What next for Everton’s David Moyes?
David Moyes, manager of Everton, says the club has stopped going forward. He says he feels as if he is choking as he admits it, and there is a reason for that. It is not just Everton that are in limbo, but Moyes himself. He is trapped as a manager because he has brought Everton as far as it is likely they will go, yet now finds his career path blocked. He has taken Everton to an FA Cup Final, where they were soundly beaten by Chelsea. He has taken them to the Champions League, where lack of European experience resulted in a poor seeding, a tough draw against Villareal of Spain, and exit in the preliminary round. He has taken Everton into the Europa Cup, where their destiny is surely to be eliminated by a bigger team parachuted in from the Champions League. Where does he go from here? If Everton cannot move upwards – and with Manchester City, Spurs and Aston Villa all now vying with the usual quartet for Champions League football this season it seems unlikely — the club can only fall ba
