Everton's manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes, is relishing the challenge of taking on Rafa Benitez on Sunday, but played down the notion of having any rift with the Spaniard.
The Toffees are set to take on old rivals Chelsea at Goodison Park in an enthralling Premier League match. The Blue London side were once at the top of the Premier League standings this campaign, but a series of poor results apparently put them out of the
title race.
Consequently, former manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684.
The Spaniard had earlier coached Liverpool – Everton’s bitter rivals – from 2004 to 2010. Back in 2007, the 52-year old had described the Toffees as one of the ‘smaller teams’ in the competition, sparking an acerbic response from the fans.
However, going into the match on Sunday, Benitez has been much more humble in his assessment of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019, praising their remarkable performance this season.
Although the Stamford Bridge boss might be in for a rough treatment from the Goodison Park faithful, Moyes has claimed that he carries no grudge against Benitez.
Instead, the Scott said that he was determined to get the better of his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 counterpart at the weekend, and admitted that playing against Benitez was never easy.
“I've got no problems at all. I'm fine with Rafa. I have met him many times over the years,” he told the reporters.
“He has always come to Goodison with really good teams and he is coming with another really good team this time. Facing Rafa was always tough because http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 had great teams and it was very hard to get the best of them.”
The game against the Blues will cap a memorable year for the Merseyside club. Moyes’ unit currently occupies the fifth spot in the table, and are serious contenders for a CL berth.
The manager expressed his pleasure over how things turned out for his team this year, but feels that reinforcements were required in January to lift their chances of fulfilling their European dream.
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