Everton: Sean Dyche has unleashed Premier League monster in Abdoulaye Doucoure as Sky Sports statistic emerges
Sean Dyche knew how difficult it would be to help Everton get back to their best when he took over as manager at Goodison Park.
The former Burnley boss has been in the Toffees job for less than a year, but has had to deal with several different issues, both on and off the pitch.
The recent 10-point deduction was perhaps the most significant of those issues, but he has responded in an almost perfect manner.
The manager was left frustrated as his side lost to Manchester United in their first match after the punishment, but Everton have won all three of their matches since then.
Dyche has helped several Toffees players take their games to new levels, but standing out from the crowd is undoubtedly Abdoulaye Doucoure.
The player has been unleashed by his manager, with Doucoure now joint-leading the way for Premier League goals scored by midfielders since Dyche became Everton manager on January 30.
The Toffees hero joins Arsenal star Martin Odegaard at the top of the pile with 11 goals, closely followed by Aston Villa ace Douglas Luiz on nine, as per Sky Sports Statto [10 December].
Doucoure now boasts six goals from his 16 league appearances this season, with the 30-year-old thriving in a more attacking role this time around.
Doucoure, Dyche and all Toffees fans will be desperate for the displays and goals to keep coming as Everton look to continue their revival in the coming weeks.
Having netted against Newcastle United, the midfielder has now scored in back-to-back games for the first time this season, and could make it a hat-trick when the Toffees visit Burnley on Saturday (16 December).
In other Everton news, Alan Shearer has gushed over one Toffees ace after what happened in the 2-0 win against Chelsea at Goodison Park.