It might sound like a strange thing to say but I took heart from the melee at the end of Everton's 1-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion. I’m not too sure about exactly went on but even the substitutes got involved.

On the one hand, you don’t want to see that kind of thing, but it shows that they care. Even the players who aren’t getting a game are there for their team-mates which is a sign of a real team with good morale in the squad.

It's been suggested that Brighton were upset with Jordan Pickford as he'd been shown a yellow card earlier and it’s not the first time that he has been booked for time-wasting, but he was just being clever. I’ve questioned this group of players on their game management many times before, asking where their cuteness and their cleverness is, where’s the Gareth Barry ‘falling over’?

Ashley Young is probably the only one this season who has shown glimpses of that, you’ve got to use every trick in the book in these situations though and try and get the edge over the opposition to try and get the referee onside. It all adds up, you’re releasing the pressure on yourselves to reset, get your breath, and go again.

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In truth, Jordan didn’t have a lot to do. Yes, Brighton were cutting us open at times and had a lot of shots but most of them were off target as we were forcing them to make mistakes and take the early shots.

The lads deserve all the plaudits they receive and I was made up for all the Evertonians who travelled down there. They were finally able to enjoy a good away performance and a welcome three points.

It was refreshing to hear David Moyes speak about how he is happy with the way that the players have reacted since he came through the door but also acknowledging that they need to improve. He realises there is still a lot of work ahead.

We didn’t know where this season was heading but having Moyes come through the door has pressed a reset for the players. We’ve got Leicester City coming to Goodison Park next Saturday which is a huge game for both clubs but also one that we should now be going into full of confidence.

It was a huge win for us away from home – our first back-to-backs for a long time. The feel-good factor and the togetherness seem to be back.

There were negative moments like the two injuries, but it was heartening to see how the team reacted to a bit of adversity. I think this group of players have really struggled under the previous regime when things went against us, dropping their heads and running out of ideas pretty quickly so credit to Moyes and the team for sticking with it.

There were some great passages of play and we looked more controlled in our possession, which was good to see. The second half was different of course and Brighton started really sharply, so we knew it would all be about our mentality and resilience, that grit and determination to do your job and help your team-mates, being together as a unit that is hard to break down.

It was a real battling display, especially after we were reduced to 10 men for the best part of 20 minutes because of Orel Mangala’s injury. The ruling about substitution slots seems a bit strange to me given that we’d suffered two separate big injuries.

Perhaps it could be tweaked because it doesn’t seem fair when something that is out of your control like that happens. We have the concussion substitutions, but you can’t make extra changes in these circumstances.

Maybe some teams could take advantage of a change and feign injury just to get more fresh legs on the pitch, but it doesn’t sit right with me when you’ve got a couple of players who are clearly hurt.

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Something I clocked straight away was Iliman Ndiaye supposedly being booked for what he did after scoring the only goal of the game. It seemed a rather excessive punishment.

Even back in the day when I was playing, there were some crazy celebrations but nowadays you have Phil Foden with his gun celebration, and I’ve even seen a crossbow celebration. You can’t take the joy out of football – Jamie Vardy was giving stick to the Tottenham fans when he scored and it’s a bit of banter because the supporters also give plenty towards players.

I’m all for it and you just need a bit of common sense from the referee. Iliman had just scored, it was a great hit, even if it seemed like the slowest penalty in history, so if the Brighton supporters are saying things to him, he just pretended to be a seagull and gets a yellow card!

I think the sensible thing from the match official would be to just have a little word with him. I’ve seen far more controversial celebrations that could cause more issues than what he did.

I know Charlie Adam but appointment shows how Moyes has evolved

Charlie Adam is now working at Everton and while it might seem strange having a former Liverpool player on the coaching staff, we’ve been there before with Sammy Lee working under Sam Allardyce and across the park, the Reds of course have got ex-Blues player John Heitinga alongside Arne Slot.

I’ve known Charlie since we were together at Rangers when he was just a youngster and we’ve kept in touch. They had high hopes for him back then, he had a wonderful left foot and was known for his corners and free kicks.

While David Moyes insisted he hasn’t been given the official title as ‘set-piece coach’ and they’re all going to be his assistants, I’m sure Charlie will be working with Everton’s players on their deliveries as that’s the most-important element when it comes to set-pieces, but also you need to look at the first and second phases. I’m hoping they also work on the throw-ins in the attacking third as it’s something I’ve been very frustrated by over the past couple of years.

We work so hard to get the ball up the pitch but when the opposition kick it out, we’ve not been taking advantage. That causes us to get caught on the counter-attack, so that needs to stop.

We don’t know the full facts about Sean Dyche and the reasons why he wouldn’t bring in additional help. Perhaps he was trying to protect the club in terms of extra money for additional coaches or was he just too stubborn that he had it all?

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Coaches aren’t the most-expensive outlay at a football club but I’m not too sure. Dyche would talk about how there was over a thousand games’ experience between him and his staff.

Moyes of course reached 700 Premier League games against Brighton & Hove Albion but like he did at West Ham United, where he had Stuart Pearce, Alan Irvine, Kevin Nolan and Heitinga, he’s surrounding himself with a team of trusted assistants. I think this is where he has evolved in the modern game.

When he first came to Everton, back in 2002, he didn’t know who to trust and who could handle things. He wanted to be in control and he did everything, including the pre-match warm-up.

On the one hand that’s great but I think he realises now that he needs to delegate some tasks to others so he can fully concentrate on certain areas. He can put the brains together to try and set up a team to go out and win a football game.

It’s going to be hard work under Moyes, he’ll be demanding a lot from his coaching staff but some of them have already worked under him and know what he wants. There could be some long days for Charlie but it will be fun too and it’s up to him to come up trumps with his ideas.

We had Carlo Ancelotti’s son Davide working on set-pieces a few years ago and they were totally different, but they worked, both offensively and defensively. There are times in football where you can’t outplay the opposition and need to rely on set-pieces so hopefully Charlie can sprinkle a bit of magic dust on the boys.

Pitching in at Goodison

There are now just eight Premier League games left at Goodison Park and the team at the 1878s supporters' group are working tirelessly to place flags and banners inside the ground in an attempt to make the atmosphere even more special on matchdays. The group are asking for volunteers to go into Goodison Park on either the morning of games or the day before to help them so if you think you could play your part, then get in touch with them.