Everton boss Sean Dyche is happy with his players' attitude facing Nottingham Forest today.
Despite going into the clash on the back of two defeats, there were plenty of plus points from a performance perspective in recent matches against Aston Villa and Arsenal, and Dyche has called on his players to keep showing more going forward.
Speaking in Friday afternoon's press conference at Finch Farm, Dyche said: Since I have been here, I have seen it (players stepping up). I think that's been obvious, I hope, with most of our performances.
There's been players who have been saying, 'I am ready'. We want that to continue. We want that positive edge, we want that to continue. That thing rubs off with players.
Some players play in that way where they are making the difference, and that rubs off very quickly. We want more players to take that on and more players to join in with that mentality when people are playing right at the top of their game.
That's why training is important. Why preparation is important. To give them the freedom when they get out there to go and take it on. To have that edge to their performances, we are trying to build that mentality constantly."