Sean Dyche claims he doesn’t need luck to improve Everton’s fortunes after the Toffees secured their first point of the season with draw against Leicester
Sean Dyche says he doesn’t believe in luck and doesn’t need it to turn the tide for Everton this season.
The Toffees earned their first point of the season at fellow struggling Leicester with a 1-1 draw, and Dyche admitted he knows there are question marks over his future but is confident his team can bounce back after a disappointing first five games.
Asked if he needed a bit of fortune after his team had thrown away leads in their last three games, Dyche said: “You can’t rely on (luck). I don’t believe in good luck or bad luck. You make luck by design, by training, by planning, environment, culture.
‘Things just happen in football, you don’t know why they happen, you have to be on the right side of it over the course of a season. But at the moment there are a lot of question marks about myself and the situation, so the most important thing is to win so I can continue the season.’
Dyche added that it was a point won – despite leading for most of the game – due to Everton’s injury and illness situation, which left them unable to fill the bench even with two goalkeepers.
Sean Dyche says he doesn’t need luck to improve Everton’s chances
Iliman Ndiaye scored as Everton took their first point of the season in a draw with Leicester
“Generally positive thoughts after a positive performance,” he said. “We came here with a very limited situation in terms of selection due to injuries and illness. I never lost sight of the fact that we have to win a game. We didn’t win today, it’s a small step, that’s all, but it’s a positive because it was a good performance.
“There are a lot of question marks about me, the players – a lot of noise and negativity surrounding the situation. It’s difficult for the players but there was real confidence and belief in our performance, that shows the mentality. We’ve come through these situations many times in my 20 months and before, when it was difficult, and now we have to do it again.”
Leicester manager Steve Cooper was disappointed with his team’s first-half performance
Leicester manager Steve Cooper was disappointed with his team’s first-half performance, saying: “We were the stronger team in the second half. When you play like that, you can either duck and hide or you can do what we did, run and fight a bit more.
‘When I look at it, it’s a game and a result that should have been better. But the way we played in the first half, it could have been worse. So we only deserved a point.