Dyche relieved after Everton comeback to beat Palace 2-1

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Dyche relieved after Everton comeback to beat Palace 2-1  28/09/2024  Goodison Park, Liverpool, UK

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00:00Sean, that was some comeback, what happened in the dressing room at half-time?

00:14Not a lot, we just tried to correct a few things and told them that it's a team game,

00:20everyone's got to make a difference, not wait for someone else. I just felt we played a bit cagey,

00:24which is understandable obviously, it's a nervy stadium to get that first win.

00:29I think we handled the second half very well, two great moments from, well certainly one great moment from Dwight and another good moment.

00:36I think after that I thought we managed the game well, which obviously has come into question this season,

00:42so I was very pleased with the mentality to see the game through and manage it well,

00:45because I think we kept them down to pretty minimal as regards near-cut chances.

00:49What was the thought process behind the change and how pleased were you to see Harrison have such an immediate impact?

00:55Yes, I said to him he's learning about what it is here, I said to him about reacting to a mistake,

01:02getting after it and shutting the game down. He's a player who is learning about the culture of Everton Football Club

01:09and I think Jack's got more of that about him, because obviously he's learnt quicker,

01:13well not quicker, but he's learnt over his time here. I was pleased for Jack,

01:16because I never mentioned to him lately that his energy is great and he's a very talented footballer at either foot,

01:22but he used it today by doing the simple thing well, we mentioned about playing more simple,

01:25playing two-touch, gets it down to his feet, puts a great ball in, so I'm pleased for him.

01:28I'm pleased for the other subs, it's not an easy game to see through on us, I'm pleased for all the subs today.

01:32How tough was the call to bring Brantford back in so quickly?

01:35Yes, I think it's tough on Keno, I think he's had a strong start for the season and pre-season,

01:40but I think that back five, I don't know the exact stat, but that back five played together quite a lot last season

01:45and obviously have 13 clean sheets in a tough season, so that's a pretty good measure of a back five that works well.

01:52I thought it worked well for the most part anyway, it worked well today.

01:55After a tough start to the season, what does that first win mean to you?

01:58Well, it just means it's a step forward, that's all. The work's never done here, that's for sure, I've said it time and time again.

02:05The reality is, the expectation now is go and get a win again, go and win again, go and win again,

02:10so that's the mentality we've got to show is we just park that very quickly and we get on with next week,

02:15we get up, building up to the next game. Obviously, it's advantageous to us to get Jared through it,

02:21to get Miko through it, you know, illness and injury. They can only get fitter and sharper, and others out there as well.

02:28I know it's only a one-win, you can't keep your feet on the ground, but how nice was it for you as a player,

02:34just going to the dressing room?

02:36Yeah, to be honest, it's nothing to do with feet on the ground, I wish the feet weren't on the ground,

02:39I wish we'd have won all five, but the reality is it's a tough league. I think it's good for the players,

02:47I think they've earned the right from the previous results, because there's a lot of question marks,

02:51to play in a nervy situation and see the game through properly, like we know we can do,

02:56and find the moments they can win a game. I don't think we've been as far off as people think,

03:01especially the last few performances, but you've got to get things right at both boxes, and I thought we did that today.

03:06Sean, what were the main things you wanted to correct at half-time?

03:11Just the feel of it, it's hard to explain. I always explain to the lads, sometimes in football you wait for someone else to make a difference,

03:19and sometimes they do of course, but if it's a game where no-one's quite making a difference,

03:23then it's got to be a collective. So it's more about that, bringing not just a tactical thing,

03:27it's like a feel to an actual performance, that kind of emotional feel to wear the shirt, to get together,

03:32to play hard, to go and win a game, and I thought there was more edge to our game second half,

03:36and the way they've delivered that was important.

03:38You've obviously been ahead a few times in recent weeks and not been able to close it out a difference today,

03:44so what do you think made the difference this time around?

03:47Well, I think that we debrief games, we speak to them and you learn, that's what you want.

03:52It's not that exact, obviously it's not that easy, does everyone do it?

03:56Showing them ways that we can kill the game off, showing them from keeping your shape,

04:01you know, professional things, and I appreciate that fans want glorious football constantly,

04:06it's hard to deliver that, so I said the professional things to do, just lift it behind them,

04:11ask questions of the opposition, turn the game around and defend resolutely,

04:15so some of the basic principles are what it is, and don't forget to do the absolute basics,

04:19which is head it, kick it and clear your lines, and I thought we did that very well as the game went on.

04:25Sean, how does it feel to have a positive week, both on and off the pitch, because it's been a rarity?

04:31Well, the off the pitch thing is, we don't know whether it's a positive yet,

04:34but there's positive signs, that's for sure, so we'll wait and see on the ongoing situation.

04:39On the pitch is the bit that I can at least try and control, and it's pleasing for the players,

04:44they put a lot of effort in here, we've still got players who are getting totally Premier League fit,

04:48I think they'll benefit from that game today, and the win, so the mentality,

04:52the shifting mentality, we need that, and I think that was important to reinforce the work,

04:57you need to win, that's part of the process, we played well, I thought we played ever so well

05:01at the beginning of last season, and we couldn't find a win, we haven't played as well this season,

05:05although in a couple of games we have, and we couldn't find that win, and then we've done it today,

05:09so it's a strange situation, but that's more or less what I see, is focusing on the pitch,

05:15getting the new players to involve themselves and understand what it is to be here,

05:19and then the older, wiser players to go and deliver that, and I thought Taki's getting stronger again,

05:24I think Jared came in and did well, especially as he hasn't played,

05:27Young excellent I thought with his mentality, I know he's been questioned here, but at the end of the day,

05:31that's why he's made it to where he is in life, on the football pitch and probably off,

05:35with his mentality, and these are all really important markers for players to come through these things

05:41and to grow into what we want here.

05:43And the hope now will be to put a string of wins together?

05:46Yeah, of course, everyone wants that, it's not that easy, but that's the challenge,

05:50you win that one, park it very quickly and we go again.

05:55Did you ask them to do something different in the midfield for the second half to stop Wharton?

06:01Yeah, a lot of it was just getting on the front foot a bit, going a bit higher, going a bit tighter,

06:06we changed it again in the second half and went more like a three, with Manga sitting,

06:11which I thought they'd just got a little 10 minutes where they got a little bit more play,

06:14looked a bit more threatened, I thought that worked pretty well.

06:17And as I said, we saw the game through well.

06:19Like I said, it wasn't all about tactics, of course, you mentioned about tactics,

06:24the structure from the front to the back and back to the front playing out,

06:28but a lot of it is about the feel of performance and I thought the second half, the feel was there,

06:31the energy, the belief in each other to go and make a difference and I was pleased with that.

06:36Any further questions before we take one for the Mondays?

06:40Just to ask about Dwight McNeil's change in position, Sean, what's been the force behind moving him into the Number 10 role?

06:46We know he's got quality, we know his stats and facts from certainly the first season out here were very strong

06:51and he was working hard and couldn't quite find the same moment,

06:54so me and the staff, we spoke about it and could we get him inside?

06:59I think Illy has done well in the wide area to allow us maybe more freedom to move Dwight,

07:04and of course you've got to find a result at the end of the day, you've got to find a win.

07:07So we needed that slight better opening quality, as in finding a pass, finding a finish, finding the delivery

07:14and being higher up the pitch and in the centre of the pitch, in theory anyway,

07:19as long as we can get the ball in there, then that brings him to life more than maybe on the wide.

07:24I think he can do both well and I think he'll mature into that role as he plays there more.

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