Source: Liverpool_Echo
David Moyes praises courage of Leon Osman: Everton FC latest
DAVID MOYES last night praised the courage of Everton's point-saver Leon Osman, after the little midfielder scored a stunning left-footed goal to rescue a draw against Stoke.
Osman struck from 20 yards, dipping a classy strike in off the underside of the crossbar after Robert Huth had given the visitors an undeserved lead.
And afterwards his manager said: "Just before Leon scored he had another shot which went 20 or 30 yards wide, so he had a lot of nerve to try the same thing again because the crowd here can be unforgiving at times.
"He took the same shot from the same position again, and this time put it in the top corner, so the boy deserves an awful lot of credit for the courage he showed today to come up and do that. Good on him.
"Nobody's going to be the top boy every game, but just look at the contribution he's made over the years. He's been excellent."
Following the arrival of Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Johnny Heitinga for big transfer fees in the summer, Tony Hibbert and Leon Osman had been pinpointed by some supporters as the men most likely to make way.
But Moyes explained: "I see Hibbo and Ossie as part of the brickwork here. I think they've been through it and they know exactly what they have to do. They very rarely let us down.
"They do the best they can in every game and you can't ask for any more.
"I thought Ossie did terrific. he's been here since he was a boy, he's worked really hard and he continues to work hard to be at the club."
