Ashley Young insists everyone in the Everton squad is well aware of what is required between now and the end of the season as they look to end their record-breaking winless run.
Young won the penalty converted by Dominic Calvert-Lewin against Newcastle United to earn Sean Dyche’s side a share of the spoils at St James’ Park on Saturday but although the 1-1 draw proved a welcome point, it also ensured the Blues are now on their longest-ever run without tasting victory in the Premier League. Everton have now played 13 matches in the competition since they triumphed 2-0 against Burnley on Dyche’s Turf Moor return on December 16 and will be looking to end the sequence when the Clarets come to Goodison Park on Saturday.
As the elder statesman in the side, 38-year-old Young acknowledged that his team-mates have turned to him for guidance but he maintains everyone understands the task ahead as Everton look to keep themselves out of relegation danger. He said: “The result at the weekend away to Bournemouth was one of those games where we got ourselves back into it and lost the game. We’ve got massive characters, we’ve got seniors, we’ve got youngsters, everyone’s got a job to do out on the pitch and everyone is a leader when we go out on the pitch.
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“The seniors will talk more but when you step across those white lines, there’s 11 leaders on the pitch. Everyone knows what we’ve got to do, we’ve spoken about it, we’ve spoken before this game what we need to do from now until the end of the season.
“Everyone’s got it in their heads and everyone is pulling together and pulling to try and achieve some
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