Frank Lampard spoke very highly of National League side Boreham Wood after Everton beat them 2-0 in the fifth round of FA Cup on Thursday night.
Salomon Rondon scored twice to secure Everton a 2-0 win and confirm their place in the quarter-final of the competition – where they will face Crystal Palace.
Lampard praised The Wood for being ‘organised’ and making life ‘tough’ for the Toffees. However, he did question Everton’s urgency – claiming the didn’t cause their opposition ‘enough problems’.
Frank Lampard was impressed with Boreham Wood’s performance on Thursday night
Speaking to BBC Sport after the game, Lampard said: ‘Clean sheet but we were too slow in the first half and Boreham Wood were organised, we did not give them enough problems.
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‘Second half we were more urgent, a brighter performance and we created a lot. You need that goal to give you comfort in a game like this and when we got it, it was comfortable.
Everton beat Boreham Wood after Salomon Rondon (above) scored twice for the Toffees
Lampard praised The Wood for being ‘organised’ and making life ‘tough’ for the Toffees
‘All credit to them, they made it tough for us. It was a big night for them but we got the job done.
‘There are lots of factors, it was a huge, huge night for them, well deserved and they had a massive support that travelled up. It was the game of their life for some of the players and they gave it their all.
‘They are well coached, well organised and are no fools. If you don’t score early, there may be nerves around the ground and I understand that. Fair play to them, I wish them well going forward.
Lampard said playing against Crystal Palace in the quarter final will be ‘really tough’
‘We train at a level and play at a level in the Premier League which you have to make that count. In the first half we didn’t, we made it easy for them but when we raised the level and moved the ball quicker, you can see spaces open up and created from that.’
Looking ahead to their quarter-final against Crystal Palace, Lampard said: ‘It is a really tough match, you want a home draw.
‘You have to focus in the league in the meantime. You have to believe for the fans and players to make a trip to Wembley if we get past Palace.’