David Moyes to Everton: Ex-Toffees boss agrees 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 his last 11 games with Everton, leaving them just a point above the relegation zone of the Premier League.
Moyes, 61, is now set to return to management after leaving West Ham at the end of last season as he takes charge of Everton for the second time, 11-and-a-half years after leaving for Manchester United.
Analysis: Moyes the safest option for Everton
Sky Sports News’ Alan Myers:
“David Moyes is the safest option. Changing managers in this position is a big risk. Having someone who knows the club inside out and can hit the ground running is a big plus.
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Speaking in December, Moyes told Sky Sports News that he would not consider working for a club further down the Premier League.
“Everton need the club to be safe, I think they can do that. The initial aim and objective is to ensure Everton maintain their Premier League status before moving to the new stadium.
“The landscape has changed since Moyes was last at Everton. He will be working under what might be seen from the outside as ruthless owners now. It’s not quite the stability he had when Bill Kenwright was chairman.”
WATCH: Relive the best of Moyes’ first spell at Everton
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In his first press conference as Everton manager in 2002, Moyes called the Toffees “the people’s football team”.
Is Moyes’ return the right move for Everton?
Sky Sports’ Ben Grounds:
They say that in football there is no room for emotion.
Dyche was on loan for a short time, however, and the club Moyes will return to is a very different club to the one he left in 2013.
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11 December 2004 – Goodison Park erupts as Moyes leads Everton to their first Merseyside derby against Liverpool for five years
It will be seen as an emotional return, but it cannot be emotional. The sight of Seamus Coleman telling Leighton Baines, his team-mates during Moyes’ first spell, to “clap” after their names were read on the tannoy before the kick-off with Peterborough.
After a chaotic day, it was a moment to enjoy two great Everton players who will become key sounding boards for Moyes, especially in the first few weeks back at Finch Farm.
Moyes will recognize many faces in the training ground and among the catering staff, but very few beyond the feverish fan base bear any resemblance to the fabric he carved over 11 years ago a decade ago.
From Angry Birds, to Bernard. From the spin-off company with eight permanent managers to 777 Partners. From Ronald Koeman’s three No 10s in one summer to Farhad Moshiri’s litany of millions wasted, Everton fans have been through the moment the man who invented 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 preparing to take over now, the 61-year-old would be confident of proving his doubters wrong once again. He may not be the perceived ‘project manager’ that is easily recognized as a long-term deal, but Moyes is worth much more than a six-month romantic rekindling.
“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 runs out of emotion, the man himself deserves the chance to lead them out of trouble.
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