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Mikel Arteta delighted with Everton's 'terrific football' after destroying Hull City
Toffees playmaker pleased with goals against Tigers…
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8 Mar 2010 14:00:00
By Danny Hart
Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta has revealed his delight at returning to winning ways in Sunday’s 5-1 win over Hull City.
The Toffees had lost their last two matches but an Arteta-inspired victory saw David Moyes’ side move up to eighth in the table.
The Spaniard bagged a brace in the victory and was pleased to score his first goals in over a year.
"We played some terrific football today," Arteta told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"We wanted to get back from both defeats last week and we have. We scored a few goals and I'm delighted.
"I've been out for a long time and I was expected to score a few goals."
Arteta played alongside Johnny Heitinga in midfield and was full of praise for the Dutchman.
"I had more freedom today to go forward as we were playing Johnny behind me. So the manager wanted me to go forward and play closer to the strikers and have more chances and influence in attack," the Basque added.
"I tried to do that and I scored a few, created a few chances for the lads and we scored a few goals.
"He [Heitinga] is comfortable on the ball and he can hit long passes as well and he is defensively really comfortable. That gives me Steven Pienaar and Jack Rodwell when he came on me freedom to run up and get forward."
The Toffees had lost their last two matches but an Arteta-inspired victory saw David Moyes’ side move up to eighth in the table.
The Spaniard bagged a brace in the victory and was pleased to score his first goals in over a year.
"We played some terrific football today," Arteta told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"We wanted to get back from both defeats last week and we have. We scored a few goals and I'm delighted.
"I've been out for a long time and I was expected to score a few goals."
Arteta played alongside Johnny Heitinga in midfield and was full of praise for the Dutchman.
"I had more freedom today to go forward as we were playing Johnny behind me. So the manager wanted me to go forward and play closer to the strikers and have more chances and influence in attack," the Basque added.
"I tried to do that and I scored a few, created a few chances for the lads and we scored a few goals.
"He [Heitinga] is comfortable on the ball and he can hit long passes as well and he is defensively really comfortable. That gives me Steven Pienaar and Jack Rodwell when he came on me freedom to run up and get forward."
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