Everton defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sylvain-Distin-c34430, believes that Phil Neville’s recent injury will leave a gaping hole in the team, but urged the Toffees not to think too much about it.
The 35-year old suffered a knee injury and underwent a surgery last Friday. Consequently, his medical team ruled him out from playing for at least the next two months.
The skipper’s absence is sure to mount additional pressure on David Moyes, who has already been made to operate with a limited squad.
After starting their season on a sublime note, the men in blue suffered a surprise 2-1 loss against Reading last week without Neville, which pushed them out from the top-four zone.
With the race for the Champions League slot heating up in the EPL, Distin feels that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019 will badly miss their captain in the next couple of months.
The Frenchman was of the opinion that the Toffees will be leaderless without the services of the English International, and lamented how an injury can have an adverse affect on their campaign.
Nonetheless, the veteran defender stressed his side to cope with the predicament valiantly, and feels they have got enough talent in the squad to get the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done without Neville.
“Phil is really important for the squad as well, his spirit and his mentality – he’s a real leader and we’re definitely going to miss him,” he told the reporters.
“But there’s no point crying about it. That’s football, it’s the way it is and we’re going to have to do without him.”
“It’s for us now to find a solution on the pitch. If one leader is missing maybe each player has to be a leader on their own and try to fill the gap. We can’t use [Neville's absence] as an excuse.”
The midfielder, who also spent a long spell at Manchester United earlier in his career, joined the Merseyside team in August 2005. Since then, he has represented the club in 291 matches in all competitions and has also got 5 goals under his belt. He was
entrusted with the role of captaincy in January 2007 by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes.
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