Sean Dyche has admitted he was shocked by the severity of the 10-point penalty imposed on Everton but insisted it will not change his focus even after they were plunged back into the relegation zone.
Dyche had a break during the international window interrupted by news that Everton had been handed an unprecedented sanction for breaches of the Premier League's financial rules - a punishment that Everton will appeal against.
'I think like everyone, certainly in these parts, I was shocked and seemingly from the wave of noise after that, most people in football are shocked by the enormity of it,' said Dyche, as he addressed the matter for the first time publicly.