Everton captain Seamus Coleman admits new manager Sean Dyche has come in with a tough approach.

Selected as Frank Lampard's successor, Sean Dyche hasn't taken long to hammer home the standards he expects of those at the club after banning snoods and hats in training.

Reassured by the instant impact delivered by the ex-Burnley boss, Coleman has stressed the team are buying into his measured methods.

“I am confident with the new manager coming in because he has proved it in the past and hopefully he can do it again. He has been tough, but he has been fair and he has been honest. He says it how it is. He did not manage in the Premier League for ten or eleven years without having something about him," the Republic of Ireland international told talkSPORT.

“It is not just a case of him making us wear shin pads and socks (in training) or making us run, there is loads more to what he has brought to us already. We are still within touching distance of a lot of teams so I would like to flip all the negativity into thinking we can turn this around.

“I feel like a lot of talk is that it's inevitable and some people are sitting, waiting and even hoping Everton go down. We know with the fanbase we have and with the quality in the dressing room that if we can come together, without thinking we are too big to go down, we will give ourselves the best possible chance."