Sean Dyche admits to a ‘fluid’ Everton formation, while Vitalii Mykolenko claims
Sean Dyche’s Everton team was defeated by Arsenal in the Premier League over the weekend.
Sean Dyche acknowledges that he wants to be more “fluid” in how he sets up his Everton team and explains why Vitalii Mykolenko is such an important element of his squad.
Dyche used a 4-1-4-1 system against Arsenal at the weekend, as Everton’s winless start in the league continued. Leandro Trossard’s second-half goal separated the two teams at Goodison Park.
However, with both Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Beto now at Dyche’s disposal, some supporters believe a switch to 4-4-2 is necessary to alleviate the Blues’ goalkeeping woes. Everton is yet to score a goal at home this season.
And Dyche has indicated to evertonfc.com that he will stay flexible in how he sets up his team as they aim to rise up the table and get more points.
“We’re trying to be effective,” he remarked, “but with systems, you’re talking about 5-10 yards at times.”
“Everyone said I played 4-4-2 for years – I didn’t, but there’s no point denying it; I just let people say whatever they want.”
“We want to be a little more fluid here because we can be with the tactical side of the game.” We know we can be a good unit when it is provided well.
“We haven’t had the points this season, but our job is to get points on the board – make no mistake about it.” I’ve never hidden behind something like that.
“The league table is not deceptive. It sometimes lies with the number of performances you put in that could get you more, but it never genuinely lies.
“I thought he played well, and there were some encouraging signs in his defensive play.”
“The fluidity in the side today has been pretty good – the way we’ve used the ball, the effectiveness of the way we’ve used the ball, and everyone wanting the ball – but that went missing [against Arsenal].”
“On the transition, not enough people wanted to go play, to be active with the ball, and to have that different kind of bravery with the ball.”
Dyche also stated that he is delighted with the early signs of Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkowski’s connection, saying, “I thought Jarrad played well again and that’s pleasing as he’s a young centre-half earning his spurs.”
“I thought [Brantwaite and Tarkowski’s partnership] was good against some very good players.”
“From our perspective, we were very effective in that area of the pitch; it was more the transition area [that wasn’t there] – dealing with the ball.”
“It’s difficult to play against top teams because they don’t just play well; they also press well and anticipate well.” We failed to anticipate with the ball and were ineffective while counter-attacking. It is critical to learn from mistakes and to keep moving forward.”
