Now that Rafa Benitez’s calamitous reign is over, Everton need to do two things when identifying his successor – look to the future and reclaim the club’s identity – and that means bringing in Wayne Rooney.
Benitez was never going to be the right fit for Everton – thousands of loyal, long suffering supporters who have backed the club for years before the club’s current players and power brokers arrived and will be there long after they’re gone were saying that before he even took charge but owner Farhad Moshiri did not listen.
Like he’d done with Sam Allardyce, the Iranian-born businessman chose not to heed the warnings from others when it came to hiring his personal choice.
