Everton's Phil Jagielka hits back at Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard

31 October 2012 09:08
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has hit back at Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard for comparing the Toffees' playing style to that of Stoke City.

Following the 2-2 draw in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Sunday, Gerrard slammed Everton for playing direct football involving long balls. Jagielka has now slammed the Liverpool captain for what he believes is an unfair criticism.

"If Stevie says we play long ball then I'm not going to deny it," said the 30-year-old.

"Do we play them for the full 90 minutes? No. But we play quite direct.

"We don't believe in passing it around for half an hour for the sake of it. We won't change the way we play.

"We won't start to look to put in a thousand passes a game."

Source: team_talk