Sean Dyche arrived at press conference with piece of paper and it explained just how bad Everton problems are

Former Burnley manager took over at Goodison Park in January and has guided Toffees to three wins in 10 matches

Dyche shocked to find squad lacking basic principles and fitness after being handed note by club's recruitment staff

Sean Dyche has lifted the lid on the problems he inherited at Everton as he revealed the Goodison Park club's recruitment staff handed him a piece of paper outlining the squad's shortcomings when he took over in January.

The former Burnley boss was appointed as Frank Lampard's successor in January and he has guided the Toffees to three wins in 10 matches, but they remain in the relegation zone having conceded 31 goals in the Premier League this season.

And Dyche has now admitted that he was shocked by the lack of basic principles and fitness within the squad when he arrived, after being handed the note by the recruitment staff.

"There was a piece of paper with some information that I requested," Dyche said at his press conference on Friday.

"It was just observation notes, there were some things in there that were quite glaring, especially in the athletic profile of the team. Some of the physical attributes of the team were not enough for the demands of the Premier League."

"There were some glaring weaknesses there, not just in physicality but in understanding of the game. There's some real talent here, but it has to be challenged, it has to be pushed.

"This is the Premier League and you have to be operating at a certain level. It's not all talent, it's not all running about, it's understanding the game, it's understanding your role and your responsibilities to the team."

Dyche added that he believes Everton's problems are deeper than just a lack of quality on the pitch and that the club needs to change its culture in order to improve.

"The biggest problem is the collective," Dyche said. "We are not a collective. We are a group of individuals and until we are a collective, I don't think we can move forward."

"This is a football club that has been making a loss for four or five years and we have got to recognise that, we have to change that. And part of that change is not just on the pitch but off the pitch as well."

"We have to create a culture here that is about winning and that is about understanding what it takes to win. That is what we are trying to do."