Source: Liverpool_Echo
David Moyes slams Everton FC senior players after Blackpool defeat
DAVID Moyes has issued a stern warning to his first team squad stars after seeing them struggle against Blackpool in midweek.[LNB]Shocked by what he had seen during a haphazard opening 45 minutes, when Everton shipped two goals and might have conceded a couple more, Moyes felt compelled to turn on his hairdryer the moment his starting line-up walked through the door.[LNB]Inside the close confines of Everton's cramped changing area at Bloomfield Road, Moyes served up any number of verbal volleys, lambasting many of the senior professionals who he felt had let themselves - and him - down.[LNB]Though he had regained some composure when the time came to conduct a post mortem after the 2-1 defeat, it was clear to see that Moyes was still smouldering with the performance that those he trusts had served up.[LNB]There have been a number of positives to take from pre-season so far - the performances of Jo and Tim Howard's outstanding form, for example - but Everton's defending has not been stellar.[LNB]They have yet to keep a clean sheet since returning from their summer break and Moyes is demanding an immediate improvement, both in terms of the attitude and resilience, starting against Malaga tomorrow evening.[LNB]'Results like that become a concern if you don't think you are playing that well and we certainly didn't play well against Blackpool,' Moyes reflected.[LNB]'I thought Blackpool had a good attitude and looked as though they are prepared for the new season. They will look at it as a positive game. We can't.[LNB]'We didn't look as if we were prepared. I don't think it was down to fitness. It was down to attitude and I thought our attitude was poor. We didn't reach the standards we have set ourselves in recent years.[LNB]'But maybe when something like that happens, it straightens you out. It might make them realise how they got the success they've had here and what they have to do to get it back.'[LNB]His words might alarm some Evertonians - not least the ones who headed to the seaside town - but Moyes was more angry than concerned.
