Source: Liverpool_Echo
DAVID PRENTICE: James Vaughan operating in role everyone at Everton FC wants to see
AND here's us all thinking 'Commence Operation Goodison' was a stewarding exercise.[LNB]With the PA announcer's words resonating around an increasingly desperate Goodison Park, David Moyes tossed on a young striker for whom the word 'operation' has become a curse in recent years.[LNB]And it finally gave us a Goodison feelgood tale after what seems like months of hard luck stories.[LNB]James Vaughan has suffered more than any young footballer should have to.[LNB]At the still tender age of 21 he has seen more surgeon's scalpels than Burke and Hare, suffering serious knee, shoulder and foot injuries.[LNB]And even when he was finally given something to celebrate yesterday it was a moment tinged with pathos - the youngster pointing to the heavens in memory of his dear, recently departed, nan.[LNB]Vaughan is a footballer who always seems to elicit emotion - whether it's becoming the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history - or slotting the coolest of penalty kicks in a nerve shredding semi-final shoot-out.[LNB]And yesterday was no different.[LNB]It was certainly a significant strike, personally as well as in its importance to Everton's season.[LNB]Vaughan and Phil Neville became the Everton equivalent of the cavalry against a stubborn Burnley side.[LNB]And the significance of the scoreline should become evident in the future. Perhaps the very near future.[LNB]Everton are back at Goodison Park on Saturday, and this time they should relish home advantage.[LNB]That certainly wasn't the case with 10 minutes remaining yesterday.[LNB]A lack of final third creativity and a dogged determination from their visitors left the Blues facing the prospect of an unwanted home record.[LNB]Ironically it was December 28, more than half a century ago, when Everton last went nine home matches without a win.
