David Moyes and Roy Hodgson offer their thoughts after watching their respective Everton and Fulham sides go down in Thursday's Europa League action.
Everton 0-2 Benfica - Match report
Moyes: We have tough games coming up and we knew the group was never going to be easy and it will prove that way, I am sure. I think Benfica are a good side and it was a tough game but it was tighter than the last one (where Benfica won 5-0). We became a little open in the second half, maybe trying to score, and we got done on the counter for the first goal. We still had four defenders back though, and the goals weren't like the goals in Benfica. One ricocheted off our player and fell to them, so I didn't think the goals were beautiful; they were poor defensive moments for us."
Roma 2-1 Fulham - Match report
Hodgson: "You cannot be happy in the face of injustice. I accept the situation as the referee makes the decision but I am not happy. The two red cards were very harsh. To play in the second half down to 10 men is a bitter pill to swallow. But what can you do but accept the referee's decision because it doesn't change anything. It was a fantastic performance from my players in the first half. We have been better than Roma when playing 11 against 11 in both games. This defeat leaves us struggling in the group. Every time you get players sent off you have players suspended for three matches which means, at this rate, I would need to have a squad of 60 players."
- Football.co.uk staff
Source: DSG
