Sean Dyche acknowledged Everton supporters' frustrations with his side's recent form and admits he and his team "have to give more" as they try to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Everton sit just two points above the drop zone after a torrid run of form and an eight-point deduction, and with a match at Goodison Park against direct rivals in the battle to avoid relegation, Nottingham Forest, Dyche asked supporters to keep the faith in his team.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Dyche acknowledged the pressure he's now under after just one win in 15 games.
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He said: "I'm still earning my spurs here. I've never taken being a coach for granted. I'm still in my infancy here and I'm currently not deemed to be doing a good job.
"But 15 games ago I was deemed the Messiah, I was doing okay and I had found the magic key. 15 games later, you're not. That's life in football, and that's my life in football.
"I've never questioned them (the fans). They travel, they make noise, they are with us, they question us and that's fine, that's part of being a fan. I wouldn't question the fans. I've got no problem. All I can ask is they stay as solid as they can with us.
"We have got to give more, I have got to give more. I understand that. But some of the stuff that I have no control over has affected us, there's no two ways about that. That's difficult. I can't control everything at the club. I can't control the Premier League or points deductions.
"But control on the pitch, we've got to do better and I've got to do better. They can hopefully
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