Everton manager Sean Dyche is under increasing pressure of the sack following the Toffees’ defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend, with reports escalating that the axe could fall and with their run of form leaving the Toffees just one point outside the relegation zone.
Everton have won just three of their 19 Premier League games so far and have scored just 15 goals in 19 games – the second-fewest of any team in the division; statistics which do not reflect well on the under-pressure 53-year-old.
As a result, a growing number of supporters are calling on Everton’s new owners, The Friedkin Group, to sack Dyche. Meanwhile, Sky Sports released a story this morning (Monday) to reveal that TFG have held discussions in the past few days and are indeed ‘assessing Dyche’s future’ – suggesting a decision could be made imminently.
TEAMtalk sources close to the situation, however, have consistently played down the suggestion that the axe is due to fall imminently, though discussions over Dyche is just one of the burning topics on the new owners’ agenda and are part of pre-planned talks as TFG run their assessments of their newly-acquired club.
As we have consistently reported, TFG are reluctant to make any big changes in the first weeks of their tenure. They are in the process of conducting a 100-day review of the club and ideally, want to get a new CEO in place before deciding on Dyche’s future. Of course, if poor results continue, they may be forced to act sooner.
TFG are constantly looking at all departments of the club and Dyche has been under examination since they took over. He is only under contract until the end of the season, so TFG discussing Dyche is nothing new and sources say there has been no unplanned talks after the loss to Bournemouth.
