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Sean Dyche has already told Everton players his plan for Liverpool after dressing room warning
Sean Dyche told Everton's victorious players to prepare for more work in the aftermath of the club's vital win over Arsenal.
The new Blues boss said his message was clear as he laid the foundations for the Merseyside derby moments after the win over the Premier League leaders. The result ended a run of four home defeats and offered hope to supporters after a damaging period of form that ended in the dismissal of Frank Lampard.
As the players celebrated three points that moved Everton to within goal difference of escaping the bottom three, Dyche reiterated the plan for the week to come and the build-up to the game with Liverpool at Anfield.
Asked what he would try and do to ensure Everton's win over Arsenal was not down to a new manager 'bounce', he said: "There are no guarantees, I am not here to guarantee you that. All we can do is lay down the way of working that we feel is appropriate. We can certainly keep working, so it is not like giving days off - the plan is the plan, the plan won't change, I promise the plan will stay and they know that so they will be working next week and I've already told them that."
Dyche attended the match between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United, two of Everton's next four opponents, on Sunday. The defeat suffered by Leeds, the team just above Everton, signalled the end of manager Jesse Marsch's reign at the club. Like Lampard he survived just under 12 months after struggling to use a successful relegation escape as a platform for significant improvement this season.
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What angry Southampton fans have just done shows Everton got it right with Sean Dyche
The angry response by Southampton fans to their club announcing that tickets for next month’s away game at Old Trafford are for sale suggests that Everton have got it right with their appointment of Sean Dyche when trying to salvage their Premier League status.
Southampton’s official account sent out a tweet at 9:32am today stating: “Tickets for March’s trip to #MUFC are now on sale to eligible #SaintsFC Season Ticket holders.”
Replies to the post were dominated by a #JonesOUT graphic, which was repeated by numerous Southampton fans. Welshman Jones, from the small mining village of Blaenrhondda in the Rhondda Valley, only replaced Ralph Hasenhuttl on November 10 when he ended his second stint in charge of Luton Town (he had a 10-month spell at Stoke City during 2019 in between) to come to St Mary’s.
So far, the 2-1 comeback win at Goodison Park on January 14 remains Jones’ only Premier League victory (he has defeated Lincoln City and Manchester City in the Carabao Cup plus Crystal Palace and Blackpool in the FA Cup) and his side are bottom of the table with 15 points from 21 matches. Following a 3-0 thrashing at Brentford on Saturday, the 49-year-old’s sixth defeat in seven Premier League matches in charge, he launched into a press conference monologue, appearing to suggest that he was one of the continent’s top coaches during his time at the helm at Kenilworth Road.
Jones said: “I’ve compromised because of fans, and so on, a few little things but – no more. I’ve been very successful playing a fluent style, Luton were a real aggressive front-footed side. Statistically, there weren’t many better than me around Europe in terms of aggression, clean sheets, defending the box, balls in the box, xG, all those sort of things.
“We were pound-for-pound the best because we were spending next to nothing and producing so much. I’ve gone away from that because it's the Premier League and due to certain players and internationals.”
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