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New boss Marco Silva will set Everton up in a 4-3-3 formation.

And the Portuguese coach has confirmed the Blues will become a high pressing side under his management.

Silva has developed a reputation as one of the most talented young managers in Europe with many of his former players offering glowing references to his tactics and training sessions.

The 40-year-old says Everton's deep lying midfielder - or No6 - is key to the style of play he hopes to implement at Goodison and insists the squad will work tirelessly on this new approach at Finch Farm.

“4-3-3, I can tell you," Silva said, when asked how Everton play set up under him.

“Of course, it is the system I have played more.

"One second season I used 4-4-2 and sometimes last season three at the back in some moments but 4-3-3 is my system, depending on my No6."

Wayne Rooney is on the brink of swapping Everton for DC United which would leave Morgan Schneiderlin as the squad's only senior player in that position.

And though Silva name checks the Frenchman, Schneiderlin's future at Goodison remains unclear with Everton linked heavily with a move for Sporting Lisbon's William Carvalho.

“Depending the profile of my No6, I can play one and two or I can play two and one behind the striker depending on the profile of our No6," Silva continued.

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“If we play Schneiderlin he is a player who likes to play more alone which gives more freedom to the other two midfielders and this is the system I use more.

“But my model, first of all the team need to work all together and if we have a clean sheet then everything will start from there."

Silva has also confirmed that he will demand his Everton players to press the opposition this season.

“I really like a pressure team and if you can do that for as long as possible in a match then that will cause problems for our opponent," he said.

"We have to do that in the right way, in a good balance everytime, but it is something I like and it is something we will work on many, many, many times during the week.”