Source: Liverpool_Echo
We could be in a relegation fight, admits Everton FC manager David Moyes after Hull defeat
EVERTON boss David Moyes batted off a suggestion he contemplating quitting after last night's defeat at Hull.[LNB]But the Scot did admit his side could be dragged into a relegation scrap after going down 3-2 in a remarkable Premier League encounter at the KC Stadium.[LNB]The Toffees have won just once in their last seven games and are now level with Hull, who have climbed out of the relegation zone by taking seven of the last nine points available.[LNB]When asked in the post-match press conference if he was aware of a rumour on Merseyside that he was preparing to stand down, the Scot turned the question back on his inquisitor.[LNB]'Do you live on Merseyside?' he asked back.[LNB]When asked if he was prepared to comment on the rumour, he flatly said: 'No.'[LNB]Another question concerned the club's position in the table, 14th, four points above the bottom three.[LNB]Moyes was asked if he was worried Everton could become embroiled in a survival battle, and he replied: 'Could be, yes.'[LNB]As they head into the derby Liverpool have won only twice in a similar poor vein of form, but Moyes said: 'I only look at Everton's form, I'm not concentrating on other teams. I know we have to do better.[LNB]'The first thing you do as a player is you run around, but I'll need to get them to do that more than they are at the moment.'[LNB]The Scot said that Steven Pienaar's performance - playing 90 minutes on his return to action after two months out - was one plus which was typically tempered by an injury to Jack Rodwell.[LNB]'Getting Steven Pienaar back was a positive,' said Moyes. 'We had hoped to play him for 65 minutes but we had to leave him on longer.
