DAVID MOYES HEADING UP
Everton boss is on the right track for glory
THERE was total conviction in David Moyes' voice when he boldly announced in the Wembley build-up: "This team will win the FA Cup."
The Everton chief's foresight made him qualify this with a 'maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but someday soon'. One can scarcely imagine the frustration this most ambitious of managers feels today.
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Moyes remains on the periphery of greatness. A man craving the ammunition to fire the bullets to win trophies rather than mere respect.
He left Wembley as he arrived - as the greatest Everton manager never to win a major competition. Some suggest he is the finest Premier League boss yet to parade club silverware.
Three League Managers' Association manager-of-the-year triumphs are testimony to that. Yet that hunger must be satisfied eventually. The club's motto is 'nothing but the best is good enough' but this could have been rewritten to include 'but if the books are balanced, fifth place will do nicely'.
Not for the first time, the attention of Evertonians - and their manager - will switch from pitch to boardroom this summer. They will want the financial clout to give Moyes a fairer crack.
This season has been the catalyst for renewed vigour and assurance Moyes' ambitions can be realised. Compare this to a year ago when the Scot doubted how much further he could take this club and stalled on a new contract.
It's a different, more certain Moyes who returns to Merseyside today. He saw this final as a definitive step forward in Everton's journey back into the upper echelons of English football.
Yesterday proved they have not reached that promised land yet - but Moyes will keep them marching on.
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