Moyes admits Beckford mistake

Moyes admits Beckford mistake

Published Dec. 7, 2010 7:15 a.m. ET

Beckford has struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League following his summer switch from Leeds, scoring just three goals in 14 appearances. The 26-year-old started four of Everton's opening five games and Moyes admits that was it a mistake to throw the player into the firing line so early. Beckford came off the bench to great effect last weekend with the equaliser against Chelsea and Moyes believes he should have bedded him in slowly to the side. "This is the route I should have taken. I put him in the team too early," admitted Moyes. "Games in the Premier League open up more 15 or 20 minutes from the end and Jermaine can exploit that."

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