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Distin lauds quality at Everton

Everton defender Sylvain Distin believes the club can compete for silverware this season. "When you see new players coming in you know everything is moving in the right direction and that is what every single player wants," said Distin.

"It's a bit early to say this is the best squad during my time here.

"We need a bit of time for players to adapt and see how well they are going to do but I rarely remember the squad having so much quality.

"We have enough quality to compete for something interesting this season."

Unusually for Everton they got off to a flying start, winning their first two matches and then lost at West Bromwich Albion.

"We are not used to this and it is a good feeling," he told evertontv.

"We have started well and the squad is only going to get better and bigger.

"We want our team to get better and for there to be more competition between the players.

"But we should never expect too much too soon. It is a good start, which is very positive, but we are so far from the end [of the season]."

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