Dyche recognises old school hard English football, no honey! Was this change behind the win over Arsenal?

Sean Dyche is no paper man, but a proper sharp guy, which was confirmed immediately after his arrival at Everton, where he introduced a number of changes. And it has to be added that the effect was immediate as the Toffees pulled away against leaders Arsenal, who were robbed of all points.

Both teams are having different seasons. While Arsenal have swung into great form after years of floundering and are currently dictating the pace of the Premier League, Everton are struggling in the relegation places. The fans are revolting and the management are coming out saying – we need to pull together and pull together.

So to save the club came a man who certainly knows what it’s all about when you’re fighting for survival in the Premier League and without any major reinforcements. He’s been through a lot with Burnley and that’s certainly what the club’s owners were banking on when they brought him in!

So how has he prepared his new charges for the battle with the current top English side?

“This has been going on for years and it’s driving me crazy. Unless I’ve been out for too long, you’re not allowed to wear caps when you play on a Saturday, you’re not allowed to wear caps when you play on a Saturday. The rules say you have to wear shin pads. It’s not rocket science,” Dyche told BT Sport in an interview on how he prepares his players.

“It’s just common sense. You train the way you play. How can you train the way you play when you’re wearing 14 bibs, 15 caps and leggings, and no shin pads or white socks?”

This is undoubtedly not the only change Dyche has introduced since arriving at Everton. It must be added, however, that he scored an important three points at the outset.

Although Arsenal kept the ball on their hoof 70.5% of the time, Everton were definitely the more dangerous side, managing to get 12 shots off despite having so little time to play the ball.

The hero of the match was then the stopper James Tarkowski, who transferred to Everton last summer just from Burnley.

The win over the Gunners means that the Toffees have now moved within a point of 17th-placed Leeds United, who of course have two games in hand, and who they will face after the city derby with Liverpool, who failed to beat Wolves on Saturday.

Source: BT Sport, ESPN, Burnley