Everton manager Sean Dyche is under no illusions about the task in front of him.
The Toffees take on Arsenal in the early kick off in the Premier League on Saturday.
With Arsenal flying at the top of the league and the Toffees in the relegation zone, Dyche was asked about the task of his first game in charge.
He stated in a press conference: I'm excited. I'm aware of the recent noise around the Club and all that sort of stuff.
I don't know everything about Evertonians, I'm learning. I'm learning about the reasons why there's some noise around the Club, in depth reasons rather than just what I've read.
But the one thing I know about the Evertonians is that they stand by their club, they protect it and look after it, and that's what I need now.
I need that as a manager, my staff and my players need that. I need that full support that's for sure. Looking into the first game, I think that's going to be really important as a starting point, before the ball even rolls.
We've been working very hard on the training pitch, trying to cram a lot in with the players about the culture and the environment. Trying to realign what we think, I remind you, what we think is important.
Not questioning anyone before me remotely, what I and we as a group think. Some of the consistent beliefs in what we think between us and then taking that onto the pitch.
So we provide that and we want the fans to give us a chance to provide it for them and to support us amongst all of the noise.
It's easy to take the will of a ship in calm water, not so much when it's choppy waters. We want the fans to play their part in that. It is choppy waters, there's no denying it.
The Club's not where it wants to be, but we want the fans to join in with us and we want the fans to reconnect with us. It's easy to say, I've got to earn my spurs, of course, I totally understand that.
I'm a bit of a marmite manager anyway, not everyone wants you. But at the end of the day, you have to earn your spurs and I'm willing to put the hard yards in to earn that, to earn their respect.
I want the players to remind themselves, some have earned that respect but you have to remind yourself that you have to do that.
We've got to give of course. We want them to support from the off and that would be fantastic if they can get their hearts back on the sleeve. Even the ones that have got angles, problems or questions about the Club. If they can just park it for a little while, get behind us and hopefully reconnect with us."
