David Moyes to Everton: Former Toffees boss agrees deal to return to Goodison Park as manager after sacking Sean Dyche | Football news
David Moyes has agreed to return to Everton as manager following the departure of Sean Dyche.
Dyche was sacked on Thursday – just three hours before the Toffees’ FA Cup third-round win over Peterborough – after winning just one of their last 11 games with Everton, leaving them just one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
Moyes, 61, is now preparing to return to management after leaving West Ham at the end of last season, having taken charge of Everton for the second time, 11-and-a-half years after leaving for Manchester United.
Analysis: Moyes the safest choice for Everton
Alan Myers from Sky Sports News:
“David Moyes is the safest choice. Changing managers in this position is a big risk. Having someone who knows the club inside out and can start a run is a big plus.
“Everton need a club to secure themselves, I think they can do that. The initial aim is to ensure Everton retain their Premier League status before moving to a new stadium.
“The landscape has changed since Moyes was last at Everton. Now he will be working under what can be perceived from the outside as ruthless owners. It’s not quite the same stability he had when Bill Kenwright was chairman.”
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Is bringing back Moyes the right move for Everton?
Sky Sports Ben Grounds:
They say that there is no place for sentiments in football.
However, Dyche has been out on loan for a while and the club Moyes is set to return to is very different to the one he left in 2013.
It will be considered an emotional return, but it cannot be sentimental. The sight of Seamus Coleman telling Leighton Baines, teammates during Moyes’ first spell, to “clap” after their names were read over the tannoy before kick-off against Peterborough tugged at the heartstrings.
After a chaotic day, it was a moment to enjoy two Everton greats who will become key speakers for Moyes, especially in the first weeks back at Finch Farm.
Moyes will recognize a few faces on the training ground and among the catering staff, but very little apart from the feverish fan base bears any resemblance to the fabric he carved over 11 years ago more than a decade ago.
From Angry Birds to Bernard. From parting with eight permanent managers to 777 partners. From Ronald Koeman’s three figure 10s in one summer to Farhad Moshiri’s litany of wasted millions, Everton fans have been through it all since the man who coined ‘The People’s Club’ left as ‘The Chosen One’ to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.
Comparing the Everton squad he inherited in March 2002 to the one he is now preparing for, the 61-year-old would be confident of proving his doubters wrong once again. He may not be the “project manager” easily identified as a long-term arrangement, but Moyes is worth a lot more than a six-month rekindling of love.
‘He has gray hair, but we don’t care…’
Eight permanent managers tried and ultimately failed to emulate Moyes’ achievements at Everton. In a game that’s running out of emotion, the man alone deserves a chance to lead them out of trouble.
