Source: Liverpool_Echo
The Jury: Everton fans on the Blues' qualification-clinching Europa League win in Athens
TONY SCOTT, Walton[LNB]THERE has been a massive turnaround in performances in our season over the last week or so and it has coincided with the return of Steven Pienaar.[LNB]Brilliant against Liverpool and outstanding once again in the Greek capital last night, he deserves all the accolades he gets.[LNB]We were beaten by Liverpool after performing so well but we can't complain one bit because we did exactly the same at Portsmouth.[LNB]Last night saw our much-admired youth academy come to the fore once again. It witnessed a solid Shane Duffy debut, a superb display from Jose Baxter and an outstanding performance from Seamus Coleman.[LNB]Everton fans take real pride with all these youngsters coming through and special praise also must go to Tim Cahill and Tony Hibbert who typify our club motto.[LNB]DAVID WALLBANK, Huyton[LNB]ON a pitch more like a ploughed field in places and persistent rain not helping - this resulted in us losing two more players due to the conditions - we did tremendously well indeed.[LNB]We also had to use 17-year-old Seamus Coleman and making his Everton debut Shane Duffy. Both did a remarkable job in the terrible conditions.[LNB]The team played well as a unit and all did their jobs with great confidence.[LNB]None more than Tim Cahill who did a captain's job. Jo and Pienaar also stood out but there was also a great display from Tony Hibbert who maybe just edged the man-of-the-match for me.[LNB]The main result is we are through to the knockout stage. Let's hope that all our injured players will be fit by then.[LNB]I just hope we are able to field a team strong enough for Sunday's game against Tottenham. Although the team did so well in Athens last night, Spurs are going to be a different proposition altogether.
