Nice to get that winning feeling back, not just to keep up with the chasing pack in the league, but to go into our quarter-final next weekend.
Some positives from the Reading game:
Mirallas - Getting fitter and looking more like the player we saw at the start of the season
Pienaar - Probably his best game for a while. When he plays well, Everton play well.
Heitinga - He didn't screw up/get bullied.
Coleman - He may have got stick for costly mistakes earlier in the season, but christ he has been missed! One of the few players to emerge from the Norwich game with any credit, and another good game yesterday. Great run and cross for the opening goal.
The negatives:
Jagielka's injury - Looked nasty, will probably keep him out for a couple of weeks at best. This will no doubt mean the scary thought of Heitinga up against Kone in the cup. Not a happy memory for Johnny....
Howard/Mucha - Howard has had a poor season, but now I understand why Moyes has been so reluctant to drop him. Mucha makes every save look difficult. Even his kicking is poor. Mucha and Heitinga to get us into the semis?? *gulp* Hopefully Howard returns for the weekend.
Gibson - Needs an operation (oh joy!), but Moyes is hoping he can put if off until the summer. He is going to breakdown in a game eventually, isn't he?
Kind of reminds me of our run to the final in 2009, where we were robbed of Jagielka, Arteta and Yakubu as the season went on.
Jelavic - Worked hard yesterday, but got nowt to show for it. Again. As pointed out on another forum, his performances make it look like an Everton fan has won a competition and been given the chance to play upfront for us....