Everton have confirmed that they have appointed former Burnley boss Sean Dyche as their new manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
Sky Sports news revealed on Friday that Dyche had been chosen by Everton’s board as Frank Lampard’s successor, following talks with former Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa.
Dyche is the seventh manager hired by Toffees owner Farhad Moshiri since he took over the club seven years ago.
Dyche told the club’s official website: “It is an honor to be manager of Everton. Myself and my staff are ready and eager to help get this great club back on track.
“I know what Everton wants and how valuable this club is to them. We are ready to work and prepare to give them what they want. That starts with sweat on the shirt, hard work and back to some very important principles. What Everton Football Club has stood for for a long time.
“We want to bring back the positive attitude. We want the fans, we want unity and we want everyone to come together. That starts with us as staff and players.
Everton have not won in the league since October
“Our goal is to produce a team that works, that beats and wears the badge with pride. The connection with the fans can grow quickly because they are so passionate.
“You are good in this team. But we have to make them stand out. This is my job and my staff.
“We want to change the shape of this club going forward, rebuild it like we do, but to win.
“This is the task ahead of us – make sure we build, skillfully and professionally, give the players a team, give them the freedom to play, go and enjoy their football because it’s smart when the team plays and smiles, but ‘you have to win.'”
Frank Lampard’s Everton reign
Lampard’s last game in charge was a 2-0 defeat to rivals West Ham on January 21, which left them second-bottom on 15 points after 20 games – two points below safety.
The Merseyside club have been struggling under the former England international, winning the league title in October when they beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at home.
Lampard was appointed by Everton in January 2022 after managing Chelsea from 2019/21 and Derby County in the second division in 2018/19, but Dyche will now be tasked with preventing a move to the Championship.
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Speaking after Everton’s defeat to West Ham, owner Farhad Moshiri has insisted that the team will not be bought, rejecting claims that they are ready to accept £500m for the team.
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright said: “Kevin [Thelwell, director of football] and I spent some valuable time with Sean over the past few days and he quickly convinced me that he has the right qualities to make himself Everton’s first ever manager – and someone who can inspire our fans. And Farhad felt the same when he met her.
Dyche’s first game as Everton boss will be at home against Premier League leaders Arsenal on February 4.
‘Dyche has what Everton need’
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Sean Dyche is back in the Premier League, to mark his announcement as Everton manager we see some of the best moments of his famous press conferences.
Sky Sports News reporter Vinny O’Connor at Everton’s Finch Farm training ground:
“We talked about the difficulty of making Bielsa’s decision: the fact that he needed a long time to understand his philosophy. We also knew that he wanted to walk a little on the sidelines.
“But we also knew that Sean Dyche had held talks with Everton earlier this week and he was interested in the talks. Now they have decided that Dyche is the right fit for Everton going forward.
“Everton wanted a manager with experience in the Premier League – Bielsa and Dyche both fit the bill – but Dyche has a lot going for Everton to stay in the Premier League this season.
“The most important thing will be the ability to work with this group of players and how he can get his message across. Bielsa has his own style of doing things, so he will need movement. Dyche has been able to turn his hand in a different way at Burnley.
“For a long time on a tight budget, Dyche managed to keep Burnley in the Premier League and now he is responsible for keeping Everton in the Premier League.
“The bottom is very tight, there are opportunities to get out of it. Thirty-five points would be a safe bet based on the current Premier League table. They will have a week or so to build up to their first game against Arsenal on February 4 at Goodison Park.”
Stubbs: Dyche must give Everton a clue
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Speaking on Saturday Football, Paul Merson says the appointment of Sean Dyche as Everton manager will make them difficult to beat.
Former Everton player Alan Stubbs told Sky Sports:
“I wish Dyche all the best for this job, but secondly, he has a big job to do. Anyone who knows football or is a fan of any team can see the size of the job ahead of him. experienced manager.
“The one thing they need to get out of these players is that they need to get them as they seem to lack confidence and Dyche needs to give Everton some experience.
“In the last few months, I think Everton fans don’t know what this team is, whether it’s an attacking team, that’s going to play in the middle of the three. They have to get the music out of the players.
Dyche is experiencing a baptism of fire in his opening act
“All eyes will be on the players when the manager is gone. They were behind his manager but his performances didn’t prove it.
“I hope that Sean can really fit in with these players because some of them have to get back to the levels that some of them showed in the beginning.
“We are easy to play and score a lot of goals which tells us that there are problems in the team, one thing with Dyche’s teams is that first of all it is difficult to lose.
“He did a great job at Burnley and at the end of the day it started to change. He has to bring experience and strength to the team.
“They need simplicity in the way they play. Don’t overload them, take them outside and do the basics. You can look to build on that. When they are in the game at 0-0, they will “beat themselves but with Dyche they will be there until the end.
“This group of players is not good enough to keep Everton so they need help.”
Everton press briefing: Why Moshiri chose Dyche over Bielsa
Everton have lost eight of their last 10 games
There’s an old saying: a week is a long time in football. For Evertonians, the past week has been an eternity.
Even those who lived through the heady and barren days of the 1970s cannot remember a week when the club looked disjointed, broken and in disarray.
It turned out to be a very bad time for the Blue half of Merseyside, with the selection of Sean Dyche only to be an unspectacular source for some stability back in the dressing room.
However, the same cannot be said for the boardroom demonstrations planned before and after the upcoming match against Arsenal against reigning Everton.
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Everton’s next six games
February 4 – Arsenal (H), starting at 12.30pm
February 13 – Liverpool (A), continue Sky Sportstime starts at 8 pm
February 18 – Leeds (H), starting at 3 p.m
February 25 – Aston Villa (H), starting at 3 p.m
March 5 – Nottingham Forest (A), starting at 2 p.m
March 11 – Brentford (H), starting at 3 p.m
