Source: Liverpool_Echo
Missing out on Europe would make season a failure says Everton FC’s Victor Anichebe
Victor Anichebe 300[LNB]VICTOR ANICHEBE today admitted that missing out on European qualification would make Everton's season feel like a failure.[LNB]The 21-year-old scored his first goal since returning from a 12-month injury lay-off in the Blues' 2-2 draw with Birmingham on Saturday.[LNB]Although victory would have put the Blues in a stronger position for a Europa League spot, the striker still believes they can overhaul the teams above them.[LNB]He said: 'It would feel like a failure to not qualify for Europe. We all really want that.[LNB]'The amount of players we've had it has been hard, and it's a credit to the boys that we are this far up the league considering that we've been missing big players.[LNB]'It's a real testament to us, but we've still got hope.[LNB]'We've got nine games left and an okay run-in so we need to just keep pushing. There is still belief we can get into Europe.'[LNB]Everton allowed a two-goal lead to slip at St Andrew's, and Anichebe said the dressing room was bursting with frustration afterwards.[LNB]He said: 'It was frustrating. We were on top for so long and then they got a fortunate goal, and it spurred them and the crowd on to believe they could get back into it.[LNB]'They did put us under a lot of pressure and were up for it. It's a very hard place to come to. It's like when teams come to Goodison, and they do find it hard.[LNB]'I would like to think we are a lot better than them, but they play to their strengths and they are doing well in the league. When it's 2-0 we need to maybe just sit back a bit and be a bit steadier. When they got a goal back it made things very difficult.[LNB]'They will all be hard games left. But if we show enough character and play as well as we did in spells against Birmingham then we should finish in a good position."
