James Tarkowski has revealed David Moyes’ early impact as Everton manager.
Moyes succeeded Sean Dyche in the Goodison Park hot seat after 12 years away with the club hovering above the Premier League’s relegation zone.
The Blues failed to deliver a winning start for the Scot in their 1-0 reversal to Aston Villa on Wednesday that racked up a third consecutive domestic loss.
Tarkowski has now opened up about the details of Moyes’ work with his new charges since officially taking back the reins at the start of this week.
He said: “Every manager has got their own way of working.
“I don’t think he was planning on coming in and changing everything initially because the games are coming thick and fast at the minute.
“So he’s just trying to give us with a little bit of guidance here and there without overloading us with too much information.
“Through time, I’m sure we’ll morph into what he wants us to be.
“We’ve tried to control the game a little bit more tonight.
“You can see with the possession, we tried to be a bit calmer moving it around and not be so direct.
“But he still wants us to be progressive and get the ball forward, just not initially get it forward too early if we can have that control round the back.”
The defeat to Unai Emery’s side marked the ninth time that Everton have failed to score in their previous 11 top-flight matches this season.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin spurned their best chance when he blazed an effort over the crossbar from close range deep into second half added time.
But Tarkowski believes that a moment of fortune could help turn that tide.
“I’ve seen it before and it happens sometimes,” admitted the defender.
“A scruffy one goes in and then someone sets off on a run of games and scores some goals.
“We need to keep that belief, and it’s not just the forward players who need to score, we all do. There were a couple of opportunities tonight but probably just not enough quality.
“I’d rather be creating and missing than not creating at all. There were a couple of good opportunities.
“On another day they go in but they have to start going in soon as we have to start winning.”