Leon Osman believes a collective belief points can be picked up against any opposition is the greatest change Sean Dyche has made at Everton.
The Blues earned a valuable point at Chelsea on Saturday evening, twice coming from behind to earn a share of the spoils at Stamford Bridge for the second season in succession.
Abdoulaye Doucoure headed Everton level during the second half, having fallen behind due to Joao Felix's opener, before Ellis Simms struck late on to cancel out Kai Havertz's converted penalty.
ANALYSIS: Everton have just given their clearest hint yet they can escape relegation
VERDICT: Sean Dyche has just found two unlikely Everton heroes and priceless commodity in relegation fight
Dyche's side are now unbeaten in three Premier League outings and are starting to display the qualities required to avoid relegation, refusing to lose their spirit despite Chelsea scoring twice. Everton may well have turned a corner in their season, which Osman has credited Dyche for making possible.
"It will give them real belief," said the ex-Everton man of the 2-2 draw. "Building up to this game it [belief] has been growing. What Sean Dyche has brought to Everton is that they work really hard, they try to stay in games, they are starting to believe in each other and pick up results at home. Going away from home has been completely different, they have been really poor. When the going has got tough, they have far too often gone under and conceded the first goal and then two, three. They've not found themselves even in a position to compete.
"In this game, they believed in themselves, stayed organised and were still working really hard. They are just starting to look in each other's eyes and realise 'We can get something out of this game if we hang in there together.' They're all working as a unit, they're not letting their heads drop and then, if you do that, you might get an opportunity come the end of the game.
"They know they are good at set-pieces, they scored from a set-piece to get back into the game. You then think the opportunity has gone but, as Ellis Simms says, he came on and it's no easy feat going past Koulibaly in the way he did," Osman told Premier League Productions.
"You need to stay in the game so that when one of those opportunities comes, you may be able to take it. I think that is what Sean Dyche has brought more than anything: a growing belief they can go anywhere and compete."
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