The atmosphere at Everton has arguably reached a level unseen for years now, with the fine football on display only matching such positivity.
The Toffees are blowing away everyone placed in front of them, with Burnley the latest victims to fall foul of their unrelenting form which spans ten wins in 14 games across all competitions now.
The players radiate happiness both pre and post match, with that newfound belief and enjoyment clear to see in their play. This is no better exemplified than in their third goal against Newcastle United: a 29-pass move which saw Beto released in behind to cap off a brilliant night under floodlights at Goodison Park.
Everyone rushed to mob the Portuguese marksman, whose face was plastered with relief as he fired home his first Premier League goal.
Well, Leon Osman has now sought to offer a behind-the-scenes claim regarding that dressing room atmosphere, and what is propelling them onwards.
Speaking on Premier League Productions (17 December, 12:40 pm), he noted: ‘The feeling is that within the club and dressing room, everything is great. Everyone talks about camaraderie, but you can see it with Everton.
‘They are winning games, dominating. Not conceded in the last four games. These are great signs that Dyche is building the team in the right direction and he’s going to be here for the foreseeable future.’
How have Everton improved under Sean Dyche?
The progress made under Sean Dyche’s leadership is clear for all to see, with that shift in atmosphere a big factor in allowing all the other pieces to fall into place.
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After all, the system he enforces is hardly difficult to understand, yet is still proving immensely effective.
All he needed was some belief in what he was trying to accomplish, and now that the results have come the players can wholeheartedly buy into what seems like the bright future that is unfolding. In turn, they have all improved too, some more than others.
By remaining solid at the back, it affords them the ideal foundation to then spring incisive counters. For so long in recent years have Everton endured a paper-thin backline, without nearly enough offensive potency to make up for it.
Dyche realised this, placed an intense focus on defending, and has allowed the rest to fall into place.
Should they maintain their trajectory and eventually receive an ample financial boost to get them back on track, the sky truly is the limit for the 52-year-old with a top-quality squad on his hands.
