Everton boss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marouane-Fellaini-c24295 for playing an important role
upfront for the Toffees, in the second half of the 2011/12 season, and was particularly impressed with his performance against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The Merseyside club compiled an impressive nine match unbeaten streak during their run-in, and suffered only four league defeats since the turn of the year. The reinforcements which arrived in January played the leading role in the Toffees upheaval, with
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Pienaar-c34208 being the most notable performers for Everton in the closing stages of the season.
However Fellaini, who was asked to play second fiddle for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019 upfront by Moyes, vindicated his manager’s trust in him by pairing up nicely with Jelavic and Pienaar.
The Toffees boss acknowledged the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 International’s helping hand in the attacking front, and claimed that he was sure he will be able to perform well in his new position.
He told the club’s official website, “He’s far better when he's joining in and getting forward because he can do a bit of everything.”
“I've always known that Marouane can do that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684. We had just been looking at the right time to do that.”
In April, Everton stunned eventual league runner-ups Manchester United by eking out a 4-4 draw at Old Trafford. The 24-year old fired a stunning volley to score his side’s second goal during the game and set-up an eye catching equalizer for Pienaar to help
them secure a point out of the game.
Even though his heroics in the backyard of the 19 times league champions was without question one of the highlights of Fellaini’s career, Moyes praised the overall impact the he had made for Everton last term.
He continued, “Marouane's performance against Manchester United was excellent. But I thought he has been in near enough all games.”
“His goal against United, his all-round play, even his setting up for the fourth goal for Steven would have given him a lot of confidence.”
The Scott also pointed out that the versatility that he possessed of being able to play at different positions made him an invaluable asset for Everton, and believes that he can go on and score more goals for his side in future.
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