“He is a striker who can do it all”, Martinez said of Lukaku, who scored in Everton’s thrilling 3-3 draw with AFC Bournemouth on Saturday.
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But Stanislas had other ideas, as he popped up with nearly the last kick of the game to snatch a point for Eddie Howe’s team.
Perhaps the most enduring memory of Roberto Martinez’s hiring in 2013 was Bill Kenwright’s admission that Martinez’s first words to him were “I’ll get you in the Champions League”.
Ramiro Funes Mori believes Everton will learn from the mistakes that cost them all three points against Bournemouth.
However, a attractive strike from substitute Adam Smith inspired the hosts in the second half, with them coming from behind to level at 2-2 with just three minutes to go – Stanislas with the goal. But there is zero chance of Howe departing from his philosophy, no matter how perilous things get. It gives us the confidence and belief that we can compete with any team.
“The third goal should have been enough for us to win the match”. The three concessions here made it 30 for the season, the division’s joint-worst record. I’m sure that Bournemouth have a winning mentality having achieved promotion last season. If the defence remains this porous they will stay in the mire. We’ll keep working, keep developing him and enabling him to enjoy his football and he’s very hard to stop.
Some observers have argued that Bournemouth lack the quality to take the game to superior opponents and have urged them to adopt a more pragmatic approach, but Howe viewed the point against Roberto Martinez’s side as a vindication of their style.
On the injury front, Bournemouth’s cruel luck shows no sign of changing.
In Martinez’s last season at Wigan, his ex-charges averaged the sixth-highest amount of possession (52%) that season, but conceded the joint-most goals (73) with Reading.
Sloppy defending from Simon Francis allowed Arouna Kone to unleash a powerful volley from a narrow angle halfway through the first half, but Adam Federici did well to deflect the ball wide before then denying Lukaku’s header from the resulting corner. He will be assessed on Monday. We are dominating teams. “That’ll be my message before the games”.
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Bournemouth twice recovered from seemingly-lost causes to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw with Everton and rescue a vital point in their bid for Premier League survival.
