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Moyes back mis-firing Yakubu

06 Apr 2010 - 09:22:19

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Everton boss David Moyes has backed Ayegbeni Yakubu to put a disappointing season behind him and rediscover his best form.

The £11million Nigeria striker has bagged just five goals all season after returning to action in August following a lengthy lay-off with a serious Achilles injury.

But despite his lack of goals, Moyes believes the former Middlesbrough and Portsmouth star will return to the sort of form that persuaded the Toffees to sign him back in 2007.

"I have said to the players that we have to be more clinical in front of goal, but goalscorers are the players who cost big money and that is where it is hard for a club like Everton to compete with the top clubs," Moyes told the Daily Mirror.

"You have to pay the big money to get them and we can't do that. But we have Louis Saha and Yakubu, who have got quality and give us the goals we are looking for.

"Yak has struggled but he has a future with us.

"He has had a difficult year but he has worked hard to get back into condition and we want to give him every opportunity to get back to where he was.

"I hope he has the appetite to get back to what he was. He trains well but what Yak thrives on is goals."