Gerard Deulofeu is currently proving Everton wrong with his recent showings at Watford that have seen the Hornets qualify for the FA Cup semi-final after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Saturday afternoon.

Watford have been enjoying a great season and are currently eighth in the Premier League, only a point behind the high-flying Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Everton, on the other hand, have found it difficult to get any sort of consistency going.

The Spaniard spent two years at the Merseyside club between 2015 and 2017 before making a loan move to Watford in January 2018. The 25-year-old eventually signed a permanent deal at Watford in May that year and he hasn't looked back, proving a valuable figure in Javi Gracia's team this season.

The former Barcelona man never looked comfortable at Everton and found it difficult to earn a regular place in the starting lineup.

During that time, the Toffees' turmoil somewhat started with both Roberto Martinez and Ronald Koeman failing to take the club to a new level, which ultimately led to some players also moving to new clubs. A graduate of the infamous La Masia academy, he clearly never received the full backing at Everton like he is currently receiving at Watford and it has proved to be instrumental to the Hornets success.

Gracia has been brilliant in managing Deulofeu throughout the campaign and has been able to use him in more than one position.

The Spanish international even played as an attacking midfield in the club's previous league match at Manchester City, despite playing as a centre-forward for most of the season.

His versatility is finally paying off and his true potential appears to be delivering at the moment, while Marco Silva has struggled to get his players adapting to make-shift roles in the team.

If Watford continue to deliver good showings and finish the season on a high then Deulofeu will only get better, while Everton might have make another heavy investment in the summer transfer market to find a similar type of footballer.

Potentially more wasted money when they had such an exciting talent all along.

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