Europa: Origi focussed on Everton Lille boss Rene Girard has played down the notion that on-loan Liverpool striker Divock Origi will be extra motivated for Thursday’s Europa League Group H clash with Everton. The Belgium forward has risen to prominence in 2014, shining for his country at the summer’s World Cup and was subsequently signed by Liverpool from Lille, Sky Sports reports. Origi was immediately loaned back to the French outfit for the 2014-15 season and has begun the campaign impressively. But despite the obvious Merseyside link between Origi and Everton, Girard thinks the striker will be preparing for the visit of the Toffees like any normal game. “He has not waited to face Everton in order to be motivated,” Girard said. “Of course he will be motivated. But we have the Everton game, then we play Rennes on Sunday, and I would hope the motivation would be the same.” Origi has continued where he left off at Lille, scoring four goals in all competitions for Les Dogues and he also made a big impact for Belgium in the recent international break, finding the net with a tidy finish in the 6-0 win over Andorra. However, Girard has warned against putting too much pressure on the 19-year-old. He said: “We have very young players, so it is quite difficult to have some consistency, even for Divock Origi. “He is still very young and we need to be patient. “Let’s not expect he is going to score 20 goals for us this season – that would be difficult. ift.tt/12eQazN ift.tt/1qGUBZv [[Boost your social presence with NAIRALIKES nairalikes ]] #nigeria x #nairalikes #vanguardng
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 00:58:20 +0000