Sean Dyche believes Everton’s new owners should be looking for his replacement – but has full confidence he will turn it around at the club.
The under-pressure Toffees boss insists his belief has not taken a hit despite their dismal form leading to doubts about this future. Dyche was asked about reports that the Friedkin Group are reviewing his position at the club after just one win in 11 games has left them nervously looking over their shoulders at the bottom three.
Everton are just a point above the bottom three a few weeks on from the US group completing their takeover from Farhad Moshiri.
Dyche when asked about speculation that the new owners are reviewing his position, he said: “It should be. At the end of the day, if you’re a business of this size and this club, succession planning should be part of their diligence.
“I’ve got no problem with that at all. I think that should be on-going at every football club. That’s part of the business, surely. I’m sure it is in what we’d call normal business life, but outside of football.
“So, I’ve never really concerned myself with that. We’ve got to win games. We haven’t won enough this season. We’ve got to make sure the team’s operating the right way.
“We’ve got to try and please everyone all of the time and that’s the job. We haven’t done that often enough and it comes down to me, without any shadow of a doubt.”
Dyche was further questioned on reports that Everton have spoken to other candidates after claims that West Ham target Graham Potter is on a list of potential replacements for the Blues.
He reiterated that “succession planning” should be part of the new owners’ work. He said he has spoken with senior figures at TFG since the weekend defeat by Bournemouth.
Dyche said: “Yes, just positive that they know some of the work that we’ve done. They want better outcomes from winning games, of course. I think there’s a reality to the situation. That’s all I know. They’ve been very straight with me and very upfront about it.”
Dyche insists he can turn it around at Everton, ahead of their FA Cup third-round clash with Peterborough United tomorrow night.
He added: “I’ve had confidence all of my life. It is like an inbuilt thing. I don’t know why. I’ve got ginger hair and was mocked for most of my life. But it is just an inbuilt thing. I’ve no peculiar reason for it.
“I took my knocks, you know that, and I still take loads of them. Resilience is a strange thing in life and I have plenty of it.”
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