Everton manager Sean Dyche has proclaimed that he wants to instil a “relentless mentality” in his squad and one stand-out statistic from his side’s dramatic comeback against Tottenham Hotspur showed that his plan is working.
The Blues were on the back foot at Goodison Park on Monday night after Abdoulaye Doucoure’s 58th minute sending off was followed by Harry Kane’s goal from the penalty spot 10 minutes later but with Spurs substitute Lucas Moura also getting his marching orders two minutes from full-time, Michael Keane delivered a blockbuster last-gasp equaliser courtesy of a spectacular long-range strike. It was the second time in as many matches that Everton had fought back to secure a draw with a late equaliser and such points in difficult circumstances could make the difference come the end of the season in what is the biggest Premier League relegation fight in living memory in terms of the number of clubs involved.
Ahead of Everton’s previous home match against Brentford on March 11, Dyche had said: “What I do know is the relentless mentality I want from the players and we have been speaking about that a lot. Anything is achievable at any given moment in a game so we take on the game to the last breath.”
