‘That’s why Pickford is England’s best goalkeeper’published at 16:44 British Summer Time
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FT: Everton 2-0 Brighton
Everton boss David Moyes, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: “I think we all wanted that [to get a win] and when you play Brighton it isn’t enjoyable because they are a really good football team. We got over the line, we are Everton and we do that quite a lot. We added some quality, the quality probably stood out today at the right moments when we needed it.”
Brighton chances: “Brighton had great chances in the first half but they didn’t take them and we did. It’s the tight margins in football. We are improving as a football team and I don’t want us to lose the heart and soul of Everton, I want us to keep working hard and be competitive which we were today.”
On improvement from Leeds game: “Against Leeds we lost narrowly to a poor decision. We didn’t play well but that’s how close it was. Today we are still improving. We have a makeshift back four at the moment because we don’t have any defenders. They deserve a lot of credit to get a result against Brighton today especially with the players we had out defensively.”
On Jack Grealish: “That’s what we have been hoping for and waiting for. We want to add that extra quality and that’s what we are trying to do. Kiernan [Dewsbury-Hall] and Jack both played exceptionally well. We are thrilled we are adding a bit more quality and we need to score some more goals which we did today.”
On Jordan Pickford: “Some of his decisions are a bit strange at times and have got me pulling my hair out but he’s a top goalkeeper and that’s why he has been England’s best goalkeeper and still is. You need people who can make big decisions and you need your goalkeeper to save a penalty when it is required.”
On the first day at the Hill Dickinson Stadium: “It was brilliant, it is something we all hoped would come around some day. Someone will be standing here interviewing a manager here in 100 years time, we’ll be well gone but we started it off today and I hope that the history of the future will be talked about a lot.”