Great Attitude From Senior Players

Moyesy gave the youngsters a chance in the first pre-season game against FC Sion. New assistant manager, Steve Round was happy with the attitude of the senior pros.

Steve says: "It was a tough game for us. They are a decent side and are a lot further down the track than us. It was a good workout and the youngsters will have taken a lot from this. The seniors had a great attitude and we've seen that all week. The manager picked an experienced back-four and that gave us a platform to keep it tight." (13/07/08)

In Half An Hour Moyesy Sold Me The Club

In his first interview as Everton's assistant manager, Steve has said he was very impressed with Moyesy and is excited about working at Everton and trying to move the club into the top four.

Steve says: "I knew David from the circuit and playing against him with teams, and I've always admired the way his teams played. When I was with England one of my remits was to go around the clubs and watch training. I spent a few days at Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, then I cam to Everton because there are a few England players at Everton. I went to Bellefield, watched training, and spent a few days with David and I was really impressed. Here was a staff and a team that were maximising on the talent, and the budget that they have got. Everything they were doing was, I think, the right thing to do.

When I was there they had a load of children come in from the local area and all the players took them for a coaching session. I thought, 'wow, no club does that apart from Everton'. Then I thought if I ever got the chance to work with David, I would take it. When I met up with David within half an hour I said: 'I'm yours.' He sold me the club. I am very impressed with the training ground. I have been to most training grounds in the country and this ranks up there with the best of them. I haven't seen any better anywhere. Everything is in place for the players to get better and move forward. (06/07/08)

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