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Beto accepts pressure of being main Everton centre-forward: If I don't score...

Beto accepts pressure of being main Everton centre-forward: If I don't score...
Beto accepts pressure of being main Everton centre-forward: If I don't score...ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Mark Cosgrove/News Images

Beto says he's happy to shoulder the burden of being Everton's main centre-forward.

The striker accepts the expectations of being regular goalscorer for the Toffees.

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He said, “For me it's a normal thing. It is normal for a striker. You always need to prove yourself, even if it is just for you. A striker needs to score goals, and I need to score goals.

“If I score, I'm a good player, if I don't score, maybe I'm not so good. It's the life of a striker.

“If a striker doesn't score goals, the fans, the gaffer, they need to demand this from a striker. That is at every club.

“For me, it's okay to get that pressure, because it makes me work even harder to try to score goals. I think that I need to prove to myself, not just for the staff or for the fans, but prove to myself that I'm the number nine, I'm here, I want to score, and I will score, and I will give the team confidence.

“Before, my problem was more the way I played. Now I'm more secure in that, I'm more confident in the way I play.

“It's just the goals. We played four games (in the Premier League), I have one goal, and I want to score more and I will do it.”

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