SEAN Dyche said his Everton side ‘didn’t do the hard side of the game’ in the closing stages of their 3-2 loss to Cherries, conceding three goals in nine minutes at the end of the game.
Everton squandered their two-goal lead with just three minutes left on the clock.
In doing so, they became the side to concede the latest winning comeback from two goals down in Premier League history.
Speaking to the media after the game, Dyche explained: “I explain it by not doing the hard side of the game.
“I speak to the players all the time, and that's my biggest frustration since the moment of walked in here.
“I've always said to them, I said, whatever you learn from me, the fact is the game lasts as long as the referee makes it last so, you have to play for every breath of the game.”
“When you see a side dominate so clearly, make so many chances, unfortunately, that's been a challenge ever since I've been here, people taking chances.
“But we've created a load again today.
“And then not just doing the basics at the end of the day, I said to them after game. Win your headers, win your tackles, win your races, you win the game.
“But for whatever reason, you know, they score a goal and we're just looking at each other.”
The Everton boss said all his players have to make a difference and after the first Cherries goal, they were guilty of looking at each other to wrestle back control.
“Everyone's got to make a difference and they did for 87 minutes,” Dyche said.
“It's a very, very good performance. I was very pleased with the mixture of the play.
“They [Bournemouth] played quite long, actually, just putting it forward.
“We dealt with that, no problem. And then, for whatever reason, after the first goal, I could smell it in the air.
“I thought, not necessarily winning, but I could smell in the air. I thought, this isn’t right.
“I'm trying to correct them, I'm screaming at them to get their shape, get the wide men tucked in and just do the absolute ugly side of the game.
“Play forwards, win your headers, win your tackles, win your race, as I said.
“And we didn't. And they get a win out of nowhere.”
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