Everton manager Marco Silva wants Bernard to be more selfish

Everton secured a narrow 1-0 win at Watford’s expense at Goodison Park on Saturday. Bernard’s 10th minute effort was enough to seal all three points for Marco Silva’s men, and the Toffees have now won five games in a row at home for the first time since April 2017. Everton will have to become more ruthless in front of goal if they are to finish in top-six this season, and the Portuguese has demanded more from the Brazilian forward. While he assisted four league goals last term, Bernard’s only goal came in the 2-0 victory at West Ham United. Everton’s dire need for more goals saw them brought in Italian striker Moise Kean, while their efforts to land Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha fell through.

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