Europa League on last season with a 5-2 defeat . Leighton Baines admits the Everton players are fighting for their futures .