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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Chris Beesley

Sean Dyche will put Everton players through a day they'll dread with training ground ban in place

Many Everton fans have reacted enthusiastically to images emerging from Finch Farm showing new manager Sean Dyche putting the players through their paces but there was one annual training routine that reached legendary status during his time at Burnley – 'Gaffer’s Day.'

Members of the Blues squad were pictured being drilled under the watchful eye of the former Clarets boss and some of them appeared exhausted after what looked a high-intensity session.

Dyche knows that he’s got his work cut out taking charge of an Everton side that is joint bottom of the Premier League table after picking up just 15 points from 20 matches and predecessor Frank Lampard having been sacked after losing eight of his last nine games in all competitions. On being appointed, the 51-year-old said: “We’re ready to work and ready to give them what they want.

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