Hard to adapt to Premier League, Luton doing well - Dyche
Everton boss Sean Dyche said it's hard for a new team to adapt to the Premier League but said Luton are doing well at it.
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00:00 What have you made of Luton's start in the Premier League? You've been in that position, you know how difficult it is to step up. How do you think they've done?
00:07 Well, they're certainly working as a team, I know that. They're working hard. They haven't been put off, I don't think, by their start. They're still taking the challenge on.
00:14 It is difficult, as you said, I've been down that road, it is difficult. And it feels different, obviously, because the beginning is exciting for everyone, for the fans, the club and everything.
00:24 And then as the games go by, if you're not getting them wins, it feels difficult. But at the end of the day, I've watched them two or three times already this season, and they're fighting, they're working.
00:33 So they haven't lost that. And I'll be reminding the players, the players know that anyway. We're constantly speaking to them about the opposition in the sense that there's no easy games.
00:41 Every game is a challenge. We want that mentality for every performance. We want to take it into the game against Luton because that's important for our group.
00:48 Do you remember what it was like at this sort of stage of your first Premier League season and getting to grips with all the changes, asking players to do completely different roles to what they've been used to in the previous campaign as well?
01:00 Yes, and it's a constant situation. The manager, the coaching staff, the players, they'll all be adapting as quick as they can, getting the players to adapt as quick as they can.
01:11 And it's just a constant workload. That's what it is. And I'm not saying it's not in all of football, by the way, but the Premier League, it just brings that extra intensity and that extra, the media angle, the viewpoint.
01:24 It just grows as the season goes on. So it does take a bit of getting used to, not just on the pitch, I mean the whole thing. But like I say, I'm well aware they're still working, they're still fighting.
01:34 Do you mean in terms of the eyeballs that are on your games all of a sudden?
01:37 All of it, everything. The individual players getting more attention just because of being in the Premier League. The team and the club getting more attention being in the Premier League.
01:46 Getting used to that whilst delivering performances, whilst the questions, good, bad and indifferent come for you as an individual. Players, coaches, managers, all of it.
01:56 And I think it does take an adaptation to get used to that. And that's the blend of that, the on the pitch challenge is quite obvious. The Premier League is arguably one of the toughest in the world.
02:05 So that's obvious. And then the rest of it comes with it. And I think there is a period where you've got to adapt to it quickly, obviously. And that is a challenge.
02:13 Do you think people underestimate that aspect of it? Because we talk a lot about what happens on the pitch, but that getting used to being at this level, especially for a club like Luton who have not been here for a very, very long time.
02:25 I'm not sure they underestimate it. I just think you just have to get used to it.
02:29 No, no, no, are you underestimating it in terms of the adaptation?
02:32 I don't think so. I mean, I don't focus on every other club, but I think people seem to be looking at Luton and going, well, one of the things they've put some money into it, but they're not masses because they're obviously looking at the stadium and all the things that need to be done for a club.
02:49 And I presume anyway, I'm only gathering from the outside looking in, all the ups and downs of Luton South Football Club down the years, and then suddenly they get back in the Premier League and we know the wealth it brings.
03:00 Trying to juggle that, trying to find out, still to be competitive as a unit and trying to be in the Premier League against the future and all these things, you know, it's difficult.
03:09 So I don't know whether people judge, I don't know what the right word is. I think there's a bit of understanding, I would suggest, from football at large of their situation.
03:17 From my point of view, all of that goes out the window. You know, you've got to be ruthless. People do it to us. So, you know, there's none of that going on. I respect it.
03:26 But when the whistle blows, you've got to be ruthless. We've got to play well. We've got to deliver a performance. We've got to take on the game to win.
03:32 And that's the reality of being in the Premier League, especially when you're out of Open Football Club. Our winning mindset has to be delivered when the whistle blows.