Dyche shares one instruction he gave Everton players before Luton loss

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Everton manager Sean Dyche has shared the instructions he gave to his players before their match with Luton Town on Saturday.

Luton Town recored their first Premier League win of the season so far, and in the club’s history, with a 2-1 triumph over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Tom Lockyer and Carlton Morris put the Hatters two goals up in the first half, and despite Dominic Calvert-Lewin pulling one back before the break, the Toffees were unable to complete a comeback.

This result will have come as a bitter disappointment for Sean Dyche, as his Everton side had showed signs of improvement in recent weeks with wins over Brentford and Aston Villa. The Merseyside outfit were favourites heading into this match but produced a lacklustre display and were especially poor at the back.

Speaking to the official Everton website, Dyche has revealed what he told his players prior to kick off. He said, “I must give credit to Luton. They worked hard constantly, and they get the ball forward. They work off set-pieces, and they did that well today…We told the [Everton] players – they knew to deal with that and then play our own way. We did play our own way and we dominated the game with the ball, but you have to take your chances. You can’t create that many chances at home and not take them.”

Everton need to find clinical edge

Everton certainly did have chances to score more goals of their own. Striker Beto was guilty of spurning two headed chances. The £26 million summer signing from Udinese is still waiting to open his account in the Premier League. 

This was a story of familiar failings for Everton. A lack of cutting edge has been a major contributing factor to the club’s struggles in recent seasons. They can take some hope from Calvert-Lewin’s recent resurgence of goalscoring form, but they need others to start chipping in sooner rather than later. 

Dyche will know that this match was a huge opportunity for Everton to get some much-needed points on the board. He will also be aware that if he can’t find a way to make his team more prolific in front of goal soon then he may well find his own job under serious scrutiny. The Toffees must do far better when they host Bournemouth on Saturday.