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Dyche eager to get to the heart of Everton's problems

New Everton manager Sean Dyche wanted absolutely honesty from the players he inherited from Frank Lampard in order to get up to speed with why the club was in another relegation battle.

Dyche took his first official training session on Monday, which gave him just five days to prepare for the visit of Premier League leaders Arsenal.

With transfer deadline day coming just a day later, time has been precious at Finch Farm so the former Burnley manager wasted little opportunity to canvass the players' opinion on the current state of affairs.

And he hopes with that information he can light a spark under the squad which can propel them away from trouble after a run of nine defeats in 12 Premier League games.

"I've had a good chat with a couple of the players - I don't mean sitting in an office and chatting, I mean generally about their careers, how they are, what they are feeling. Just trying to build that rapport with them," said Dyche.

"I have always thought if you affect the person you will affect their performance. It is hard to do vice-versa so I always try to build a rapport and honesty.

"I have already told them that and we had a question and answer session about what they thought, with complete anonymity.

"I wasn't interested in who said what, I just wanted their feedback. Once they gave me that I shared it back with them and said this is what you fed back, what do you think? It just gives us a chance to open it all up a bit.

"We need to get to the truth with them and we need to get the truth about what me and my staff can offer.

"Sometimes it is just best to ask them so I did. It is as simple as that."

The task Dyche faces is a tough one as the squad he has taken over is weaker than the one which ultimately got Lampard the sack

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