HOLGATE’S ROUSED BY NEW START

MASON HOLGATE says there is a new attitude around Goodison, and that has instantly changed the atmosphere at the club.

A pulsating FA Cup win over Brentford was Everton’s first victory since they beat Hull in January in the previous round.

And defender Holgate, who scored only his third goal for the club with a clever header as the Blues exploited a surprise weakness at set-pieces in their opponents, revealed the influence of new boss Frank Lampard in transforming the feeling around the club.

“There is definitely a feeling of a fresh start,” he said. ”There is no hiding from the fact that the atmosphere hadn’t been great before.

“It was from all aspects on the pitch to everyone.

“But everyone could feel this was a fresh start and the fans were brilliant all the way through.

“When Brentford scored, they could have been a bit nervy but they stayed behind us.

“I think that showed in what we did on the pitch.”

Bees’ manager Thomas Frank was hilariously blunt in pinpointing where his side went wrong in crashing out.

“We are normally better than most teams…but today we looked s*** on set-pieces,” said Frank. He wasn’t wrong.

Sub Yerry Mina gave Lampard the perfect start from a set-piece, with Richarlison and another sub, Andros Townsend, adding a couple of fine strikes to give the scoreline a gloss it deserved.

And Holgate (below) revealed the role the new boss played in lifting everyone.

“He has come in with a lot of new ideas in his coaching and what he has been doing is really enjoyable,” said Holgate.

“We have showed the confidence and quality we have got and it is something that the boss said.

“He told us he believed in the quality of the squad and we

showed that we have got that in us. “But we just have to keep on working at getting better.”