David Moyes has been appointed Everton manager again 11 years after leaving the club to join Manchester United | Football News
Everton confirm David Moyes returns as new manager.
Sean Dyche was sacked on Thursday, three hours before the Toffees' FA Cup third round win over Peterborough, having won just one of Everton's last 11 games This puts Everton one point above the Premier League relegation zone.
Moyes returns as head coach after leaving West Ham United at the end of last season. This is his second time coaching Everton 11 and a half years after moving to Manchester United.
sky sports news It is understood that Moyes has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract until 2027.
The 61-year-old said he had “no hesitation” in taking the job again.
“It's great to be back!” Moyes said. “I spent 11 wonderful and successful years at Everton and when the opportunity came up to rejoin this great club I didn't hesitate.
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Sky Sports' Peter Smith looks back at David Moyes' transformative first spell in charge at Goodison Park
“I’m delighted to be working with (new owner) Friedkin Group and I look forward to helping them rebuild the club.
“Now we need Goodison and all Evertonians to play their part and support the players during this important season so we can move into our fabulous new stadium as a Premier League team.”
Everton executive chairman Mark Watts added: “We are delighted that David is joining us at this crucial time in Everton’s history.
“With over a decade’s experience at the club, he is the right leader to take us through our final season at Goodison Park and into our new stadium. We look forward to working with David to lay the foundations for a new era at Everton. “
Analysis: Moyes is Everton’s safest option
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Speaking in December, Moyes told Sky Sports News that he would not consider working at a club at the bottom of the Premier League
Alan Myers, Sky Sports News:
“David Moyes is the safest option. The risk of changing managers in this position is high. Having someone who knows the club inside out and can hit the ground running is a big advantage.”
“Everton need security from the club and I think he can do that. The initial aim is to ensure Everton retain their Premier League status before moving to a new stadium.
“Things have changed since Moyes last played for Everton. Now he will be working under what the outside world may consider to be a ruthless boss. It's not the same stability as he had when Bill Kenwright was chairman ”
WATCH: Relive the best moments of Moyes' first spell at Everton
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In 2002, Moyes called the Toffees “the people's football club” at his first press conference as Everton manager.
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11 December 2004 – Goodison Park erupts as Moyes leads Everton to their first Merseyside derby in five years, against Liverpool
'Moyes' return cannot be a sentimental return'
David Moyes in advanced talks with Everton
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They say there is no room for emotion in football.
However, Dyche has been on loan for some time and the club Moyes is returning to is very different to the one he left in 2013.
It will be seen as an emotional return, but it cannot be a sentimental return. Seamus Coleman was moved by the moment he told Leighton Baines, a team-mate from Moyes' first spell in charge, to “applaud” before the game against Peterborough after his name was read out. struck people's heartstrings.
After a chaotic day, it was a moment to savor two of Everton's great players who will become key sounding boards for Moyes, especially in the first few weeks back at Finch Farm.
Moyes will recognize a few faces at the training ground and among the catering staff, but aside from a fervent fan base, there will be little that bears resemblance to the fabric he was etched into more than a decade ago.
From Angry Birds to Bernard. From parting with 8 permanent managers to 777 partners. From Ronald Koeman's three No. 10s in one summer to Farhad Moshiri's string of wasted millions, ever since the man who created “The People's Club” left as the “Chosen One” Everton fans have struggled since Manchester United replaced Sir Alex Ferguson.
Comparing the Everton side he took over in March 2002 to the one he is set to take over now, the 61-year-old is confident of proving his doubters wrong yet again. He may not be considered the 'project manager' of a long-term arrangement, but Moyes is worth far more than six months of rekindled romance.
“His hair is gray, but we don't care…”
Eight permanent managers have tried to emulate Moyes' achievements at Everton, but ultimately failed. In a game where feelings are lost, the person themselves should have a chance to guide them out of the situation.
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Everton's next six games following David Moyes' return
Keane: Moyes will succeed again at Everton
sky sports' Roy Keane He is very supportive of Moyes' chances of success in his second season at Everton.
Keane told ITV on friday: “He’s an experienced manager and I’m sure he’ll do a great job.
“He's managed over 1,000 games and their new stadium is about to be built so they want to stay in the Premier League and they have the quality to do that. Looking back there's a lot of positives and I think it's a decent fit ”
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Paul Merson says he is skeptical about David Moyes returning to Everton after an 11-year absence as Toffees boss, while Clinton Morrison says he would rather see Lee Carsley took over the job.
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