David Moyes revels in Everton FC’s sizzling display against Tottenham

06 January 2011 01:00
EVERTON boss David Moyes felt his side had at last rediscovered their zest after a thrilling win over Tottenham last night.[LNB]The Toffees put a dent in the Londoners' Premier League title aspirations with a 2-1 victory in a compelling end-to-end encounter at Goodison Park.[LNB]Seamus Coleman grabbed the decisive goal 15 minutes from time after the outstanding Rafael van der Vaart had cancelled out Louis Saha's superb opener.[LNB]The result lifted Everton to 11th in the table but it was the manner of the performance that offers hope for the rest of the season.[LNB] Moyes said: 'I'm pleased with that, I thought it was a really good game.[LNB]'Whoever plays Tottenham is going to have to play well to beat them because they are a really good side.[LNB]'There was an edge to the players tonight - they played with improved vigour and determination.[LNB]'We made sure we got more balls in the box than we have in previous games.[LNB]'We looked as if we were liable to score. In previous games we haven't looked that.[LNB]'We have found it difficult to score, even tonight we had three or four chances you'd hope we'd score.[LNB]'But we got the couple of goals we haven't been getting.'[LNB]Moyes was impressed by the performance of Saha, whose 25-yard strike in the third minute was his first league goal since last February.[LNB]Moyes said: 'I think that is what everyone knows Louis Saha is capable of, why he has been revered.[LNB]'Anyone who has worked or played with him can tell you that on his day he can be an unbelievable talent. I thought he showed that tonight.'

Source: Liverpool_Echo