Sean Dyche insisted “your eyes don’t lie” as he detailed his belief of how Everton have improved under his watch.
The Blues boss feels there has been a visible difference in the body language and intent of the players since when he arrived in late January - improvements not always reflected in statistics and data.
Dyche, who has demanded the creation of a ‘relentless mentality’ at Finch Farm and beyond, added: “It’s hard to explain, but I know it when I see it, I’ve been in the game all my life.”
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Everton have taken four points from the last two games, seizing control of the club’s fate in the Premier League survival fight. Momentum swung between both sides in the draw at Leicester City but Everton ultimately earned a point after Jordan Pickford saved a penalty before Alex Iwobi hit a desperately-needed equaliser.
That performance was followed by the extraordinary scenes at the Amex Stadium on Monday as the Blues dismantled Brighton & Hove Albion. For Dyche, Everton have got better during his reign and he believes the improvement is obvious to anyone who has watched the team’s displays.
He said: “It’s not an exact measure but your eyes don’t lie. Before I came here I looked at some of the performances, the body language, intent and meaning behind the performance, and in some way I thought some things were lacking. We’ve adjusted that side of it, the purposefulness of the side, some of the quality moments we have got to keep looking at, some of the slips and mishaps and mistakes.
“But the actual feel of the performance and mentality of the performance has grown. Your eyes don’t lie, especially live, watching the intent, body language and desire of a team, it’s hard to explain, but I know it when I see it, I’ve been in the game all my life.
“You get stats, our team and their team, I can look at the stats and it can look like there’s nothing in it, but I have watched the game and there was a big difference in body language, in intent and desire from those stats, so as much as I like stats I only put them in the melting pot, I don’t rely on them purely… Since I got here compared to some of the performances before I got here, that kind of edge has improved. The details within that, that is a different debate, but the actual edge of a performance, apart from a few times, has improved.”
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