Everton players must be honest with each other, says Romelu Lukaku

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku said the Toffees “cannot continue” in their current form after another defeat at the weekend.

Despite a strong start to the Premier League season, Ronald Koeman’s side have won once since mid-September, and lost 3-2 at Watford on Saturday.

Lukaku netted a brace for Everton, but the Belgian marksman said the players need to be honest with each other if they are to arrest their current slump.

They also have three tough games coming up – home clashes with Arsenal and Liverpool before a trip to champions Leicester City on Boxing Day.

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“We need to talk as a group – we can’t continue like that,” Lukaku said. “We need to show a bit more maturity and be honest with each other as well.

“The run we’re in is not good. It’s not good for the fans and the players as well, because the manager is doing a job and if we continue like that he might put players out of the team.

“We need to work harder and be focused. We need the fans at Goodison as well and we need to get them back onside.

“When we work harder on the pitch we get more chances. The last 10 to 15 minutes of the [Watford] game, we created enough chances to equalise or win the game.”