Everton, under Farhad Moshiri’s rule, have undoubtedly regressed from where they once were.
After all, whilst it was a largely unspectacular regime, David Moyes kept the club stable for over a decade, threatening for trophies on occasion and even leading them into Europe too.
On a shoestring budget, this has to be admired, especially when compared to the plethora of managerial errors that would follow him.
That explains why Moyes remains Everton’s most successful manager of the Premier League era, and also explains why the club were reportedly keen to bring him back on a few occasions too.
David Moyes reveals how close he came to re-joining Everton
Appearing on the Liverpool ECHO’s Royal Blue podcast, this star-studded individual, who marks a very current guest given current managerial scrutiny, spoke well throughout.
After all, rumours have intensified of late suggesting David Moyes could return to Everton.
The Scotsman remains a relatively well-liked figure on Merseyside despite his departure over a decade ago, despite instantly returning to try and snag Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini from Goodison Park.
Naturally, he looks back on his time at the club with immense fondness, and even revealed how close he came to returning on ‘several’ occasions.
Moyes claimed: ‘I believe that [once Everton’s touched you nothing is ever the same]. I did. There was several occasions where it was close. Very close. I was really keen to do it but for different reasons it didn’t happen. Nobody’s fault, it just was life. By me saying that I was close to doing it gives you an idea what my feeling towards it was.’
Should Everton replace Sean Dyche with David Moyes?
Realistically, the only benefit that might occur if Everton choose to replace Sean Dyche with Moyes is a new manager bounce.
Other than that, there is nothing much to separate the two, with most of the frustrations aimed at their current boss the kind of decisions that Moyes is also guilty of.
Last campaign, only two Premier League sides endured less average possession than Everton’s 40.8%.
On Tuesday, at home to Southampton, many unleashed another wave of fury towards Dyche for surrendering the ball to such a poor outfit.
And yet, in control of a far stronger team, Moyes’ 41.1% saw them have the fourth-least average possession in the Premier League, via FBref.
Just think what he might do when forced to trade Lucas Paqueta, Mohammed Kudus and Jarrad Bowen for Dyche’s current squad…
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