Everton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has spoken out about the incident in November which saw him and team-mate Kevin Mirallas dropped from his clubs match day squad by interim boss David Unsworth due to a lack of effort.
Following the incident, Schneiderlin lost the support of many fans of the Toffees. He has since revealed that he is out to prove that Unsworth was wrong in doubting his professionalism.
Sky Sports quotes Schneiderlin as saying: “Yeah, I’m trying to do [that], it was a thing coming out from nothing. I was surprised that this story came out because I didn’t really do anything.
“It was the choice of the manager not to put me in the squad, it was not because I behaved bad or something. It was just a choice for him [Unsworth]. For myself I was surprised but there will always be some people who are going to believe what they read in the press.
“My only thing is to show them on the pitch that I’m 100 per cent focused. I can assure everyone that I am focused, that I’m just thinking about Everton and to improve the results and myself everyday.”
Since Sam Allardyce was appointed as manager of the Toffees, Schneiderlin’s confidence appears to have improved and he has started the clubs last two matches though he has yet to emulate the kind of form that saw him earn a move from Southampton to Manchester United.
