Tuesday 20th October 2009
Evans desperate to score
Jonny Evans has revealed that his inability to score for Manchester United is finally getting to him mentally.
Evans was promoted to first-team action last year and was lauded by the media after a significant number of no-nonsense displays.
However, the central defender has yet to find the back of the net after 32 appearance last season and has not scored at all in his eight games in the current campaign.
The Northern Ireland international missed out on the chance to break his duck against Bolton on Saturday, as he saw his goal-bound header palmed away by Jussi Jaaskelainen.
"I don't think I will ever get a goal," he said.
"I saw it on the replay and I should have done better. I should have put it more in the corner but you see the glory and close your eyes."
Despite the hype following his displays last year, including praise from Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Evans insists he can do better this term and is adamant that he did not maximise his abilities last season.
"I am still learning and improving all the time but I feel like there is a lot more to come," he added.
"Last season was a decent one for me but I was playing within myself a bit. Because it was my first real season in the team I just stuck to the defending side of things.
"It was a conscious decision to play it safe and make sure I wasn't at fault for any goals, I just generally wanted to concentrate on defending above all else.
"This year I need to try and get on the ball and express myself a bit more. I am not saying I will be trying to dribble all the way through the opposition from now on, just that I need to be a bit more outgoing on the pitch and a bit more commanding."
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