DAVID MOYES took a vow of silence last night but his face told a thousand words.
The fuming Everton manager’s fears that a third game inside six days would prove a step too far for his injury-ravaged side were realised as they tumbled out of the Carling Cup at White Hart Lane.
Moyes’ decision not to face the media was his way of hitting back at competition organisers who had treated his club with such contempt.
How galling that a genuine opportunity to end his eight-year search for silverware was effectively wrecked by such an impossible schedule.
After the thrashing at the hands of Benfica and the last-gasp agony at Bolton, a third successive defeat came in the form of capital punishment.
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