Everton<\/a> on Saturday and insisted his side gave themselves too much to do.<\/p>\nThe Toffees went ahead courtesy of a Seamus Coleman goal before Louis Saha added a second and despite Clint Dempsey pulling one back, the Cottagers failed to grab an equaliser.<\/p>\n
Following the defeat at Goodison Park former Blackburn Rovers manager Hughes admitted his belief that his side allowed Everton to dictate the game in the opening period.<\/p>\n
“We gave ourselves too much to do,” Hughes told the club’s official website after the 2-1 loss.<\/p>\n
“The manner of our first-half performance was too passive and Everton were allowed to dictate the game to us. <\/p>\n
“If you don’t start in the way you mean to go on then you can find yourself in a situation where you’re behind in the game.<\/p>\n
“Invariably they Everton try to get out wide, they’ve got good quality in wider areas and they can get good quality balls into the box if you allow them to.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately that was the case for the first goal.”<\/p>\n
Hughes admitted his side were better in the second half but only after conceding a freakish goal. <\/p>\n
“The second one was just a freak goal from our point of view, it went through three people’s legs and it was very difficult for Mark Schwarzer to adjust his position,” he added.<\/p>\n
“At two-nil down it’s a mountain to climb but we came back and showed a good response. <\/p>\n
“In the second-half we engaged with them a lot more aggressively and stopped things at their sources which helped us. We created a number of chances that, on another day, might have gone in for us. <\/p>\n
“Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and we ran out of time.”<\/p>\n
Hughes reserved praise for Bobby Zamora and his impact on the match after he entered on 60 minutes to assist Dempsey’s goal.<\/p>\n
“We made a change and almost instantly it paid dividends for us,” Hughes said. <\/p>\n
“It’s still early days for Bobby, he’s still not quite ready to start games but he’s going to benefit from a couple more weeks’ training prior to our next Premier League game. <\/p>\n
“By that time I would imagine he’s very close to starting \u2013 so he just needs a little bit more work.”<\/p>\n
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