Source: Liverpool_Echo
Everton FC skipper Phil Neville says tough training helped Blues to first win of season
Phil Neville 300[LNB]PHIL NEVILLE has revealed how David Moyes cracked the whip to get his squad in perfect shape to grab their first three points of the season.[LNB]The Goodison outfit moved out of the relegation zone at the weekend with a 2-0 triumph at Birmingham City, their first Premier League win of the campaign.[LNB]It ended a run of just three points from six games that raised fears of a dismal campaign for Moyes's highly-rated side.[LNB]'At this stage of the season, you don't normally get double sessions, but you're bottom of the league and you need to do something about it,' said the skipper.[LNB] 'The days off were cancelled. There's only one way to get yourself back up the league and that's through hard work. There's no substitute for hard work and he's (Moyes) the one who epitomises that.'[LNB]Neville also dismissed suggestions that supporters have started to turn against Moyes following Everton's difficult opening.[LNB]Despite understandable concerns, Neville does not believe the Goodison fanbase is losing faith in the manager - and reckons the calm approach of Moyes is now paying dividends.[LNB]He said: 'I've not felt that at all,' said the Everton captain of fan unrest towards Moyes.[LNB]'It's been difficult because you speak to anyone and they say Everton have the best squad in years. We've said it, the manager has said it.[LNB]'We're playing good football, but we're at the bottom of the league.[LNB]'To be fair to the manager, you can say he's fiery, but he hasn't lost his calmness under pressure.[LNB]'He's now got a wealth of experience so that in situations like this, he knows the form is round the corner.[LNB]'Sometimes when you get beat by Brentford and Newcastle in the same week, you go out of a cup and everyone is against you, that's when this club shows the spirit its got.[LNB]'The fans are a part of that. We're all in it together.'
