Lukaku frustrated at Everton’s tactics in Watford loss
Date published: Sunday 11th December 2016 12:30
Romelu Lukaku was disappointed that Everton let Watford play rather than pushing for a second goal.
Lukaku scored twice as Everton lost 3-2 at Vicarage Road, extending their poor run to one win in ten league games.
The Belgian was happy to score, but annoyed that his team sat back at 1-0 at let Watford back into the match.
“A striker always wants to score so I happy to have done so,” Lukaku told Everton’s official website.
“I always try to score the goals to help my team win. But to score two goals and not win the game is difficult.
“We are disappointed. We started well and we should have controlled the game. But we have conceded and lost our grip.
Romelu Lukaku has now scored 68 Premier League goals since 2012/13, only Sergio Aguero has more in that time (89). pic.twitter.com/NO4FYyMsXn
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 10, 2016
“In the second half, we didn’t start well enough and two set pieces – something we work on in training – have cost us.
“We said before the game that if we start well, keep our composure and controlled things then we would have won the game.
“In the first 30 minutes, we showed great organisation and didn’t give Watford the space to play.
“We scored the goal as well and from there, we should have tried to score a second while keeping the same shape in the team.
“But we didn’t, we let them play and their two strikers up front did a lot of damage and made it difficult for us.”
22 – At the age of just 23, Romelu Lukaku has scored against 22 of the 29 different opponents that he has faced in the PL. Focused.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 10, 2016
You can, and should, read Sarah Winterburn’s piece on Everton right here.
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