Everton defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019.
The Irishman made a return to the first team last month and was instrumental in the 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, and according to Jagielka he was the difference between both sides.
The defender welcomed the return of the midfielder and said that he was an unsung hero in the game and a commanding presence in midfield for the home side.
Tottenham had taken the lead in the second half through a deflected Clint Dempsey shot which looped over a helpless http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tim-Howard-c35095. Spurs looked set to seal their fourth consecutive league victory as the game wore on, and Everton looked likely to exit the game
empty handed.
However, it all changed in stoppage time when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Pienaar-c34208 headed in a diving effort in the first minute of injury time. The home crowd went into state of frenzy, and the equalizer ensured a nervy finale to the game for Tottenham.
The pressure from the home side paid off when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nikica-Jelavic-c27906 fired home the winner 88 seconds after the Pienaar goal. Everton clinched the victory and moved up to 4th spot at the expense of Tottenham.
While many will praise Pienaar and Jelavic, Jagielka insists that Gibson was equally important in the victory and was a dominating presence in the midfield for the Toffees.
Jagielka is thrilled to have him back in the side, and insists that he is a difference maker. Speaking to reporters, the centre-half said:
“Maybe Darron hasn’t scored that many since he has been here; he’s not a dribbler and not what you’d see as a ‘fancy Dan’ sort of player. But if you filmed his role in the team and watched it back there would be some fantastic passes, great tackles and some
clever football.”
“He came from a great club in Manchester United and it shows with the time he finds on the ball and the confidence he has in long-range passes. It makes playing against us a lot harder when you have people like Darron in the team,"
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