James Tarkowski’s goal secured victory over the Premier League leaders in Everton’s first match under new manager
The transformation in Everton was immediately apparent. Dyche had preached the merits of hard graft and organisation throughout his first five days on the training ground. The work, while crammed in, paid off in a relentless performance that made life uncomfortable for the league leaders and could have brought the much-needed boost to morale of an interval lead.
Dyche received a warm ovation inside Goodison before kick off and got what he asked for not only from his new players. The fans, having staged a peaceful protest against the board before the game, parked their grievances against the club as requested and were fully behind the team’s tireless efforts.
The Everton board were again absent having been instructed to stay away by their own security advisors. It was a wise decision. They have become too much of a distraction, as well as a liability, to the all-consuming task of remaining in the league. Dominic Calvert-Lewin was inches away from converting an Onana cross along the face of the Arsenal goal. Onana, the subject of enquiries from Arsenal and Chelsea during the January window but no official bids, was another who flourished in Dyche’s system and disrupted the visitors’ midfield throughout.
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