We need to get into a rhythm, insists Delph
Everton midfielder Fabian Delph has stressed the need for the Toffees to build momentum as they prepare to host Tottenham this afternoon.
The Merseyside outfit halted a run of four successive Premier League defeats by beating West Ham 2- 0 at Goodison Park on October 19, before losing 3-2 at Brighton last weekend.
They went on to register a 2- 0 home win against Watford in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
And Delph said: “I felt we did very well on Tuesday, especially in the last 30 minutes, and we got the result we needed, so we have positives to take into the game on Sunday.
“It is very important we generate that momentum. Once you get into a rhythm and start winning games it becomes second nature. You create that winning mentality.”
Everton face a Tottenham side, on 12 points, who have not won away in the league since January. Boss Marco Silva said at his pre- match press conference: “It is something we are working on – we cannot have two faces as a team, one at home and one completely different when you are away.
“But now is the moment for us to focus on our home form, and it has been really very good numbers for us.
“If you look now at our form at home and their form away, it looks ‘OK, we’ll be really strong because we are playing at home.’ But I am 100% sure it will be a tough game.”
Meanwhile, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admits he is hurt by seeing his side in the bottom half of the table.
A terrible start to the campaign, amid a backdrop of dressing-room unrest and misfiring players, has seen Spurs win just three of their opening 10 games.
Spurs have not been this low in the table since the first few weeks of Pochettino’s reign and the Argentinian is not enjoying looking at the standings.
“The most important thing is how we’re going to finish, it’s not this moment,” he said. “It’s not nice to see us in the middle of the table, but that’s the reality that we need to accept and by accepting that we can only improve.
“We need to be positive, feel that positivity and make us believe that we can beat any team.”