Everton’s start to the season has been particularly awful, and so the pressure on Sean Dyche’s job was to be expected.
After all, the former Burnley boss had already alienated plenty of fans with his comments in the past few weeks, and Saturday’s collapse against Bournemouth, for many, was the final straw.
It was an unforgivable final ten minutes after such a stunning 86 beforehand, and was bound to draw an emotional reaction.
However, what the board must avoid doing is making a rash judgement based on that reaction.
Everton consider Sean Dyche replacement
Alas, it seems like they very well could, with rumours emerging linking Everton with a move to appoint David Moyes.
The report states: ‘At sunny Goodison Park, chatter about former manager David Moyes cast a long shadow over Sean Dyche as the Everton boss came to terms with an astonishing late collapse.
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‘Moyes, who took Everton into the top four and to the FA Cup final, is available after leaving West Ham and is based in the North West.
‘It only adds to the pressure on Dyche, whose reputation for building organised and disciplined teams was at odds with the chaos of the final few minutes on Saturday.’
This has coincided with reports also suggesting that Sean Dyche was on thin ice at Everton, which gives credence to such rumours.
Swapping their current head coach for their former one might make sense to some fans, who have only ever really seen the team look solid under the Scotsman, but in both the short and the long term, it would mark terrible business.
David Moyes wouldn’t fix any of Everton’s problems
Realistically, there is no future where Moyes proves to be an intelligent appointment for Everton.
After all, if the club were intent on sacking Sean Dyche now, instantly that would pose a financial problem.
Instead of waiting until the end of the season, when his contract expires, they would have to pay him off just to get the Scotsman in.
His style of play and ethos is hardly that dissimilar to the 53-year-old’s as well, so wholesale changes would not be expected.
In the short-term, a minor boost could occur, but Dyche has already proven his ability to enjoy fine winning runs that would likely pull them out of trouble anyway.
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And then, likely handing Moyes a two or three-year contract, they would once again be tied down to a manager with no long-term prospects, and little chance of progressing the club up the Premier League table.
He fixes none of their problems, and would mark an almighty mistake from the board should they choose to make it.
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