Tom Cleverley claims there isn’t a great deal of difference between Everton and sides in the lower reaches of the table.
The Blues midfielder is on loan at 13th placed Watford until the end of the season and says the Hornets need to believe they can emulate his parent club as European hopefuls.
Thirteen points separate Everton, in seventh, and Watford while 14th and 15th placed Bournemouth and Leicester are a further four points down on the Blues.
Yet Cleverley thinks there isn’t much between that group of sides.
“You never want to get ahead of yourself, but I think the target should be matching what a club like Everton does,” Cleverley told Watford’s official programme.
The five players who departed Everton in January: Tom Cleverley, Darron Gibson, Gerard Deulofeu, Bryan Oviedo, Oumar Niasse.
“You don’t want to get carried away, but with the players we’ve got it’s just about consistency really.
“We’ve shown we can put in performances like the first-half against Arsenal and the first-half against Burnley, it’s just about doing it consistently now and we’ve definitely got the squad to do that.
“I wouldn’t say there’s much difference between seventh and 14th or 15th. it’s just about doing it consistently and picking up results.
“We can be physical and we’re dangerous from set-pieces, but also we’ve got very technical players as well and you can see that even more when you train dray-in, day-out.
“Most of the players here are technically very good and it’s exciting for me to come down and be part of that.”
Watford are hoping to turn Cleverley’s loan move into a permanent transfer this summer.
