Lukaku doesn't need rest, insists Roberto Martinez

The Everton centre forward has not been on top form since completing a €35 million permanent move from Chelsea this summer but his manager argues that he needs to keep playing.

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Everton manager Roberto Martinez has no intention of resting Romelu Lukaku as the striker searches for top form and fitness.
The Belgium international enjoyed a productive season on loan at Goodison Park from Chelsea in 2013-14, scoring 15 Premier League goals in 33 appearances as Everton finished fifth before reaching the World Cup quarter-finals in Brazil.
In July, Everton acquired the forward on a permanent basis for a club-record fee of €35 million but the 21-year-old has made a slow start to the new campaign with two goals in 10 appearances in all competitions so far.

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In a press conference on Thursday, Martinez conceded that Lukaku is taking time to recover from the World Cup but argues that resting him would not be the ideal solution.
"Romelu is still finding his best moment of form and any player that comes back from the World Cup takes a bit of a transitional period," he remarked.
"I think Rom has done incredible to make himself available for the games we had. He's played a lot of games and probably his desire to help the team has stopped him from concentrating on being fully fit.
"Over the next few weeks we'll try to give him that physical element that he needs. When you come back from the World Cup you need to recover from the previous season.
"I think now Rom needs to play and get his match fitness and he's too important for us. We can't afford to give him a resting period and I don't think that would help him.
"I think now he's got a good level of fitness through the games he's played so it's a responsibility we've got at the club that we get him fully fit so he can enjoy his football.
"What I love about Rom is his attitude. He wants to be on the pitch, he wants to help the team and he'll accept any moments of form so that he can get through it"