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New Everton supervisor David Moyes rued his gamers’ efficiency in possession in opposition to Aston Villa — and reiterated his need to assist out-of-form striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin rating once more.
Twelve years after leaving the membership following his 11-year first spell at Goodison Park, Moyes oversaw his first recreation lower than every week after predecessor Sean Dyche’s sacking because the visiting Villans received a keenly-contested encounter 1-0.
“I’m underneath no illusions concerning the job I’ve received to do,” Moyes informed TNT Sports activities after a end result that stored the Toffees a degree above the relegation zone as a part of a run of 1 aim in six league matches.
“I hate to say it, I don’t assume we’ve been at our greatest this season” 😤
Morgan Rogers says that Villa are constructing again to their greatest after their first away win in 5 video games 🙌
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“We couldn’t rating a aim tonight once more. We’ve received to point out an terrible lot extra high quality on the ball and play higher with the ball.
“I used to be dissatisfied with that half tonight; I’ve informed the gamers that. We simply didn’t play effectively sufficient and retain the ball in addition to we should always have carried out.”
Moyes on Calvert-Lewin
Moyes had challenged Calvert-Lewin to instantly begin scoring on his first day at Everton’s Finch Farm coaching complicated, and the previous England worldwide had a presentable likelihood in the course of the first half earlier than scooping a shot over the crossbar from shut vary throughout second-half added time.
The 27-year-old is out of contract on the finish of the season and has gone 16 video games since his final aim, scoring at Aston Villa on September 14.
“It’s not likely an important deal to do with David Moyes tonight, it’s so much to do with the gamers”
An sincere evaluation from David Moyes on tonight’s defeat and the expectations that lie forward for Everton 💬
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“I’ve mentioned to Dom to see if he can get himself in scoring positions,” mentioned Moyes. “He can present everybody that he’s a extremely hard-working centre-forward and he can work more durable.
“He received a few possibilities tonight — he took one on the run within the first half and was a bit unfortunate, it was a extremely good effort. He had a fairly large miss on the finish, which was in all probability the massive likelihood for him.”
Everton vs Tottenham
Moyes attributed Ollie Watkins’ 51st-minute winner to “somewhat little bit of a mistake and being out of place”, including reward for Dyche.
Solely rock-bottom Southampton have received fewer video games and scored fewer targets within the Premier League this season than Everton, who host struggling Tottenham on Sunday (2pm GMT).
“Sean received some nice outcomes early within the season — good attracts, after we had been onerous to play in opposition to,” mentioned Moyes.
“The character [of the players] at all times shone by means of when Sean was right here. They tried [tonight] however simply couldn’t get a end result.”
