http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Naismith-c34205, has insisted that his poor recent form owed much to the limited time that he has spent on the field.
However, the Scottish International promised the fans that he will soon be able to fight off his poor run and prove his worth to the manager.
The Merseyside club acquired the services of the 26-year old as a free agent in summer. He enjoyed remarkable success during his spell with Glasgow http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314, but was marred by a serious knee injury last year in October.
Although he has fully recovered from the impairment, the forward is yet to hit the ground running with Everton.
In his 12 competitive appearances for the Toffees so far, he has only managed to find the back of the net once, often starting from the bench.
Nonetheless, Naismith associated his poor recent form to the limited opportunity that he has received since arriving at Goodison Park.
He insisted that it was never easy for any player to make a comeback after a long lay-off, but vowed to train harder than ever to stake his claim in the team.
“Being in and out of the team is part and parcel of coming back from a knee injury,” he told the reporters in an interview.
“I think it is going to be like it for a while. I just have to keep plugging away and doing extra in training.”
Despite the Scott’s slack run, Everton have enjoyed a splendid start to the season, experiencing just a single defeat in their eleven matches so far. They currently occupy the fourth slot in the table.
As far as his team were on the top of things, Naismith said he was not perturbed with his performance.
He was confident of making his contribution as the season progresses, but for now, wants to savour the team’s phenomenal upsurge.
“As the team is still winning and we are near the top of the table I’ll be happy with that… We have done that from the start of the season and we have taken our fair share and I will enjoy the opportunity to get on the end of them,” he added.
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