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Louis Saha names the two big changes Sean Dyche has made at Everton

Ex-Everton striker Louis Saha has praised the way that manager Sean Dyche has "changed the mentality" at the club

Everton manager Sean Dyche reacts on the sidelines during the match between against Chelsea at Goodison Park on December 10, 2023
Everton manager Sean Dyche reacts on the sidelines during the match between against Chelsea at Goodison Park on December 10, 2023(Image: Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Louis Saha believes manager Sean Dyche has changed the mentality at his former club Everton and that Goodison Park is becoming a fortress again.

Dyche himself proclaimed there “is a very firm mentality that is growing all the time – and growing with the supporters” after he steered Everton to a 2-0 victory over Chelsea on Sunday, which was their third win and clean sheet in a row. The result would have placed the Blues in the top half of the Premier League table and some four points above their big-spending opponents had the club not been subject to the biggest sporting sanction in the 135-year history of English top flight football after being found guilty of breaching a profit and sustainability rule.


Everton won just one of their first seven Premier League home games this season but enjoyed back-to-back sucessess just three days apart against Newcastle United and Chelsea. Saha, who netted 35 goals in 115 games for the Blues between 2008-12, including one after just 25 seconds in the 2009 FA Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley, was speaking to Paddy Power and said: “Sean Dyche has changed the intensity of the players.


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“He has made them understand where they need to run, because they weren’t going at the right moments, or into the right areas. Without any efficiency, they were getting tired and making mistakes.

“Sean Dyche has changed the mentality. They are more confident in their roles on the pitch and they’re now making less mistakes. They’re stronger defensively and they’re making Goodison Park a fortress which is something they need to win games.

“If they lose to the top teams, it’s okay because they’re beating the teams they should be beating and that’s what they’ve done. Credit to the manager who has got the team focused and back on the right track.

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“The Premier League is such a weird campaign this year, and without having 10 points deducted they would be on 23 points and ahead of Chelsea. It shows that they’re doing well, and they have to keep it going.”

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