Phil Jagielka thinks playing in the Europa League can help Everton's Premier League campaign.
The Toffees will play their first European match for five seasons when they take on German side Wolfsburg at Goodison Park tonight, kick-off 8.05pm.
Many teams struggle to cope with the demands of both competitions, but Jagielka sees it as a positive.
The England defender said: "We performed at some good levels last year to get us into this competition.
"We were all upstairs in the canteen waiting for the draw to be announced and it was good fun. A couple of weeks have passed since then and everyone's really excited at the prospect of playing Thursday night football.
"The manager's put a very good squad together, the squad's very hungry obviously. Early in the season everyone's trying to nail down their positions.
"We can't get enough games. Two games a week, as long as we stay injury free, will suit us to a T.
"It's all about momentum. At the start of the season we didn't particularly play too badly but we didn't manage to find any momentum. We conceded far too many goals and didn't see out games.
"Since we came back from the international break it's all about us getting that ball rolling, getting clean sheets, getting goals, getting wins.
"If we can get the snowball effect moving towards Christmas, hopefully pick up as many wins as we can in every competition we're in, hopefully we can have an exciting second half of the season."
"Hopefully pick up as many wins as we can in every competition we're in" - Phil Jagielka
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed that Samuel Eto'o is in contention for the crunch clash.
The Cameroon striker missed the Toffees' 2-0 victory over West Brom on Saturday with a groin problem but has recovered to make a full return to training.
Defender Sylvain Distin (hip) is also available while long-serving full-back Tony Hibbert could make his first appearance since February, but the game comes too soon for striker Arouna Kone (knee) and full-back Bryan Oviedo (broken leg).
Wolfsburg will be without Ivan Perisic, with the Croatia winger nursing a shoulder complaint.
Brazil international Luiz Gustavo is, however, expected to start, along with former Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and Stoke City’s summer transfer target Ivica Olic.
Ex-Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner is also within the Wolfsburg ranks, but the Dane may be forced to make do with a place on the bench as he returns to familiar surroundings.
