Silva Frustrated By Everton Cup Exit

27th January 2019 - by Everton FC

The Blues are scheduled to travel to Huddersfield Town for a Premier League encounter against Huddersfield FC on Tuesday night

Cenk Tosun of Everton celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between Millwall and Everton at The Den on January 26, 2019 in London, United Kingdom.PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

SUMMARY

Marco Silva says Everton’s FA Cup exit at Millwall is a “big frustration” – and his side needed to be “more mature” to overcome their Championship hosts
Richarlison shot Silva’s team into the lead from 25 yards two minutes before the break. Millwall striker Lee Gregory levelled in stoppage time, however
And Murray Wallace won it for Neil Harris’ side with virtually the last kick of the game, the defender converting after Shaun Williams’ free-kick into the box was kept alive at the back post

LONDON, United Kingdom- Marco Silva says Everton’s FA Cup exit at Millwall is a “big frustration” – and his side needed to be “more mature” to overcome their Championship hosts.

Everton twice hit the front at The Den only to be quickly pegged back by the dogged home side.

“[It is a] big frustration, a disappointing afternoon for us as a club,” Silva told evertontv.

“We were favourites before the match and I told you we needed to prove it on the pitch.

“We knew it would be difficult, it is always difficult here, a good crowd.

“We started the game like we prepared, every time we took on the pitch what we prepared, we created a chance. We scored twice.

“But in the general game, we had to be more mature on the pitch, more clever in some moments.

“You cannot concede free-kicks in the middle of the pitch.

“You have to be mature and take responsibility and be focused and do your job.

“You can spend 20 hours working on the same thing [to prepare] but if you are not mature everything is really difficult.”

Richarlison shot Silva’s team into the lead from 25 yards two minutes before the break. Millwall striker Lee Gregory levelled in stoppage time, however.

Cenk Tosun came off the bench to restore Everton’s advantage with a precise strike across goalkeeper Jordan Archer on 72 minutes. But Millwall equalised three minutes later when centre-back Jake Cooper appeared to score with his hand.

And Murray Wallace won it for Neil Harris’ side with virtually the last kick of the game, the defender converting after Shaun Williams’ free-kick into the box was kept alive at the back post.

Silva admitted his disappointment over the controversial nature of Cooper’s goal. But the Everton manager conceded his team needs to recover very quickly, with the Blues travelling to Huddersfield Town in the Premier League on Tuesday night.

“It is something that has to be our goal [achieving control in matches], something we are working on," added Silva.

“We have been working together the past six months and we have to achieve things faster.

“When you are winning games and scoring goals, there is no reason to give away free kicks in the middle zone.

“The opponents’ second goal, handball is handball.

“But with the players we have, you cannot permit these types of situations. You are playing for a big club and at a high level.”

-Story sourced from http://www.evertonfc.com