Pienaar fit and eyeing Toon triumph

16 September 2010 12:17
Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar now feels that he is back to full fitness and is ready to pull the Toffees up the Premier League table.[LNB] The South African had been struggling with fatigue, having featured for his country as they hosted this summer's World Cup.[LNB]But Pienaar thinks he is back to his best and he is focused on earning Everton a first league win of the season against Newcastle on Saturday. [LNB]"When you come back for pre-season and join a team late you have to catch up," the star midfielder told his club's official website.[LNB]"When I went to the World Cup I was feeling tired but now I feel much better. [LNB]"It is down to the players if they have the desire to push themselves the following season and I think all the players that came back have that desire to do well."[LNB]He added: "It is up to the players mentally to go out on Saturday and start from scratch. [LNB]"We need all three points. It is far too early to look at the table. The teams above us only have two or three points more than us. There have been a few slip-ups.[LNB]"Spurs, Man City and Liverpool have all dropped points and if we win on Saturday we will be back up there.[LNB]"We are just going to go into the game like all the other games - prepare well and make sure we get three points. We won't underestimate them and we will try to start the game well."

Source: Team_Talk