Wed May 31, 2023 11:17 am
Everton winger Dwight McNeil cautioned against premature celebrations despite his side taking a significant step towards Premier League safety.McNeils second-half brace helped the Toffees climb out of the relegation zone with an emphatic 5-1 away win at Brighton on Monday to move them one place and two points clear of 18th-placed Leicester.While taking all three points from Roberto De Zerbis side provided a considerable boost, McNeil quickly diverted his attention to Evertons remaining fixtures.Winning on the road is ma sive for our confidence within the Darren Daulton Jersey camp, especially going forward into our final three games, he told the club website. Now we are out of the relegation zone, we have a ma sive game coming up Sunday, then after that, the last two games are ma sive as well. We have to Aaron Altherr Jersey rest up now and get ready for that big game on Sunday.Its ma sive to be out of the relegation zone, but we know nothing is done yet. We have got to go right to the end and get more points on the board and thats what we want to do.Just three points separate 16th-placed Nottingham Forest and second-from-bottom Leeds.Everton will look to dampen another clubs ambitions when they host Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday before encounters with Wolves and Bournemouth to close out the campaign. Bo s Sean Dyche was full of praise for former Burnley man McNeil, who picked up an Drew Hutchison Jersey a sist for one of Abdoulaye Doucoures two goals against Brighton, while it was his cro s that ultimately led to Jason Steeles own goal.Dyche said: Ive said keep going, keep driving forwards, because he does it so well. He can cro s the ball and as you saw he can deliver calm finishes. His two finishes were terrific.Its just another sign of what hes got. I think hes got a lot, to be honest, but I do about a lot of these players, when theyre Odubel Herrera Jersey on the edge and theyre all playing well and theyre full of confidence, but you have to build confidence and I think hes been building his confidence levels and his performances.Brighton bo s De Zerbi, meanwhile, encouraged his side to quickly move on from the defeat as they continue to target a place in Europe next season.While it looks likely that seventh will be good enough for a Europa Conference League berth a permutation thanks in part to the all-Manchester FA Cup final De Zerbi wants his men to aim higher and refocus their mindset.He said: What you did in the past is not important, it doesnt count, and we are Brighton. We have become Brighton. We won against Liverpool, against Manchester United, against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, against Chelsea.Not because there is a top coach, not because Carlos Santana Jersey there are top players, but because we showed pride, we showed courage, energy, patience, and Im sure we will show for a long time.