Source: Liverpool_Echo
David Moyes challenges Joseph Yobo to show he is the right man to captain Everton
DAVID MOYES has challenged Joseph Yobo to show his leadership qualities and prove he is the right man to captain Everton in Phil Neville's absence.[LNB]The Nigerian has been Neville's full-time deputy since Alan Stubbs left for Derby County in January 2008 and initially wore the armband for the first time during a game at Pride Park that the Blues won 2-0 in October 2007.[LNB]With Neville likely to be out until the end of November after damaging his posterior cruciate ligament, many would expect that Yobo - who is one of Everton's longest-serving players - will automatically lead the team.[LNB]Certainly his 'reign' could not have got off to a better start, with the Blues beating AEK Athens 4-0 and following up with a comfortable 3-0 dismissal of Blackburn Rovers on Sunday and Yobo getting on the scoresheet in each game.[LNB]Moyes, however, wants to see how Yobo follow Neville's example by getting into the thick of the action when things are not going Everton's way but, given that he skippers his country, he sees no reason why the 29-year-old will not rise to the challenge.[LNB]'Joseph has to play with maturity and responsibility,' said Moyes. 'When he does that, he is a top player.[LNB]'He is captain of Nigeria, so it something that he should be able to take.[LNB]'But in the Premier League, you have got to lead by example. That's the one thing Phil Neville always does. He takes responsibility, he is at the front of everything.
