David Moyes Quotes (40 Quotes)

The word I am hearing is yes, he wants to stay.

I thought today the defenders were outstanding.

He'll give an added dimension to the squad because he can play up front, and he can play wide right.

You should find out more about people in adversity but I have been saying that for three or four weeks now. We'll find out who can handle it, the ones who have enough to take the ball under pressure, who can carry on playing and doing the right things and we are beginning to see the ones who can't.

We have staved off a great deal of competition to get him. From the first minute I spoke to him, he only wanted to come and join Everton. His attitude throughout the entire negotiation process has been first class.

Of course I mentioned it to the players. That day at Villa Park marked a period when we really down but we're now scoring goals and playing well and we just needed to continue to do that.

Maybe it's new to us and we need to understand more. I was told referees would be the same in Europe as they were in England.

James did issue a formal apology to myself, his team-mates and to the Everton supporters immediately after the game and that was the right thing to have done, ... He will now be subjected to the normal club discipline.

I think it would be beneficial for both Everton and Australia that Tim gets a break. I think it would be good for him and good for his mind as well.

We didn't play as well as we should have done, we had a great opportunity today.

We know we have to improve in some areas if we can do, but it is difficult to do it all at once.

But we have always known we would lose him at some point. That will then give other people their opportunities and it is up to them to take it..

I did not think we played terribly badly when we had the ball but we look very fragile at the moment and liable to concede goals.

Duncan is still here and wants to have a think about things over the next few weeks. He has had a better week's training this week and he might feel a little bit better. Duncan is an old enough professional to know his body and we will see how he is after the next week or so.

It is a good feeling that he plays for Everton. He is part of the football club and hopefully it will remain that way for a long time to come.

He played 50 games for Roma last season and was in the Italian squad that went to the European championships.

We must set our goals high, and anybody who has seen us will say we are a better side than we were last year,

He went over on his ankle quite badly but, nevertheless, we were quite happy to put the young goalkeeper in and I thought he acquitted himself well tonight.

We have been in contact with Michael and his advisors - and unfortunately he doesn't see Everton as a team he would choose at this present time.

I think the players we have got are coming into form we thought they had. Confidence is high and things are looking a lot more rosy.

Over here, in this country, we shake hands at the end of the game and you always invite the managers to come in. We're all passionate and we all want to win and we all have to protect our own teams, but I think at the end there's also a wee bit of dignity needed.

Phil is a quality footballer who will, I feel certain, improve and enhance the squad we are putting together here. We have staved off a great deal of competition to get him.

It shows the spirit we have got going in the club. What James is good at is running at people and putting them under pressure. He did that today.

We have been short of real competition all season up front, ... James has started one game, and scored one goal - and that is what we are desperately short of at the moment.

It's really unusual. A small crack has been found on his heel and we're going to lose him for six weeks. I really hope he hasn't played his last game because he's been great for us.

I can't give you an explanation.

He was terrific. His positional sense was good, he covered round and picked up bits and pieces. I was fearful when he had to be there, but he's played in so many positions and he's so reliable he tends to make the right decisions.

You're going to have to be very good to beat them. It doesn't make it much fun for the rest of us.

We haven't made as many chances as I'd have liked. It's a bit of a concern.

We are not quite sure about Marcus. We don't have much time to turn things around before Wednesday.

David has picked up a bit of an ankle injury that we need to assess.

We played a really good team tonight, and we carried bits of luck. I haven't seen the goal that was disallowed, but I didn't think the referee did well for us. We were impeded lots of times.

We will just treat it just like we would treat any normal game but we do know that Chelsea have got tremendous quality at the minute,

It's a man's game. He's running with his head down and gone into the boy.

His toe is still sore and we need to get him some games to get him up to match speed. We thought we could squeeze in 45 minutes last night but he suffered a setback.

He's got athleticism, he's quick, good in the air, and we'll be looking to fit him in the squad. He is a good age and he is a price that at this present time we could afford,

They'll have seen Sunday's win against Liverpool as a big step towards the title. Maybe the Champions League and FA Cup are becoming more important for them. They might even put out their strongest teams in those competitions now. But we're going there with no fear. We've got a belief about us now and we want to show that.

The players' reactions after the game and on the journey home showed they cared.

Nuno is doing some running now. We will have to see how everybody goes this weekend and then see what happens in the last few games.

We want to win the game, that's the first thing. But the aim is to score four goals, or whatever it takes to get us through.