Source: Team_Talk
Moyes targets three straight wins
Everton boss David Moyes has set his side a target of three straight wins as they chase Aston Villa in seventh place in the Premier League.[LNB] A last-minute Tim Cahill goal earned the Toffees a vital 3-2 win at Blackburn on Saturday to end a run of three successive draws and keep alive their Europa League hopes.[LNB]Everton are now just two points behind Merseyside rivals Liverpool, who play West Ham on Monday night, but Moyes knows the priority has to be overhauling Villa, who after their clash with Portsmouth still have a match in hand.[LNB]"They've got games in hand so it is in their hands to lose but we've just to keep going," said Moyes.[LNB]"I knew we had to win (at Blackburn) if we were going to have any chance of qualifying for Europe.[LNB]"We've got a long way to go. All we can do is show that we want to try to win.[LNB]"We've got two games at home and one away and we've got to try to keep it going and see what we can do."[LNB]It appeared Everton were destined for a fourth successive draw after twice conceding the lead at Ewood Park despite getting off to a flying start with Mikel Arteta's fourth-minute penalty when the Spaniard was brought down by Ryan Nelsen.[LNB]Arteta was lucky not to be sent off for poking Morten Gamst Pedersen in the eye midway through the first half but it was Blackburn's battling spirit which saw them equalise after the break through Steven Nzonzi's 30-yard drive.[LNB]Even when Ayegbeni Yakubu restored their advantage with his first touch after coming off the bench in the 78th minute Jason Roberts' smart finish from the edge of the penalty area levelled things up two minutes later.[LNB]Despite some impressive play Moyes had resigned himself to the draw when Yakubu found space on the left of the area to cross for Cahill to tap in - his first non-headed league strike in his last 12 goals.[LNB]"We've been playing like this for a month or two now and I don't know how we've not won more games," added Moyes.[LNB]"When we've got them all fit we've got a [great] side, I really do think that.[LNB]"I had a decision as to whether to play Yak or Louis Saha. I'd started Yak in midweek (against Villa) so decided to go with Louis.[LNB]"Those forwards are beginning to get one or two goals for me now.[LNB]"Sometimes we play them together but I've not really needed to because we've been playing that well.[LNB]"But we've got to learn not to give ourselves so much hard work once we're in front, we've got to learn how to win it."
