Source: Team_Talk
Nev: Toffees' future is bright
Phil Neville believes Everton should focus on the positives of last season, and insists the Toffees are "close to something very special".[LNB] After a dismal start, the Toffees steadied the ship before finding their form towards the end of the season, eventually securing a seventh-place finish.[LNB]Everton disappointed in their cup campaigns, but Neville has moved to quash the pessimistic feeling about the club ahead of the 2011/12 season.[LNB]"I think if you ask a lot of Evertonians I think they'd be quite disappointed with the season," he told the club's official website.[LNB]"I think the manager would be and I think the players would be. There's been a lot of negativity surrounding the club but we should snap out of that. [LNB]"We finished seventh in the table, we finished eighth the season before that so in terms of league position we've improved. [LNB]"I think we're so close to something very special here, the positives we can take out of this season are the foundations are as strong as ever, the spirit and the togetherness of the manager, the players, the staff, the supporters, the whole club is still there. [LNB]"As long as you've got that foundation you can always be positive."[LNB]Neville also delivered a reminder of the club's talented youth, and has backed manager David Moyes to put that to good use next season.[LNB]"The Under-18s have just won the Youth League, we've got young players coming through, a manager who is not afraid to blood young players and I think the future is bright," said Neville.[LNB]"Yes, we've had disappointments this year, probably more disappointments than the good bits but we can still look back on this year and be proud that we've recovered well from a bad start. [LNB]"We've finished the season strongly, we've beaten some very good teams and we've played some fantastic football.[LNB]"Maybe we should concentrate on the positives rather than the negatives."
