Neville 'disappointed' with draw

Neville 'disappointed' with draw

Published Jan. 30, 2011 12:16 p.m. ET

The Toffees were the better side at Goodison Park and took a deserved lead through a Louis Saha header, only for Salomon Kalou to slot home an equaliser 15 minutes from time after a slick Chelsea counter-attack. And Neville believes his side are capable of a repeat showing in the replay at Stamford Bridge. He told ESPN: "We had all the play and possession and we are disappointed. We have played well against the top teams but we have to produce that sort of performance in the replay because that will be a very tough test. "The manager (David Moyes) wanted more energy, to play at our tempo and get the ball forward with Saha up front. He caused them a lot of problems and we are really disappointed to concede that goal. "But a couple of years ago (when Everton went on to reach the final) we beat Liverpool in a replay and we have to do it again." Moyes felt that Michael Essien's brilliant block as Seamus Coleman looked set to fire home was the key moment of the game. "When you get the chance at home you want to take it," he said. "We limited them to few opportunities and the turning point was the Coleman header and the last-ditch tackle that kept them in the game. "Their goal was against the run of play, we had control in the second half and I thought the boys played well today. "I thought we had more chances in the second half, we were well organised and I didn't think we would concede a goal."

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