Season › 2013-14 › News Baines reconfirms Everton commitment , Daily Mail , 7 February, 0comments | Jump to most recent Martinez brought fresh start and new challenge Leighton Baines admits the fresh start and the challenges posed by manager Roberto Martinez persuaded him to commit his long-term future to the club. Baines signed a new four-year deal last week to finally end the continuous lies spouted by the press claiming at times dogmatically that he definitely would be moving to Manchester United. "It has been really positive for the most part this season and I've been really impressed with the manager's approach to everything. The various aspects to what he does and the way we approach games is asking new questions of all of us, whether you've been here a few months or a few years. "It is challenging and has freshened the place up. It was a fresh start for all of us and it was exciting because it was such a change and that was a big part of it. "People might have viewed this season as transitional and we may have got away with it if it hadn't gone great. But the fact is the lads have done really well, applying those different aspects of the game, and we've got some really good performances and results. Article continues below video content "It is the same game just a slightly new method and he is trying to make us well-drilled in it. "It is still a work in progress because every time we get comfortable with certain aspects he'll start to introduce something else, which is sensible because if you come in and throw everything into the one pan and try to get it all going at the same time it maybe doesn't work out. "He is introducing things and we are slowly improving as a team. The manager wants us to have that confidence on the pitch, a bit more arrogance on the ball, and that is something he is trying to instil into the players and that comes with performances and results. "We would like to improve again and give ourselves the best chance of getting back into European football. There is no limit if you can do it well; it is a style all the top teams in Europe play so we have to up our level as players to try to execute it. "If we managed to qualify for Europe then the style we play immediately translates to fitting in with European football, we don't need to adapt. "Getting back into Europe is a major goal. The cup competitions have always been important to us but it would be huge to bring that sort of success back to the club. "For a club as well supported as Everton to be starved of that success makes everyone hungry and everyone is chomping at the bit to work towards that." Quotes or other material sourced from Daily Mail About these ads