David Moyes accepts that it will take years to fill the gap between Everton and Liverpool, but his ambition is that the blues end up ending up over their neighbors of Stanley Park in the Premier League.
The Toffees welcome Liverpool in their rearranged confrontation tomorrow evening for what will be the last derby from Merseyside to Goodison Park.
Moyes made a positive impression after his return to the club, Everton winning his last three championship games to open a difference of nine points between them and the relegation zone.
Tomorrow. Derby Day. 🔵
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Everton “Chasing Liverpool”
Liverpool can extend his advance at the top of the nine points table with a victory and Moyes accepts that there is a gulf between the teams for the moment.
“I think it’s a big football city, it’s always incredibly good players, of different generations,” he said. “I can’t make fun of myself, I had my right part of defeats. We continue Liverpool, and probably no more than now. It was always great to get a result.
“But I always go back to my last two years when we have finished twice above Liverpool in the league. It took us a few good years to prepare this and prepare us. As you know, we have a few years to do before we are ready to compete with Liverpool. »»
Moyes has high ambitions
Everton finished before their neighbors during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons before Moyes left for his bad spell at Manchester United.
And he claims that it is something they can do again.
“The gap between the two teams at the moment has probably been as tall as for a long time,” he added. “So it’s something that I have to fill and start bringing the two clubs together.
“At that time, the derbies were probably a little more competitive. It was only in recent years that we have started to finish above them in the Premier League, it is something that we aim to redo. »»
The record of moyes against Liverpool is sad
For all his bravado, Moyes has a terrible record against Liverpool, winning only six of his 42 games in charge against the Reds through the spells in Everton, Manchester United, Sunderland and West Ham.
“It has always been difficult,” he said. “Over the years, Liverpool has always been difficult opponents.
“Of course, we want to win. But let’s put it in perspective. The most important thing is that we get points to stay in the Premier League. It’s a big game. Hopefully the players are ready. »»
Everton could have returned to the back left Vitalii Mykolenko with International Ukraine having returned to the training.
And the new signature of Carlos Alcaraz could make its first departure after having impressed the bench of the defeat of the FA Cup against Bournemouth this weekend.
