David Moyes: 'Everton are close to a crisis'
DAVID MOYES is facing the biggest challenge of his Everton career after admitting just one more injury will leave the Blues in chaos.
The Everton manager has yet to make his first summer signing and, with the deadline on September 1, is aware time to act is running out.
The need for him to move swiftly has been highlighted in the past 48 hours with Phil Neville (ankle) and Dan Gosling (thigh) picking up injuries which make them major doubts for today's clash with West Brom.
With Steven Pienaar, Tim Cahill and Tony Hibbert also unlikely to return within the next month, Moyes could - even soon find himself struggling to name a starting line-up.
But he has again vowed not to let his recruiting standards drop and suggested the Blues may not add to their squad before the window closes.
"We only need one injury at this present time," he said.
" We could have periods in the season where we will be struggling to field a team. If we don't improve, we might end up having to take a backward step.
"There are very few people who have turned us down, in fact I don't think anyone has.
"Tiago didn't want to come back to England and I accept that. I guarantee nobody has specifically turned us down.
"Everything was agreed with Tiago, but his choice was to go elsewhere. But that's fair enough.. The shutters in the shop are half down right now. It's not quite as open season as it was in the last six to eight weeks.
"It looks like the quality players I want to bring in here might not be the ones that I'm chasing. We need to get numbers in. It's probably out of reach for us to bring in the six or seven we need now. And there's a possibility we might end up bringing nobody in."
Moyes and chairman Bill Kenwright are now working overtime to recruit players; Alan Smith remains a target, as do Serbian striker Nikola Zigic and Rennes midfielder Stephane M'Bia.
"We couldn't get through to January with what we have right now," he admitted.
"We have to make sure that the season isn't over before it has started, so we need to get on with things. There are no excuses, there won't be any from me or the players.
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