Source: Liverpool_Echo
Beware Birmingham’s Scot talent raps wary Everton boss David Moyes
DAVID Moyes is relishing locking horns with fellow Scot Alex McLeish as Everton take on resurgent Birmingham City on Sunday.[LNB]The Blues boss has been impressed with the form of Birmingham so far this season, who sit in seventh place in the league table equal on points with Liverpool after winning five games on the run.[LNB]Now he must prepare to try and halt the progress being made by his friend and former Aberdeen centre-half McLeish.[LNB]He said: I always look forward to coming up against any Scotsman but big Alex has been a friend of mine for years and he was a really good player at Aberdeen and Scotland who I played against in my early days.[LNB]Now hes proven his worth as a manager as well. I think he would say there have been bits of his career very good and bits of it up and down so far but him and Roy Aitken are a smashing team together.[LNB]Birmingham are a side who a lot of people thought may well be nearer to the bottom of the league but they have shown they can be at the top. Theyve had good management and made one or two good signings and Alex has already proved it at Rangers.[LNB]But Moyes conceded it can be difficult for managers swapping the Scottish premier league for the English top flight.[LNB]He said: It can be different football completely and I think Alex wold be the first to admit its taken him time to get used to it and understand it, but its working out nicely for him now.[LNB]Birminghams squad feature two popular former Everton players in Lee Carsley and James McFaden and Moyes is hoping to see them both on Sunday.[LNB]He said: I hope the two of them are back and we can see them because they are really good lads and did great for me.
