Moyes - Toffees deserved more

Goodison Park boss left to rue Reina's double save

Last updated: 30th November 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

The game was tight and we, in the main, were trying to set the tone and make it difficult for them. It is disappointing you don't get anything from that.

David Moyes
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Everton manager David Moyes was left struggling to understand how his side lost Sunday's Merseyside derby to Liverpool.

A deflected Joseph Yobo own goal in the 12th minute and a Dirk Kuyt tap-in close to the final whistle handed the Reds the points at Goodison Park.

But the result did not tell the real story as Everton dominated for the majority and paid the price for failing to take chances against their neighbours, with Jose Reina producing a fine double save in the second half.

Both sides have struggled to meet targets and the defeat leaves the Toffees flailing near the Premier League relegation zone, but Moyes could not fault his players.

The Everton boss said: "I don't feel we came off the pitch losers. The players worked extremely hard and I felt they deserved more than what they got in the end.

Disappointing

"The deflected goal took the sting out of us. I don't know how many times Liverpool had been in our half up to that point but it wasn't many.

"But I thought the players reacted great. They kept going and I thought in the main we kept Liverpool quiet.

"The game was tight and we, in the main, were trying to set the tone and make it difficult for them. It is disappointing you don't get anything from that.

"I think the two saves by Reina [were crucial]. I felt maybe our luck would change in the second half and we would get the goal but maybe that double save just altered it a little bit.

"But up until it went to 2-0 I can't remember Liverpool having a chance apart from Emiliano Insua's first-half header.

"But in big games, especially, you hope you don't get situations where there are mistakes because it is hard enough to score a goal without making anything which leads to one."

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