Everton boss, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nikica-Jelavic-c27906 and believed that he has exceeded the expectations of the club and the fans since his move from Rangers.
The Croatian International has been in sublime form recently and played a pivotal role in the Toffees 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford, in a match in which he netted the ball twice. He has now scored a total of 8 goals in his 12 appearances
for the club, including 6 goals in his last 7 games.
Jelavic scored the first goal against the Red Devils, courtesy a wonderful header from an acute angle and helped his side bounce back from a two goal deficit by scoring another goal, late in the afternoon. Moyes acknowledged the skill and the ability that
the striker displayed against the league leaders, and felt that his performance will only upgrade with the passage of time.
While talking to reporters, he said: “If we get the ball in the box he will be on the end of a lot of things, whether it be with his head like last week or some of the finishes with his feet recently.”
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c39043 in January. Since then, he has made a massive impact at Goodison Park, and helped his side
climb up to the seventh place in the league table.
Nevertheless, Moyes believed that the striker has got the right skill-set to become a star player, and admitted that he was surprised to see him adjust so quickly at Merseyside. He also lauded his other players for helping the Croatian footballer to settle
down.
“I wasn't totally sure how he would fit in and when I brought him in I thought we would start to rebuild bits of the team.” He added.
“I am sure we are still looking to see what is the best type of player to play with Jelavic and how we can mould that for the years to come.”
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