{"id":296364,"date":"2023-11-03T13:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296364"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:24:49","slug":"mcneil-lifts-lif-on-pre-season-pow-wow-that-got-everton-back-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/mcneil-lifts-lif-on-pre-season-pow-wow-that-got-everton-back-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"McNeil lifts lif on pre-season pow-wow that got Everton back on track"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How a pre-season pow-wow got Everton back on track: Dwight McNeil lifts the lid on pivotal &#8216;discussion&#8217; with Sean Dyche that has got the in-form Toffees &#8216;in a good place&#8217;\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Things are looking up for Everton &#8211; and key meeting in the summer played a role<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dwight McNeil has revealed how a pre-season pow-wow united the entire squad\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Big debates on Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everton&#8217;s Dwight McNeil has revealed a pre-season pow-wow involving players and staff has helped Sean Dyche&#8217;s side better expectations so far.<\/p>\n<p>Everton, who escaped relegation in May on the final day, meet Brighton at Goodison on Saturday looking for their sixth win in eight across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a difficult time last year. We wanted to take that resilience and win more games because we don&#8217;t want to be in that position again,&#8217; said McNeil.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We had a discussion and all came together. We all said we wanted the same thing and the team we&#8217;ve got this year, we have a good chance.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On the pivotal &#8216;discussion&#8217;, McNeil elaborated: &#8216;We had a meeting before the season with everyone, players and staff, about what we wanted as a collective so everyone knew what was required.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/12\/77363245-0-image-a-39_1699014181605.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A pre-season pow-wow helped galvanise Everton following a difficult season in 2022-23<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/12\/77363277-0-image-a-40_1699014238354.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sean Dyche&#8217;s side are looking for their sixth win in eight across all competitions this weekend<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a bit player-led and a bit the manager. It is good for everyone to have that input because everybody&#8217;s input matters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We want the best for each other, for ourselves, for the club and fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think we are in a good place now but we can&#8217;t get ahead of ourselves. We have to build on it in the next two games before the international break.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Curiously, Everton were hammered 4-1 by Brighton at Goodison in January but McNeil starred in a 5-1 win in the reverse fixture later on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/03\/12\/77363283-0-image-a-41_1699014256628.jpg\" height=\"461\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McNeil has got his Everton career back on track after struggling at Goodison Park upon joining<\/p>\n<p>After a tough start to his Everton career, McNeil has become a fans&#8217; favourite and major reason why they have climbed clear of the relegation zone and into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have definitely got more confident in the squad, but we know we have got to keep level-headed because we know how tough the Premier League is, and we have got to take it a game at a time because we know the Premier League is the hardest league in the world,&#8217; 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