Im liking him more by the day:
“Great night? It’s been a great month,” said Distin, beaming from ear to ear. “Everything has been really good for me. We’ve only lost one game, we’ve hardly conceded any goals and the only time we lost was down to us; it wasn’t because we were outplayed.
“It’s a great atmosphere, I’m happy to be living back in the North West and, bar the lack of sun, it is just perfect! I’m really enjoying it. The good thing here is if things go wrong, we talk about it together.
“It doesn’t need the manager to say something, we just do it ourselves.
“The more we play, the better we will become and this little break is going to come at the right time, as we have played a lot of games.
“But I am really looking forward to what is coming in the season. It’s weird, you know? We have won a lot of games but we conceded against BATE and I felt bad; we have got a winning mentality, so we are not just happy when we ‘only’ win.
“We want to win, to play with style and we don’t want to concede any goals; it’s hard to explain but you get addicted to the feeling.
“So although we won (on Thursday), we still conceded and started off badly. We don’t complain but we want 100%.”
Possessing such a determined attitude explains why this imposing defender has settled in so quickly to life at Goodison Park following his £5.5m switch from Portsmouth and why he has been welcomed with open arms by a squad that prides itself on its unity.
“We lost a lot of players this week and it was a blow to then lose Joe (Yobo) before the game,” said Distin.
“But we don’t think about it. We just have to deal with it, as it is part of the job. I’d spoken with Louis before I had signed, so I knew about the atmosphere.
“But I have to admit that since I have joined, I’ve been really impressed.
“We work hard but the staff are really good, the atmosphere is better than I thought it would be and we are now getting our rewards.”
So good have results been during September that the events of the previous month, which saw Joleon Lescott’s departure and that 6-1 drubbing against Arsenal, are now a distant memory.
Should the Blues see off Stoke, it would be the perfect way to sign off for the international break and Distin sees no reason why Everton cannot end up enjoying a campaign as fruitful as the most recent one which, of course, yielded a trip to Wembley.
“We don’t just want to stop with a win against Stoke,” he pointed out.
“We are looking further all the time. After the international break, we have got a few more important games and we want to keep correcting the situation.
“We have got the team here to have a really good season. I am not someone who sets any targets or makes predictions but I’m pretty sure that we can enjoy the season in every competition we play.
“Even when I arrived, there was a calm assurance.
“We had lost a couple of games but nobody was moping around and wondering ‘when are we going to get some points’ because we had faith.
“We knew things would work our way, we just had to work hard and wait for the new players to get integrated after they arrived.
“We have started to get to know each other and over the last couple of weeks, you have seen the difference.”
“Great night? It’s been a great month,” said Distin, beaming from ear to ear. “Everything has been really good for me. We’ve only lost one game, we’ve hardly conceded any goals and the only time we lost was down to us; it wasn’t because we were outplayed.
“It’s a great atmosphere, I’m happy to be living back in the North West and, bar the lack of sun, it is just perfect! I’m really enjoying it. The good thing here is if things go wrong, we talk about it together.
“It doesn’t need the manager to say something, we just do it ourselves.
“The more we play, the better we will become and this little break is going to come at the right time, as we have played a lot of games.
“But I am really looking forward to what is coming in the season. It’s weird, you know? We have won a lot of games but we conceded against BATE and I felt bad; we have got a winning mentality, so we are not just happy when we ‘only’ win.
“We want to win, to play with style and we don’t want to concede any goals; it’s hard to explain but you get addicted to the feeling.
“So although we won (on Thursday), we still conceded and started off badly. We don’t complain but we want 100%.”
Possessing such a determined attitude explains why this imposing defender has settled in so quickly to life at Goodison Park following his £5.5m switch from Portsmouth and why he has been welcomed with open arms by a squad that prides itself on its unity.
“We lost a lot of players this week and it was a blow to then lose Joe (Yobo) before the game,” said Distin.
“But we don’t think about it. We just have to deal with it, as it is part of the job. I’d spoken with Louis before I had signed, so I knew about the atmosphere.
“But I have to admit that since I have joined, I’ve been really impressed.
“We work hard but the staff are really good, the atmosphere is better than I thought it would be and we are now getting our rewards.”
So good have results been during September that the events of the previous month, which saw Joleon Lescott’s departure and that 6-1 drubbing against Arsenal, are now a distant memory.
Should the Blues see off Stoke, it would be the perfect way to sign off for the international break and Distin sees no reason why Everton cannot end up enjoying a campaign as fruitful as the most recent one which, of course, yielded a trip to Wembley.
“We don’t just want to stop with a win against Stoke,” he pointed out.
“We are looking further all the time. After the international break, we have got a few more important games and we want to keep correcting the situation.
“We have got the team here to have a really good season. I am not someone who sets any targets or makes predictions but I’m pretty sure that we can enjoy the season in every competition we play.
“Even when I arrived, there was a calm assurance.
“We had lost a couple of games but nobody was moping around and wondering ‘when are we going to get some points’ because we had faith.
“We knew things would work our way, we just had to work hard and wait for the new players to get integrated after they arrived.
“We have started to get to know each other and over the last couple of weeks, you have seen the difference.”
