Darren Bent says whether he thinks Graham Potter would want to takeover from Sean Dyche as Everton manager

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Everton’s managerial situation has become a real bone of contention in recent weeks, with their abysmal start to the season always bound to draw criticism.

Sean Dyche has worked wonders with the limp and lifeless squad he first inherited, and with the help of Kevin Thelwell has built a much more well-rounded first team ready to compete way above the relegation zone.

Alas, it has been another dire start in the Premier League, losing their opening three matches, the latest one in dramatic and heart-wrenching fashion.

It was already reported that Sean Dyche was on thin ice at Everton, and with each new poor result, the cracks only grow.

And yet, Darren Bent thinks one potential replacement would actually rather stay unemployed than take up the Goodison Park hot seat.

Darren Bent weighs in on Everton’s managerial situation

Managing Everton is admittedly a poisoned chalice, with no manager having really succeeded across the last seven years.

When it comes to accomplishing his brief, arguably Dyche is the only one who has even come close, first avoiding the drop against all the odds before then overcoming two points deductions to achieve comfortable safety last season.

And yet, David Moyes continues to be linked with an Everton return, with Graham Potter another who could join Everton too.

The latter was the subject of Darren Bent’s recent ramblings, who took to talkSPORT to claim: ‘Someone like [G Potter, would he go there? I think Graham Potter would rather be out of work than go there.’

Would Graham Potter want to join Everton?

Whist hugely insulting, it is a matter worth debating: would Potter actually want to join Everton despite having been out of work for so long?

After all, his style is arguably the antithesis of Dyche’s direct system which prohibits passing out from the back.

Not only that, but the fanbase he would be inheriting are a notoriously volatile bunch, who are not afraid to voice their displeasure with substitutions, performances or anything in between.

Meanwhile, the former Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion manager once lambasted supporters of the latter for booing a 0-0 draw back in 2021, claiming: The fans are entitled to their opinions but I disagree with them.

‘You have to understand the game, who we played and what we did. We are sitting eighth in the Premier League but maybe I need a history lesson on this club.’

That kind of attitude might not go down well with Evertonians, and this clash in personality might be enough to ward off the expansive front-foot manager.