http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Jagielka-c29902 revealed that he was really excited about going against Demba Ba and Papiss Cisse, when the Toffees take on Newcastle United in a league game on Monday.
The English International claimed that he always enjoys going against the best strikers in the world. He was also confident that he, along with his defensive partners, will be able to keep the Magpies attackers at bay.
The match on Monday promises to be an exciting one, as both the teams are vying for a place in intercontinental competition this term.
However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes’ men are heavy favourites to run away with the fixture, given their sublime form off late at home.
The Toffees have won all of their last six home games, netting 19 goals and conceding just once during this period.
Their lone outing at Goodison Park this term saw them get the better of Manchester United 1-0 in their season opener.
Nonetheless, the defender felt that their match against the Toon will be a huge test of his defensive abilities. However, he said that he was really relishing the opportunity to show what he was made of, and going against the likes of Ba and Cisse will prove
to be an invaluable learning experience for him.
The Magpies attacking duo took the football world by the storm, sharing 29 goals between them in all competitions last term.
“Papiss Cisse took a lot of plaudits with the goals he scored, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demba-Ba-c10812 led the way before he came (in January) and they were two great signings for them,” he said.
“You don't want to play against people who are not expected to score and then they go and score against you - it makes you look bad.”
“Myself and most of the other defenders prefer to play against the people everyone else has come to watch and hopefully we'll stop them playing well.”
The 30-year old then went on to praise his team on their remarkable start to the season, and revealed that they will go through their last match against Newcastle in order to learn from their mistakes.
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