Source: Eurosport
Moyes looking to keep up the pace
David Moyes wants Everton to continue their hard graft so they can go from Easyjet passengers to rubbing shoulders with the high-fliers.
Moyes is set to bolster his squad in the summer but unless chairman Bill Kenwright finds a backer, the Everton boss will be looking for value for money again.
Finding players with the right character, as well as talent, has served Moyes well so far and they are in the FA Cup final and in the hunt for a top-six finish in the league.
They face Chelsea on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge in a dress rehearsal of the Wembley showpiece - and the contrast between the clubs could not be greater given the hosts are bankrolled by Roman Abramovich's billions.
"We might just get on Easyjet like the average man would do," Moyes said. "But in the same breath my job is to get up and feel that we can compete with the best.
"I think there is still a humility to our football club and the people at the club know we have had to work hard and we'll continue working hard. Our success won't be done on a chequebook, ours will be done by pretty hard graft."
Everton are now establishing themselves as the team neutrals want to win in the cup - and Moyes agreed winning the trophy would be one of the great Wembley stories.
"I think because of the run we've had it would be," he said.
"If you're talking about this country being controlled by four football clubs, Everton have put two of them (Liverpool and Manchester United) out of the cup and then the one sitting fifth (Aston Villa), we've put them out as well."
Moyes, however, has warned his players that they will not be allowed to slack off and start thinking about the final.
"If any of them thought it was natural to go slack then they would be going slack at Wembley as well because they wouldn't be there," he said.
"If any of them think that's natural to them, it's completely unnatural to me. It can happen, but it won't be natural to me. I just won't allow it.
"We have an opportunity of finishing at least fifth and we have to try to do that."Moyes' mentality meant he did not allow his players to celebrate after beating Manchester United in the semi-final last weekend.
"I can't say we celebrated because we don't feel we've got anything to celebrate," Moyes said. "We had something to eat in the hotel when we got back, and everybody was in good spirits.
"I wanted the players to be humble in their victory. That wasn't our cup final. It's still to come.
"We had a glass of champagne at the end of the night, but no more. The rest is on ice for another day."
