Source: Liverpool_Echo
David Moyes: Players should appreciate what they’ve got at Everton FC
David Moyes 300[LNB]THERE was a time recently when David Moyes would have struggled to think of anything complimentary to say about Manchester City.[LNB]For a while following Joleon Lescott's controversial departure in 2009, the Everton manager was so riled by the Manchester club's all-conquering, no-expense spared transfer market sprees that some in the media tried to stoke a feud between the clubs whenever their paths crossed.[LNB]But Moyes was only ever disappointed by the manner in which his former defender was pursued, and his stance has long since softened on the mega-rich of Eastlands.[LNB]That benevolence may well, of course, have been eased by his side's fine record against the Citizens, having won five in their last six games, including two thrilling encounters last season.[LNB] Moyes and his counterpart Roberto Mancini may have almost gone toe-to-toe in a touch line encounter last season, but the Everton manager believes the Italian has helped bring stability to the sky blue half of Manchester.[LNB]'I think Manchester City are getting a squad that looks as if it will be closer to the top than the bottom and because of that, that means there might be some stability,' he says.[LNB]And the Scot does not believe Mancini's hard work will be undermined simply if he does not win the title this season.[LNB]He may have spent beyond the wildest dreams of most Premier League managers, but Mancini, he feels, could yet also attain the continuity which he has had at Everton.[LNB]'I don't know if they have to win to get that,' says Moyes. 'It wasn't the case here at Everton, we didn't have to win - we had to stay in the Premier League and try and build on things. So it's slightly different.'[LNB]But while the Blues boss believes Mancini is progressing rapidly towards silverware, he still insists his own crop of players should not believe the grass is greener away from Goodison Park.[LNB]As Moyes moves closer to learning whether Steven Pienaar and Victor Anichebe will move on, he is quick to insist that history has not always been kind to players who have gone in search of better things.[LNB]'I think there are a lot of players who left who if they could turn it back would come back,' he says. 'They are in an environment here where they are working and that can help their careers as well, and to walk away from that needs a little bit more thinking about.[LNB]'We feel we have played a part in Steven Pienaar's recovery and helped Joleon (Lescott) develop on from his Wolves days, so we do think we have had a few players who would say their time here was good.'
