Source: PA
Moyes frustrated by falling short
Everton manager David Moyes is disappointed with another season of missed opportunities having failed to reach the high standards he sets himself and his players.
The Scot recently celebrated nine years in charge at Goodison Park, the third longest-serving Barclays Premier League boss behind Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger.
But he will end another campaign trophyless and the club is likely to miss out on European football again next season as they are currently eighth, nine points adrift of fifth-placed Tottenham. And having had his hopes raised for better things just over 12 months ago, Moyes is frustrated.
"I went into the season with more confidence in the team," he told talkSPORT. "Last season we finished having lost two out of 24 games. If you just counted those 24 games I think we may have been Premier League champions; if not we would have been second.
"I went into this season saying we only need to go close to that and we've got a really good chance of being near the top. I think that's where my disappointment has come. I'm fed up of saying to the supporters every year let's just avoid relegation.
"I wanted to see if I could change the way that we started the season by talking more positive about it, building it up a bit more, and saying to the players `come on this is what is expected of you now'. As it is it fell flat on its face and I'm really disappointed I haven't been able to get to the level that I hoped to."
