Source: Liverpool_Echo
David Moyes named Manager of the Month for March: Everton FC latest
DAVID MOYES has been named the Barclays Manager of the Month award for March.[LNB]It is the second time in three months the Everton manager has scooped the award after also receiving the accolade in January.[LNB]This is the seventh time during his eight years at the club that Moyes has picked up the coveted award.[LNB]Only Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have won more.[LNB]Moyes was quick to praise his players and backroom staff for their part in extending an incredible run that has now yielded just two defeats in 19 games.[LNB]'They are the ones who cross the white line and I must give my staff a lot of credit too,' he said. 'That's two out of three months that we've got this award and we're going to need two more if we are to achieve what we want from this season.[LNB]'I've been here eight years now so that's almost one a year but I've always been keen to improve as we go along.'[LNB]An unbeaten run of three wins (Hull, Bolton, Man City) and two draws (Birmingham, Wolves) throughout March helped Everton continue with a late charge for a Europa League place.[LNB]Last weekend's 2-2 draw with West Ham at Goodison Park dented those ambitions but former Blues captain Dave Watson has paid tribute to the job Moyes is doing.[LNB]"It is fantastic to see Everton up there and doing so well," said Watson, who is the last Everton skipper to lift a trophy for the club after leading the Toffees to FA Cup victory in 1995.[LNB]"David Moyes has done a magnificent job, and he has really built the foundations of a superb side there.[LNB]"This is not a one-off, Everton have been in the top six and chasing fourth spot for the past few seasons now, and they have been playing in Europe and collecting experience which has definitely helped them."
