Dyche on goalscoring, Calvert-Lewin rumours and 'endless' job

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Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Bournemouth (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

  • Dyche confirmed Tim Iroegbunam, James Garner and Seamus Coleman are all "not ready" yet for a return to the first team, while it is proving "trickier than we thought" to get Dwight McNeil back to full fitness.

  • On comments made this week on social media by Everton forward Neal Maupay, who is currently on loan at Marseille: "I think it's fair to say there is a bigger picture at the football club that I'm focusing on. I'm not too worried about his comments."

  • The Toffees boss said it is "not all about the provider but that moment of truth" when asked about where chances will come from for the team: "Getting there is one thing, then providing the quality of product, and then the final bit is the finish. There are teams at the moment who are getting more goals with less quality chances, so it is not just about the creation - it is the final moment of truth and putting it in the net."

  • More on the team's goalscoring issues: "People ask questions and talk about it as if it is easy, but if it was easy, then everyone would do it. Everyone loves to score goals, everyone loves a team who can score goals [but] it's not that easy. How many different ways can you combine a team to make it work? And keep the other end shut? It is about finding balance."

  • Dyche dismissed rumours about Atalanta interest in Dominic Calvert-Lewin and confirmed there has been "no contact from anyone" so "no discussions are needed" on whether they can let him leave.

  • On if the club are able to do business in the January transfer window: "There are parameters. The owners have made that clear. Forgetting about the numbers, I've been doing this a long time and notoriously January is a very tough month. I am not saying no but it is very tough."

  • On if he feels he is being able to get the most out of his squad: "I'm certainly trying. There are no guarantees but I think there has been development from a lot of players. My job here has been endless but nobody really cares - they are just bothered about 'go and win a game mate'."

  • Dyche added: "The only development fans and media and everyone cares about, including myself to some degree, is winning win games. Don't think I don't want that, that's my number one but while I'm doing that here, it hasn't just been concentrated on that. Some managers get the luxury of [their job] to just concentrate on the team and that's because everything else is in place. It clearly hasn't been here and it's still not. There is miles to go."

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