Dyche promises to build ‘winning mentality’ as Everton confirm him as Lampard’s successor

Everton have announced the appointment of former Burnley boss Sean Dyche as their new manager to replace Frank Lampard.
Lampard was sacked last Monday after a run of nine defeats in 12 Premier League matches and Dyche has taken over after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract at Goodison Park.
Former Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa was in the running to become Everton’s eighth permanent manager in just under seven years but, following extended negotiations, it became apparent the Argentinian’s proposals did not match those of the club’s.
“What I would say is we want to put out a team that works, that can fight and wear the badge with pride, beyond just the tactical and technical side,” Dyche told evertontv.
“Of course, they’re massive parts of the game but – I’ve got to learn this – the feel of the fans here, they don’t mind the ball being put at risk or playing forward.
“But they want people who are going to work and run. So, I’ve got to put that in.
“It’s not that it’s not there, but I’ve got to imprint my feeling and my style on it and that’s part of what I do.
“Hopefully, with a bit of hard work from my staff and the players, we can reignite that passion of the fans because it’s still there, you’ve seen it.”
Dyche added: “The relationship with the fans is very important, especially for me. I am under no illusions, I have to earn my right here as a manager, and many have done it.
“You don’t come into a club and get a free start. I have to show them what I am about, what I can deliver, but then you actually have to deliver it.
“That takes time. You have to get the team working in the way that I think is appropriate to win games. That’s the mentality I want to build here: a winning mentality.
“We have to fast track that, though. But I know I have to earn my right. I am going to work hard with my staff to make sure the team has that winning mentality.
“We have to build it, we have to work hard for it, and then that’s when the quality starts coming out.
“At the start, we have to get to that organised feel, build a gusto in the team and make it visual so the fans can link in very quickly.
The new Everton boss continued: “We need to give something back to the fans, they are desperate for that, they want to cheer the team, they want to get behind them. But we have to give them something to grip hold of.”
With passion for the shirt and a hunger to deliver for Evertonians from his players, Dyche admits he will be versatile with his tactical approach in a bid to provide an effective winning style.
“I want us to be a team who gives the lot,” he added. “But it is not all built on that, I want us to play with a style, but an effective style.
“We want to be effective. We want to mix up play and ask questions of the opposition.
“We also want to add quality to that hard work, and there is some quality here, there are no two ways about it.
“I have come up against these players, and I know some of them personally – there is quality here.
“But we have to make them shine. That’s the job of me and the staff: allow them the freedom to shine while giving the organisation to be in a game to win it.”