Andy van der Meyde has
moved to heal any rift with Everton manager David Moyes by issuing
an apology for comments he made about his situation at Goodison
Park.
The Dutchman was quoted as saying Moyes had told 'downright lies'
concerning the winger's omission from the side of late.
Van der Meyde has admitted his comments were wide of the mark and
moved to ease any tension by issuing an apology.
"I would like to take this opportunity to publicly apologise to the
manager, the coaching staff and my team-mates for the way things
have developed in recent weeks," he told the club's official
website.
"I was quoted as saying that David Moyes said one thing to me and a
different thing to the press. I acknowledge that that is simply not
true and I am sorry for the confusion and offence the comments
caused.
"I would like to stress that at no point has the manager been
anything less that 100 per cent truthful towards me. If I have been
fit and not selected for the team then I just have to accept it as
part and parcel of football."
Van der Meyde is eager for his football to be the main talking
point between now and the end of the season.
He added: "This is a wonderful football club that deserves to
qualify for Europe and the best way I can repay everyone here is to
do my best to help make it happen.
"It would be a nice way to thank the Everton fans who have treated
me so well and been so supportive from the day I
arrived."
