Everton supervisor Sean Dyche has tried to maintain issues constant this week because the membership head into arguably the largest sport of their historical past.
The Toffees have to match the outcomes of Leicester and Leeds, who’re each contained in the relegation zone, so as to lengthen their keep within the prime flight to a seventieth season.
There have been no rousing speeches or making an attempt to artificially increase participant morale forward of the go to of Bournemouth as Dyche doesn’t imagine that will not make as a lot distinction as reinforcing the identical messages he has been giving since taking on from Frank Lampard in late January.
“I think all games are important but it stands to reason with it being the last game and what’s on it that of course it is a massive game,” he stated.
“A lot of these players were here last season in a similar position so I think they are aware of it. It comes down to a big performance on Sunday.
“But I don’t have to emphasise that: I know it, the players know it, the fans know it, so we go into it open-minded.
“I don’t think positivity can win you football matches, performances win you matches.
“Inner confidence is a different thing but I’ve always been confident with the group, we go into every game confident so that doesn’t change.
“I think I have a good measure of what it is to be a manager and a player and the feeling in the group is consistent from myself and the staff, that’s all I try to bring.
“The consistencies I talk about are in performance, the mentality to perform, and then clarity. Consistent level of behaviours on and off the pitch I think pays you back.
“There will be some key pointers about the team and the way we perform of course but we will stick to the level of performance we expect from the players and the level we expect in training.”
Everton have a two-point cushion over 18th-placed Leicester however an inferior purpose distinction so solely a win will assure security, though so long as the Foxes and Leeds don’t get a greater consequence then the Toffees will probably be protected.
Home benefit will probably be key for all three groups however the stress on the sport is large and, even when backed by a raucous Goodison Park, Dyche is aware of he should lean on senior gamers regardless of numerous holes in his squad on account of accidents, with striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and defenders Nathan Patterson and Ben Godfrey all added to the unavailable checklist.
“We have worked hard to get in this position; two points in front doesn’t sound a lot but it is at this stage of the seaosn – but only if we capitalise on it,” added Dyche.
“With the senior players it is more about their experience.
“It’s unlikely unless you really have to you put a young player into a situation like that – we’re not in a position quite where we have to – but it’s fair to think a couple of the young lads will be involved in the squad.”
The impact of relegation on a membership which has posted cumulative losses of over £430million during the last 4 seasons – and with a brand new stadium greater than half-built – is nearly unthinkable for a membership which has loved such an extended spell in England’s prime division.
But the repercussions of not avoiding the drop isn’t one thing Dyche is considering simply but.
“I’m not worried about that at the moment, trust me the game will be the focus,” he stated.
