Idrissa Gana Gueye has admitted that every game is like a "final" for Everton as they prepare to host fellow relegation rivals Leeds United on Saturday.
Everton sit just one-point behind Leeds and can leapfrog them and climb out of the relegation zone with a victory. The Whites have gone nine league games without a win but have shown promise during Michael Skubala's two games in caretaker charge at Elland Road.
Sean Dyche guided the Toffees to a stunning 1-0 victory over Arsenal on his debut, before being brought back down to earth with a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby on Monday. Gueye believes the team are 'growing' in confidence on the pitch since Dyche succeeded Frank Lampard in January, but concedes that results must take priority over performance.
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"Every game now for us is a final. We have to take it in the same way we did against Arsenal. We have to repeat everything from that game," Gueye revealed in his pre-match press conference.
"You can feel it, the team is feeling better after Arsenal and even Liverpool, despite losing. We can feel on the pitch, we have more confidence.
"We know we need these three points. It doesn’t matter how we play. It doesn’t matter how we will get it. We have to do everything to get these three points because it is very important for us."
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