Everton manager Sean Dyche praised his team's "energy" and "quality" following the stunning 5-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion on Monday, which saw the Toffees climb out of the Premier League relegation zone.
Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil both scored twice to go with an own goal from Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele as Everton profited from swift and incisive counter-attacks to secure three vital points.
To score five goals with 23 per cent of the possession is a reflection of how they allowed Brighton the ball, but were lethal once they won it off their hosts.
"[Brighton] play a particular way with two boxes in midfield. I said to the lads, it is about focus. Our tactical shape has been pretty good since I've come in here. But it's about focus when they change their tune and try and pop it around the corner and play neat and tidy," Dyche told BBC.
"But equally it's not just about shadow play, you've got to go and break it up and first half we did that so many times. Second half they had a good spell but we calmed that down and I thought we saw the game through very well."
Everton drew 2-2 at Leicester City in their previous game when they created more than enough chances to win, and Dyche believes they gained confidence from that result.
"A lot of people thought we were good at Leicester, we were very good and conceded soft goals. Tonight we got paid back for that performance because the energy was there, the tactical performance, but also the quality," he said.
Everton are two points clear of the relegation zone with a home game against Manchester City to come on Sunday. After that they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers and host Bournemouth in their final game of the season.
And Dyche warned that despite the excellent result at Brighton, Everton need to remain focused on their upcoming fixtures to secure their survival.
"This is just another step as I said when we beat Arsenal, it's just one step," Dyche said. "We'll see what happens over the next few games. The players have delivered. They deserve a lot of credit."
McNeil echoed his manager's thoughts by urging Everton to use the victory over Brighton as a springboard for the remaining games of the season.
"It's massive. We started on the front foot, we had a game plan and we stuck to it. We were all brilliant today and we deserved the three points," McNeil told BT Sport.
"We couldn't have got off to a better start. It's a credit to the lads, we've been in a difficult position this year. Now we've just got to build on this game.
"It's massive confidence now, this is about us kicking on as a team. We have a massive game on Sunday (at home to Manchester City) and then two massive games after that."
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Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sep 16-20, Insportz, Dubai
16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side
8 There are eight players per team
9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.
5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership
Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.
Zones
A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full
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