Kone, who also bagged an assist on a day he triggered a one-year extension contract, was the poster-boy for the type of afternoon in front of goal that Goodison has not seen in nearly eight years.
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Martinez also held special praise for Deulofeu and hat-trick hero Kone.
Everton had managed just six goals in its previous five league matches at Goodison Park but took full advantage of obliging and ill-disciplined opponents who actually began the brightest with Patrick Van Aanholt smashing a shot against the post.
Big Sam believes his side went on to give the game away, making things too easy for Everton, he told the press that they “tossed the game away”, allowing Everton to score three “silly, sloppy goals from counter-attacks”, which they consequently “didn’t have to work very hard for”.
“Fair play to Sunderland, they came here and surprised us with two strikers”.
Lukaku made it four for Everton on the hour mark after Sunderland were caught short at the back.
It has not always been a quality this Everton side have shown, but today they had the killer instinct.
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But the Everton boss had no choice but to be less than complimentary about their defending. I think we should be playing like that all of the time and the way we performed today is promising for the future.
“We’ve played okay, created chances, gone 2-0 down and got to 2-2”.
By the time Rodwell moved into defence, Sunderland’s self-inflicted wounds had already done their damage, despite the Black Cats clawing back a two-goal deficit and levelling the game at 2-2.
But he knows he can not ignore the two goals that Everton shipped.
But he does not want them to be bowed down by the pressure of what lies ahead.
Sunderland’s goals came via Jermain Defoe, who has 55 Three Lions caps to his name, and Steven Fletcher, who was replaced by Under-21s worldwide Duncan Watmore.
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He was Sunderland’s main creative spark going forward – he hit the post with a shot and it was from his cross that Steven Fletcher headed them level – but he was a liability when Everton attacked and Gerard Deulofeu enjoyed far too much space down that flank for the home side. Belgian striker, Romelu Lukaku, touched the ball home from just yards out to make it 3-2 on the 55th minute and five minutes later, Lukaku grabbed a second slotting the ball into the net after taking it around Pantilimon. There are a lot of lessons to be learned as with 30 seconds to go we’ve got the ball in their half and all of a sudden it’s in the back of our goal.
