Pictures of new manager Sean Dyche putting the Everton players through their paces with some intensive training sessions at Finch Farm last week appears to have paid off after the running figures for their 1-0 win over Premier League leaders Arsenal were revealed.
Some members of the Blues squad looked visibly shattered as their grinning gaffer watched on but it seems like it was a case of ‘no pain, no gain’ for them as the team subsequently put in shift to achieve their first Premier League victory since October 22 and inflict what was only the second defeat in the competition this term for Mikel Arteta’s table-topping side.
Speaking about making his Everton charges take a bleep test, Dyche told BT Sport: “It’s not lack of fitness. It’s a measure. One measure, we’ve got different measures.