Source: Liverpool_Echo
David Moyes confident Everton FC can build for bigger season next year
MANY words were spoken at Everton's end of season awards, an event which, in some ways, resembled the Baftas more than a football bash.[LNB]The lavish black-tie function at the Anglican Cathedral recalled an age when Everton were the Mersey Millionaires, complete with a harpist, huge ice sculpture of Goodison, and a grand dining area decorated with more tasteful flourishes than Elton John's living room.[LNB]But amid the praise and back-slapping, one sentence rang out loud and clear, delivered by Everton's manager David Moyes.[LNB]Being interviewed by host Steve Rider, Moyes acknowledged the belief his squad are capable of a great 2010/11 season, and said: 'Next season there will be bigger expectations - but I think we are ready to handle them.'[LNB]Maybe the words themselves were not poetic or particularly inspirational. Rather it was the manner of their delivery - and the sentiment they underline.[LNB]Moyes was utterly confident. It is a confidence he has quietly oozed for some time now, even as a top seven finish this season seemed just beyond his reach.[LNB]The Scot has seen enough in training, and in the level of his team's performance in key games, to know Everton could shock the Premier League next season.[LNB]Privately he believes the football they have displayed at times this season is the best of his eight-year tenure, including his Champions League qualification, and two more recent fifth-place finishes.
