Everton v Nottingham Forest: Sean Dyche searching for 'magic key' to unlock Toffees
Sean Dyche says he is the latest in a long line of recent managers "looking for the magic key to unlock Everton Football Club".
The Blues are battling for Premier League survival for the third straight season and host fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Both sides are attempting to avoid the drop after being deducted points this season for breaching financial rules.
Dyche said the job "is not easy" and has been a "really tough spell".
The Toffees are 16th, two points above the relegation zone, after being deducted eight points this campaign while Forest are a place and a point worse off after being docked four points.
Both teams are woefully out of form, with Everton collecting just one victory from their past 15 league games and Forest picking up one win their last nine.
Everton face a defining week to their season with three consecutive home games starting with Forest, before hosting Merseyside rival Liverpool on Wednesday and Brentford on 27 April.
"When I got the job, none of this was coming so it has been a real handler for me," Dyche told BBC Sport.
"I have to rebalance myself, no-one warned me about points deductions. I take it on the chin and move forward."
The ex-Burnley manager said he has learned "from seven different managers in seven different years and who have all been looking for the magic key to unlock Everton Football Club".
In Dyche's case, this is by "building and changing the culture" in the absence of a large transfer budget.
Everton a 'big club' with 'big badge'
Everton suffered an embarrassing 6-0 defeat at Chelsea on Monday after which Dyche was left questioning the professionalism and application of some of his players.
He said they had not put tackles in and Chelsea players were "dancing around" them, with Cole Palmer scoring four goals.
Asked what the reaction has been in training this week, Dyche said there has been "a lot of home truths and sharing truths".
"Players have been disappointed, they care," he added. "The noise around here is so intense. Big badge, big club and that is what comes so I have got used to it. There are a handful of players that understand it differently.
"We have to start the process of correcting the story. It is a constant work in progress and there is a lot of hard to be done but it needs to be done quickly."
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