Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has admitted that he allowed himself to become distracted towards the end of last season.
The Belgian striker is in fine form for the Blues once again this season, sitting top of the Premier League goalscoring charts with 16 goals to his name.
He put in an impressive showing on Saturday afternoon as he bagged four goals in the 6-3 win over Bournemouth.
It continues his strong performances from last season when he managed a personal record of 18 league goals across the campaign.
He ended that season disappointingly, though, going without a goal in Everton’s last 11 games in all competitions after netting a double in the 2-0 win over Chelsea in the FA Cup in March.
The 23-year is keen to avoid that happening again this year and admitted he mistakenly allowed himself to become distracted last season.
“I’m just focused on this period of time and I don’t want to look ahead too far,” he told the Express.
“That is the mistake I made last year. I was focusing already ahead and looking forward to things in front instead of the present.
“Now for me, it is just game after game, day after day. Improve, come in, do my job and then go home to rest, work again on my body to recover and make sure I can play the next game. It is day by day now.
“The most important thing is to make sure that the team ends as high as possible. We have the aim for the top six. We are really close and I have to deliver for my team.”