Source: Team_Talk
Neville: Spirit will save Toffees
Everton skipper Phil Neville is relying on the strong spirit at Goodison Park to get the Toffees out of their early-season slump.[LNB] David Moyes' side slipped to the foot of the Premier League table on Saturday following a 0-0 draw with Fulham.[LNB]They are the only side in the top flight yet to record a win this season, with just three points taken from their six fixtures so far.[LNB]Neville acknowledges that the situation is becoming increasingly perilous, but is adamant that his side can turn the corner.[LNB]The Toffees are notoriously slow starters and no-one at Goodison Park is getting overly concerned just yet.[LNB]Neville said: "You come off the field quite pleased with the performance and find you're bottom of the league, but if you don't win football matches it's where you deserve to be.[LNB]"When I joined the club five years ago we lost six of the first eight, including six on the trot. I couldn't see where the next win was coming from.[LNB]"I remember saying to Leon Osman, 'Do you think we'll go down?' He said, 'Don't worry. Everton are slow starters but the spirit will show through'.[LNB]"That comment has stayed with both of us ever since. The spirit now needs to shine through.[LNB]"We had qualified for the Champions League the previous season but that was a totally different kind of team - it was up-and-at-'em, in your faces. We have progressed from there.[LNB]"We have players who have played at World Cup finals. The quality needs to shine through now. It's time to stand up and be tough.[LNB]"That doesn't mean going out and kicking people, it means doing the right things all the time and winning football matches.[LNB]"There's no point feeling sorry for ourselves. We have to go to Birmingham next week and, at the moment, draws aren't good enough for us."
