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Midfielder looks to lift mood
Everton, 15:18, August 18, 2008 ,
Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta says the players at the club will do all they can to lift the current gloom.
Following a summer where the club have failed to add to their already thin squad and a home defeat on the opening day against Blackburn, there is an air of depression around Goodison Park.
Arteta, though, says the players are ready to give the fans something to cheer.
"The only people who can give things a lift at the minute are the players who are here," Arteta told the Echo.
"The fans have been terrific and tried to stay behind the team. We have just got to get on with things because nobody is going to feel sorry for us.
"Blackburn? They didn't feel sorry for us, did they? All we can do now is maximise everything that we have got here, get the best from every single player.
"I'm sure some signings will happen this week. When it happens, it's going to be big."