In Round 5 of the Premier League, Everton defeated Ipswich 1-0 at home, extending their unbeaten run to 7 consecutive matches across all competitions this season. Following the match, Everton manager David Moyes was interviewed by the club's official channel and discussed the team's performance.

David, if midweek matches require us to have considerable patience, today's match was more about experience and the ability to manage the game to secure these three points.

Yes, we played two home matches in a week, and both were 1-0 victories. So, looking at the positive side, we kept clean sheets in both matches and won them both, which are all positive aspects.

However, I think both matches were actually like this, especially today—we had other chances to score but couldn't convert them. Sometimes matches are a bit tense.

But I tried to emphasize this in my pre-match press conference: Ipswich actually started this season very well. They've had some defeats, but they've also won some matches. So, if anyone thought we could easily beat them coming here, that's clearly not the case. They always play well, and today they played some very good football in certain phases. We had our phases too, but not enough in my view.

Regarding clean sheets, clearly that's very important, and solid defense has always been a crucial part of your time managing Everton. Mykolenko has been very consistent so far, Maitland-Niles has had a very good start, Tarkowski played well today, as did Branthwaite and Pickford. That really gives the team a very solid foundation, doesn't it?

Yes, I think not conceding goals is clearly a very important part. Ultimately, sometimes we still lack quality in the final third, particularly in the final touch, failing to finish efficiently enough and score more goals. We always work very hard, hoping to create more chances.

Someone told me today that we had 21 shots. Of course, I have to say, not many of them were on target. But based on our statistics and what we've tried to do, it's clear that we've created more scoring opportunities.

We also had some chances today. Tarkowski missed a header in the first half, and Dewsbury-Hall had a very good heading chance at the far post. Dobbin also had some shots after coming on as a substitute, and Brennan Johnson missed some chances, which are opportunities we'd probably want him to convert. So, there are many things being done very well, but there are also some things today that I didn't like.

Tarkowski scored his 5th goal of the season, which is of course very good. I think it's fair to say that most Everton fans, perhaps even all Everton fans, would think he should have scored his 6th this season. Regarding the header that was disallowed for offside, do you think there's a goalkeeper in the world, or even in the history of football, who could have saved that ball?

No, I don't think any goalkeeper could have saved that. I think what they said was that Brennan Johnson was interfering with the goalkeeper. But I don't think he interfered with the goalkeeper. Of course, he was in an offside position at the time.

But how many goals like that did we see last season? Goals where players were also in offside positions when the goal was scored. I think there were many incidents like that last season. So, for Everton, what we always want to see is consistency in refereeing decisions. If this is the rule and will be applied this way going forward, then I hope other teams will receive the same decision in similar situations. Because last season, there were many decisions that were very unfair to us, and we suffered greatly because of it. Fortunately, this decision ultimately didn't affect the result of the match. However, if we'd scored a second goal, the match would have been much easier.

One last question. Now there will be a relatively long international break, and you've started the new season with a 7-match unbeaten record, which really is a good foundation for the team. A 7-match unbeaten run isn't easy, is it?

No, of course not. But I hope to see more. I hope we can play even better, and I hope the team can convert more of the chances we've created into goals.

We must praise the defenders, but actually the whole team deserves praise because we asked them to work hard, and that's what we ask from all the players. For example, Dobbin's tackle after dropping deep in the midweek match perfectly illustrates this. And today, after coming on as a substitute, he played very well, particularly in the way he drove past opponents, and he almost set up two more goals for us.

But the problem now is that we keep saying "almost scored," but in reality, we haven't scored. We need to put the ball in the net. I hope the team can score more goals, and we must find a way to do it.

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