Everton boss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes labelled the Toffees win against the title winners Manchester City in January as their highlight last season, and lauded the impact made by his January signings.
The Merseyside club unveiled striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini’s team 1-0 in a Premier League match.
Following their win against the Eastlanders and the arrival of the new comers, the Toffees went on a staggering run in the second half of the season, which saw them suffer just 2 defeats in their last 15 league matches.
Jelavic, signed by Everton for a 5-million pounds transfer fee from Glasgow http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314, was the star performer for his side, blasting 11 goals in just 16 appearances to become an instant celebrity at Goodison Park. In the process, he also became the fastest
Everton player to reach the 10 goal mark in almost hundred years.
On the other hand, Steven Pienaar arrived on loan from Tottenham Hotspur for a six month spell, forming a potent combination upfront alongside the Croatian International and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marouane-Fellaini-c24295. In total, he made 14 appearances for Everton and scored 4 goals.
Nevertheless Moyes believed that his side’s win against City and the arrival of the new players proved to be the turning point last season.
While talking to reporters, he said: “We beat Man City 1-0 here in January. For us that was memorable because it was also the night when we brought in Jelavic and Pienaar so the momentum had just started to build for us.”
“That would probably be the pick for me that season.”
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darron-Gibson-c10368, who was also bought by Everton in January, scored the winner in the second half against City to kick start a phenomenal late charge by the Toffees, which helped them finish at the seventh spot in the final league standings.
Following their win, Everton later went on to beat the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and Newcastle United, while also dented Manchester United’s title chances by holding them on to a 4-4 draw at Old Trafford.
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