Everton need ‘a lot more quality’ and Calvert-Lewin ‘can do more’

New Everton manager David Moyes criticized his players’ display in possession against Aston Villa and reiterated his desire to help out-of-form striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin again.

Twelve years after leaving the club following his first 11-year spell at Goodison Park, Moyes oversaw his first game less than a week after his predecessor Sean Dyche was sacked as the visiting Villans. won a closely contested match 1-0.

“I’m under no illusions about the job I have to do,” Moyes told TNT Sports after a result that kept the Toffees a point above the relegation zone as part of a goal d ‘one goal in six league games.

“I hate to say it, I don’t think we’ve been at our best this season” 😤

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“We couldn’t score again tonight. We have to show a lot more quality with the ball and play better with the ball.

“I was disappointed with that part tonight; I told the players that. We didn’t play well enough and keep the ball as well as we should have.”

Moyes on Calvert-Lewin

Moyes had challenged Calvert-Lewin to start scoring immediately on his first day at Everton’s Finch Farm training complex, and the former England international had a presentable chance in the first half before firing a shot to over the crossbar from close range in second-half added time. .

The 27-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has played 16 games since his last goal, scoring at Aston Villa on September 14.

“It’s not much to do with David Moyes tonight, it’s a lot to do with the players”

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“I’ve told Dom to see if he can get into goal-scoring positions,” Moyes said. “He can show everyone that he is a very hard-working centre-forward and that he can work harder.

“He had a couple of chances tonight – he took one on the run in the first half and was a little unlucky, it was a really good effort. He had a big foul at the end that probably went be the great opportunity for him.”

Everton vs Tottenham

Moyes attributed Ollie Watkins’ 51st-minute winner to “a bit of a mistake and being out of position”, adding praise for Dyche.

Just Southampton rock bottom have won fewer games and scored fewer goals in the Premier League this season than Everton, who host Tottenham on Sunday (14:00 GMT).

“Sean got some great results early in the season – good draws, when we were struggling to play,” said Moyes.

“(The players’) character always shone through when Sean was here. They tried (tonight) but just couldn’t get a result.”