Source: Daily_Mail
Everton skipper Phil Neville orders stuttering colleagues to stand up and be counted
Phil Neville has called on his Everton team-mates to take a reality check asthe Toffees' poor start to the season hit a new low with last night's CarlingCup defeat at the hands of Brentford. [LNB]The npower League One side made the Merseysiders pay for a host of missedchances by taking the tie 4-3 on penalties after the scores were level at 1-1after extra time. [LNB]The defeat is yet another blow for David Moyes' team, whose only win of thecampaign so far came in the previous round against Huddersfield. [LNB] Buck up our ideas! Phil Neville says his side must face the music[LNB]Defeats against Blackburn, Newcastle and Aston Villa have left the Toffeessecond from bottom of the Barclays Premier League in a season where Moyes wasexpected to lead his side back into Europe. [LNB]Neville, who has been restricted to two appearances this year due to injury,has told his players to forget about Europe and realise that their immediatepriority should instead be to claw themselves out of the relegation zonequickly. [LNB]'There are no excuses. No hiding places. We don't deserve to win thesefootball matches at the moment,' Neville told the Liverpool Echo. [LNB] Shock: Neville and Everton were dumped out of the Carling Cup by Brentford[LNB]'We didn't win at Blackburn - hard luck. We didn't win at Wolves - hard luck.We couldn't beat Villa - hard luck. Everyone says we're playing well but notwinning games. [LNB]'Forget all that rubbish now - it's got to the point where it'stime to realise where we are. [LNB]'Forget Champions League football, forget Europa League football. Focus onSaturday and just winning. [LNB]'Maybe at the start of the season we looked at the endof the season rather than concentrating on the now.'[LNB] Leo's London: No-one likes them but Chelsea really do care!Moyes: I saw the Brentford fan who threw a bottle at Everton supportersBrentford 1 Everton 1 (4-3 on pens): Keeper Lee the hero as Moyes suffers[LNB]
