Central defender Evatt, 33, scored the second just after the break after striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake had given the Spireites a fifth minute lead, but then watched as several team mates left the field arguing with each other before saying:
"It's nothing new in football, but it comes from a good place. We have a good group of lads who all get on, but we've sad in team meetings that we're too nice in many ways. We need to bring out that extra ten percent and if that means arguing and disagreeing, then so be it.
"If we're demanding more of each other after the game's finished and after we've won, then it just inspires us for the next one. We've won and yet the lads are all passionate about doing even better and driving each other on."
Manager Dean Saunders revealed the arguments continued in the changing room and said:
"They were all in there arguing about something - I don't know what - so I got out and let them get on with it."
Evatt also paid tribute to keeper Tommy Lee, 29, who made a string of great saves to shut out Walsall before rookie central defender Matt Preston, 20, finally grabbed a 93rd minute consolation. He said:
"In my opinion he's the best keeper in the league and he's been playing like that all season.
"I've never seen a player work so hard on his game. In the gym, on the training ground with our goalkeeping coach Mark Crossley, he lives the life of a real pro. It wouldn't surprise me if there aren't some big clubs looking at him."
Saddlers boss Dean Smith admitted:
"I don't think some of our players were at the standard they've been at this season."
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