Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor admits that they were lucky to have managed a draw against Everton, but insists that they deserved it.
The player said that his side deserved to draw the game because of the amount of effort they put in last night at Goodison Park. An away game against Everton is always a tough fixture, and Newcastle managed to hold The Toffees in a thrilling encounter.
Taylor started the game alongside Mike Williamson. Both centre halves had to put in a tough shift at the back, as their team was without most of its first choice players.
Newcastle travelled to Merseyside without the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-c4244 Pardew knew they faced a difficult game against an in-form Everton side.
Despite going down twice, Newcastle drew the game courtesy of a Demba Ba brace. The Senegalese striker came on after half time and inspired the Toon to a hard fought draw.
The Magpies were lucky to have drawn the game, as there had been two Everton goals that were wrongfully disallowed by the linesman. The first one was ruled offside, and the second had crossed the line but was not given.
Taylor had a busy night as he worked hard to keep http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nikica-Jelavic-c27906 kept the defender on his toes as they impressed in the first half.
Speaking to the club’s official website, Taylor admitted that Newcastle were lucky but deserved a bit of good fortune for their hard work.
"We've had a look at it and for me it does look like it was past the line so we got lucky. But sometimes you need that. For Newcastle United, a few years ago we wouldn't have got that.”
"We've got players who work hard day in, day out, players who want to get in the team and put pressure on each other. I think today was just a great example of what a hard team performance is.”
The player praised teammate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demba-Ba-c10812 and added:
"He's a goal machine - even when you play against him in training, he's a strong fella. You give him half a yard and he'll score."
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