Everton FC assistant manager Steve Round looking forward to Merseyside derby

11 October 2010 06:00
Steve Round, Everton FC[LNB]STEVE Round admits the intensity of the Merseyside derby shocked him at first - but he is focused on keeping a cool-head in the dug out this weekend.[LNB]The Everton assistant boss is normally a calmly poised student of the game, who rarely lets his emotions get the better of him.[LNB]But Round is not immune to the roller-coaster experience of Premier League football.[LNB]He followed David Moyes onto the Goodison pitch to rebuke Martin Atkinson for blowing a premature final whistle against Manchester United last month, and must deal with the repercussions from Soho square.[LNB] The split-second eruption was rare for the former England man, who insists it is the calm heads who prosper in the heat of a derby clash.[LNB]'You have to stay calm and be professional and it is very difficult sometimes in the atmosphere of a derby,' he says.[LNB]'But it is very important you try and stay free from the emotion to concentrate on doing your job and making sure you do everything you can to get the result.'

Source: Liverpool_Echo