The 23-year-old missed much of last season after an ankle injury he picked up in pre-season and the Nigerian is chomping at the bit to play a full campaign.
“Last season I felt so good in pre-season and I got injured right towards the end of pre-season,” Anichebe told the club’s official website.
“I think I took that one a lot harder that when I got injured off the tackle from Kevin Nolan.”
“I thought I was doing really well, I felt fit and strong and then I got injured.”
“It was a bitter blow to swallow but I had good friends, family and the manager who showed a lot of faith in me.
“Sometimes you need to take your mind away from football, it’s our job and we love it but there’s a lot more to think about.
“It puts things into perspective when you’re injured, it helps you learn.”
“I pray that the injuries are past me and that I can show what I’m capable of,” he added.
Anichebe, known primarily as a striker, has also been used in wide positions by David Moyes during pre-season games.
And the youngster says the experience of playing out wide is helping him develop as a footballer.
“I’ve taken playing wide in my stride, I had some good games there last year so I can’t really argue,” he said.
“Playing up front is good but the main thing is helping out the team, I haven’t got a preference, playing wide is a lot harder than up front but I don’t mind.
“It’s really demanding playing wide, sometimes from the outside you see other people doing it and you think it’s not that hard but when you get put into that position it is.
“I played on the wing against Spurs and I was having to chase down Gareth Bale.
“It was crazy but it’s about breaking those boundaries.”
Injury restricted Anichebe to just eighteen appearances for the Toffees last year, and he has not scored for the club since the 2009-10 season.
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