Why David Moyes won't leave Everton for Aston Villa

By David Maddock

Published 14:29 01/09/10

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If David Moyes wants the Aston Villa job, then it is his.

Sources close to the Midlands club suggest that owner Randy Lerner is more than impressed by the job the Scottish manager has done at Goodison, is creating a competitive side on a limited budget.

In fact, the American apparently suggested that his previous manager Martin O’Neill should take a leaf out of Moyes’ book in the way the team should be developed.

But The Goodison manager is unlikely to turn his back on the Blues, even if Villa Park has its attractions. Why? Because, even after a poor start to the new campaign, Everton are on the verge of big things.

It has taken the best part of a decade for Moyes to build a side that is capable of sustaining a challenge for the top four, and competing with the elite in the Premier League.

In Mikel Arteta and Marouane Fellaini, Everton can boast the most promising central midfield partnership in the league, and with Jack Rodwell backing them up, that is a quality unit.

Defence is equally strong, and there is much creativity within the squad. The only weakness is up front, where Everton still lack the killer touch, as their unjust defeat at Villa Park displayed.

The transfer window closed without the addition of a striker Moyes desperately wanted, and that will be a massive frustration for him, because there is a sense around the club that with another goalscorer, Everton can be genuine top four contenders this season.

But it won’t force him out of Goodison. Not yet anyway. He feels he owes it to this fine squad of players he has built up, to see the job through, and give it a shot at seeing where they can end up.

He also feels that Villa are not a bigger club than Everton, and don’t have a better squad either. If he leaves Merseyside, then it would only be for a side with a massive financial advantage over his current club.

Villa don’t have that. Lerner would love Moyes, but precisely because he can operate on a limited budget. If the Scots boss is to move on, then it would only be for a massively increased transfer budget.

In the mean time, he will try to take Everton to the places he is convinced they can go. And if he can do that in the next couple of seasons, then he would he a real contender to replace Sir Alex Ferguson, if and when he chooses to step down from the Old Trafford hot seat.

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Just one question for Eidur Gudjohnsen. Monaco to Stoke. Errr. Why?

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