Everton striker Apostolos Vellios has said that he wants to impress the manager David Moyes by continuing the goal scoring form he achieved in a match against Morecambe. Everton played their first pre-season match against Morecambe.

Apostolos Vellios, who came on as a substitute in a number of matches and rescued Everton on numerous occasions, opened the scoring for the pre-season tally in this match. He has said that he wants to get more goals in the pre-season, which will help him impress manager David Moyes. Apostolos Vellios comes into the season after having just won the Everton’s Young Player of the Season award last season.

Apostolos Vellios has made no secret that he is looking to impress the manager more than anyone else because it is the tendency of players of his age. He has said that playing regular football is extremely important at this stage and he cannot wait to get the next taste of first-team football. He has also said that it was extremely good to score against Morecambe because it has helped him improve his confidence level. He is also extremely satisfied with his efforts in the gym after he is now significantly stronger than before.

“Of course the players my age are trying to impress the manager. The older players are maybe just focused on getting ready for the new season. For me I can’t wait for every game as it is an opportunity to try and do well. It was nice to score (against Morecambe), but the main thing is that we won. We are Everton and we must win these games. That game is out of the way now and we have another one on Wednesday night,” said Apostolos Vellios after the match against Morecambe. Everton begin the new season against Manchester United at Goodison Park.

Everton coach Jimmy Lumsden has said that Everton midfielder Ross Barkley is as good as any player in the centre of midfield.

The 18-year-old has become the latest player to come through the ranks at Everton. He has managed to overshadow Jack Rodwell, who has suffered a string of hamstring injuries.

As a result, the spotlight is now on Ross Barkley, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea and Manchester United in the past. Even as he made his senior team debut for Everton, he has been linked with a move to a big Premier league club.

Everton coach Jimmy Lumsden has said that he is certainly not surprised by the progress young Barkley has made. He has also said that he expects Ross Barkley to be a main feature in the centre of midfield of a big European club in the near future.

He has been spoken of in the same breath as Wayne Rooney, who left for Manchester United in 2004 for £ 30 million. It was a world record deal for youngster and the Everton coach expects it to be broken once Barkley decides to leave Everton. Jimmy Lumsden has been a coach at Everton for the last 10 years, and he sees Barkley as the best ever from the youth academy.

“He’s as good as anyone I’ve seen in the middle of the park, and could be anything he wants. He is quiet but the moment he steps on the field he has got the confidence in his ability for all to see. He’s got the touch, the awareness on the ball and the flair. Currently he’s filling out to be a big lad as well which will help him play in the Premier League. The boy had a couple of injuries which held him back but the boy has no worries now. He looks the business,” said Lumsden.

Everton assistant manager Steve Round has said that his team were denied a clear-cut penalty in the recent 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers during the second.

Even though there is nothing to play for the remaining two matches of the season for Everton, David Moyes will be hoping that his club finished above archrivals Liverpool in the table after many years.

Everton will be facing Sunderland on the last day of the season. Liverpool are four points behind Everton in the race for the seventh position, but they have an advantage in the form of an extra game.

Hence, Everton do need to win against Newcastle United at Goodison Park on the final day of the season in order to realistically think about finishing above Liverpool on the table. Due to this complex situation, Everton would have been hoping for three points from the Wolverhampton Wanderers match.

However, Terry Connor rallied his troops to a fighting 0-0 draw, but the result told only the story according to assistant manager Steve Round. Everton had a number of chances to win the match, but they squandered each and every one of them. Steven Pienaar was guilty of missing a number of good chances for Everton, as Wolverhampton Wanderers hung on.

“The players are very disappointed they didn’t win. They had enough dominance in possession and opportunities to win the game definitely. But we were a bit wasteful in front of goal, or we didn’t make the right final pass. We just couldn’t take that defining moment. Obviously we had a perfectly good goal disallowed. I’ve seen it again and he’s definitely onside. The form Nikica is in at the moment is fantastic. We expect that of him and we’re more surprised when he doesn’t score. His return for the price we paid is incredible,” said Round after the match.

