PIENAAR EYES DERBY RETURN

Monday 23 November 2009, 10:23
by Giulia Bould @YourEverton

Steven Pienaar could boost Everton's squad by returning to action in time for the Merseyside derby.

The midfielder is set to take part in training over the next few days following eight weeks out with a knee injury sustained at Portsmouth.

However David Moyes said Phil Neville and Leon Osman are unlikely to feature in the clash with Liverpool on Sunday.

“Steven is the only one who is near coming back. He will hopefully train this week and we’ll take it from there," said the Everton manager.

Following the 3-0 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday, the Blues boss wants his players to focus on the trip to Hull on Wednesday before they think about the derby.

The manager described the match at the KC Stadium as "massive" after the result at Old Trafford.

“It's important we pick ourselves up," said Moyes. "I've been here (Old Trafford) many times and lost with Everton but there have been a lot of games where I've thought we played really well and were unfortunate not to come away with something. But not on Saturday."

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Mark Lynch

We need to start looking at a 442 formation, we were so much better in the 2nd half at old trafford lets hope we can capitalise on the kopites mis-fortunes(if you can call them that) we have one of the biggest injury lists in the league , yet not a lot is mentioned.. lets show the rest of the league how united we are 3 points from Hull and 3 points from the Kopites, get us closer to the top and give the likes of City spurs and Villa some food for thought

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Tuesday 24th Nov 2009 13:15

Agree with Mark?

Andrew Ballingall

If we can have Gosling and Pienaar back then we have a chance of taking Liverpool. Look at the facts, they are playing terrible so this is our best chance to beat them. COYB

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Tuesday 24th Nov 2009 13:03

Agree with Andrew?

Lee Marron

peanut hope your back mate to help give all us blues an early xmas present an beat them kopites !!!! COYB!!!!

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Tuesday 24th Nov 2009 10:15

Agree with Lee?

Danny Bandell

with out pienaar and billy we have no width what so ever ... i mean cahil at left mid isnt working at all so we desperately need billy n peanuts back as soon as poss

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Tuesday 24th Nov 2009 08:41

Agree with Danny?

brennan finnegan

Peanuts back in the team even 70% fit will still be a match for any of those Red Robbins. What a merry Christmas we can have if we beat them. COYBs

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Monday 23rd Nov 2009 19:24

Agree with brennan?

david harman

I hope Pienaar can play 45mins at least, and I hope it does not take him too long to show what he can do.

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Monday 23rd Nov 2009 19:22

Agree with david?

Andrew Christian

yea great news! he could be back? we need a definate! we are gonna struggle so much against hull, i thought neville and osman were coming back, we need them all for the derby, if we dont pick points up against hull weve had it

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Monday 23rd Nov 2009 19:08

Agree with Andrew?