Marco Silva sends message to Everton fans ahead of Watford clash

Everton boss Marco Silva has sent a message to the club fans ahead of their Carabao Cup clash with Watford tonight. The Blues want to set their place in the quarter-finals, so Silva wants his players to do their best in order to win as he considers this clash is a "must-win" game. He said: "Our goal and our ambition in the competition is clear and this is not the moment for us to hide. We want to reach the end of the competition, the final. That’s a dream for our fans and we have to share with them that ambition.  We have since the beginning of the season. I know how they look to this competition and since the beginning of the season, we share the same ambition with them. When you are working at Everton, playing at Everton, each game has to be a must-win game. For us, in each competition, until now we have been really serious looking to the Carabao Cup, even if we play against League One and Championship clubs. We played both games away and were really serious because of that ambition. What I expect from our team is the same desire we showed in the last two [cup] games that we won. If we can do the same performance than we did against West Ham, we will be really close to winning the game." The Blues boss is sure the club supporter will have a great role in their successful game. "For sure, the atmosphere will be what we expect and the passion from our fans in both competitions - the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup - is really, really high. Our fans, were fantastic [in the last rounds] both away games as well and tomorrow we will be at our home with them and they will play the same role that they always play there. They will be passionate, behind the team, support and play a key role. They will be the 12th player, I’m 100 per cent sure. After, it is up to us to as a team to do the other part of the game because I’m 100 per cent sure they will do their part," he added.   Source: Liverpool Echo

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