Everton manager David Moyes has praised his players by saying that they look like men in the match against Sunderland recently.

Everton were up against Sunderland in the FA Cup replay at the Stadium of light. David Moyes was looking to celebrate his 10 years in charge of Everton by winning a trophy this season, and he has targeted the FA Cup.

However, Everton could not make use of their home advantage in the match against Sunderland at Goodison Park, which let them into the replay at the Stadium of light. Following the quarterfinal replay dismantling of Sunderland, David Moyes praised his players.

Everton will be facing Liverpool in the semi-final on April 14. The other semi-final will be against Chelsea and Tottenham. Tim Cahill was one of the impressive players for Everton, as he helped them to one match within appearing in the final of the FA Cup. Everton have already lost 3-0 at the hands of Liverpool just a few weeks ago, but that is unlikely to play in their minds ahead of this match. This will also be the third FA Cup semi-final appearance for Tim Cahill in his career. He has previously achieved this feat with Everton five years ago, while he also managed to do it with Millwall in 2004.

“These are the sort of stages where you need the big game players and the experience, and we have got that. We just need to believe and take that on to the pitch. We showed that at Sunderland. This is the third time I’ve got to an FA Cup semi-final now, and I said to a few of the lads in the dressing room after the game to remember what this feels like,” said Tim Cahill after the victory over Sunderland.

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has signed a new contract with the club that will keep him at Goodison Park till 2016.

Tim Howard has been one of the prudent signings Everton manager David Moyes has made since taking over at Everton for a decade ago.

Even though Tim Howard was not regarded to be one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier league during his time at Manchester United, David Moyes has transformed him into exactly that in the last few seasons. As a result, Tim Howard has now signed a new contract with the club. This comes as a major boost for Everton, who have been struggling to keep hold of their better players like Mikel Arteta.

The 33-year-old Tim Howard joined Everton back in 2006 and has made more than 250 appearances for Everton. He is regarded as one of the consistent players in the Premier league. David Moyes has had to deal with a number of problems in terms of the transfers in other areas of the pitch, but thanks to the performances of Tim Howard, he has been able to concentrate less on the goalkeeping department. Speaking on the occasion after signing his new contract, Tim Howard has said that he believes he can play into the 40s.

“It’s a place that is home for me. When you have a really good relationship in life and both sides are eager to continue and keep that going, it’s a no-brainer. This hasn’t been a knockdown, drawn-out type of negotiation with meetings or anything like that. They were very happy to keep me here and I was very, very happy to stay,” Howard said on the occasion of his new contract. A number of goalkeepers from the United States have been extremely successful in the Premier league and Tim Howard is one of them.

Everton manager David Moyes has said that he is only beginning his work at Everton football club. David Moyes is now close to completing 10 years at the helm of Everton.

In order to recognise this incredible achievement, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has said that David Moyes should be presented with the watch that commemorates his 10 years at the club.

Kenny Dalglish has said that David Moyes’ achievement in this era when managers do not last more than a year is simply outstanding. Even better is the fact that David Moyes is only 48 years old. Hence, the Scotsman has said that David Moyes has only begun his work at Everton football club.

During the same period, Liverpool have gone through many managers. They are currently back to Kenny Dalglish. Even though Everton were initially struggling under David Moyes, the Scotsman has settled the club in such a way that they are regularly competing for the European places, despite not having a huge transfer kitty.

Only two managers in the Premier league can boast of a better history than David Moyes – Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. Sir Alex Ferguson has been in charge of Manchester United for 25 years, while Arsene Wenger has been in charge for 15 years.

“In modern management it’s rare for someone to get 10 years at one club. I’ve been lucky to have a good board behind me and good fans. I had to rebuild again after Walter had initially cleared out a lot of the mess. I’ve managed to do that and bring the club back to life again,” David Moyes said in a recent interview.

Everton were qualifying for the European places regularly up until last season, when the arrival of clubs like Manchester City and Tottenham with huge transfer budgets stopped their progress.