Everton boss Sean Dyche was delighted after their 5-1 win at Brighton.
The result moved Everton out of the bottom three.
Dyche said, "I think staying patient [helped us win]. They play a particular way with two boxes in midfield. I said to the lads it is about focus. Our tactical shape has been pretty good since I've come in here. But it's about focus when they change their tune and try and pop it around the corner and play neat and tidy.
"But equally it's not just about shadow play, you've got to go and break it up and first half we did that so many times
"Second half they had a good spell but we calmed that down and I thought we saw the game through very well.
"A lot of people thought we were good at Leicester, we were very good and conceded soft goals. Tonight we got paid back for that performance because the energy was here, the tactical performance, but also the quality. The quality was there tonight."
On Abdoulaye Doucoure's two goals, Dyche said: "It's not just that, it's his energy. You see his runs that he makes, particularly the second one. That's what we want, the commitment to the cause and the belief. It was there to see tonight.
"We'll see, this is just another step as I said when we beat Arsenal, it's just one step. We've got big steps to go. That was a really good step particularly on the back of the away game at Leicester.
"Like I say, it's just a temporary situation, we've got to make sure we look after ourselves over the coming games.
"I'm happy with the tactical situation. When it doesn't work they say you got it wrong, when it does they say you got it right. That's just how it goes.
"The players have delivered it. They deserve a lot of credit I think."