Zouma Believes Everton Are Heading In The Right Direction
24th September 2018
This positive mindset was evident as the Blues played on the front foot for large periods against Arsenal
- The Blues produced an enterprising display at the Emirates Stadium – posing a constant threat and carving out a host of chances against Unai Emery’s side
- Indeed, the fact Arsenal keeper Petr Cech was named man of the match perhaps best illustrates Everton's progressive display
- France international Zouma – who signed for Everton on loan From Chelsea this summer – insist the Blues' display highlighted the squad's potential
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom- Kurt Zouma says “everybody is together and working in the same way” as he revealed Everton's resolve to convert their positive performance against Arsenal into a victory when they take on Fulham at Goodison Park on Saturday.
The Blues produced an enterprising display at the Emirates
Stadium – posing a constant threat and carving out a host of chances against
Unai Emery’s side – but two quickfire second-half strikes proved decisive as
the Gunners emerged with all three points.
Indeed, the fact Arsenal keeper Petr Cech was named man of
the match perhaps best illustrates Everton's progressive display.
The Czech made fine stops from Richarlison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Lucas Digne and Theo Walcott as Marco Silva’s side
attacked at will in the first half in north London. The veteran keeper also had
to be at his best to keep out Cenk Tosun’s well-hit second-half effort.
France international Zouma – who signed for Everton on loan
From Chelsea this summer – insist the Blues' display highlighted the squad's
potential and says they are determined to get back on the winning trail when
Slavisa Jokanovic’s Fulham visit L4 on Saturday.
“If you watched the game [against Arsenal] you can see that
everybody is working in the same way,” he said.
“We are all together – there is no doubt about it. We want to
win games and you can see there is a lot of quality in the team.
“The small details make the difference. For the second goal
for Arsenal, there was an offside position, maybe.
“But we can’t control these things. We just have to keep the
same mentality, the same behaviour.
“Unfortunately, we didn’t get the result we deserved, but it
is football. Next week is another game, we are at home and we want to win.”
In boss Silva’s first press conference as Everton manager, he revealed his desire to shape a team that “approaches every game with the intention to win”.
This positive mindset was evident as the Blues played on the front foot for large periods against Arsenal.
Zouma says he is relishing playing under a manager with such
ambition and is convinced the Toffees are on the right track.
“We came to Arsenal to try to win,” the 23-year-old said.
“Unfortunately, it turned out differently.
“We played a good game against a good team and it was a
determined performance from the whole team.
“We are proud of ourselves but the idea was to win. We are
disappointed about the score because I don’t think we deserved that.
“But we have to move on and work to try to get a victory next
week.”