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Sean Dyche gives Sam Allardyce appointment verdict amid Leeds United relegation message

Everton manager Sean Dyche confirmed his focus is fully on his side after relegation rivals Leeds United's appointment of Sam Allardyce on Wednesday morning.

The Whites are currently sat in 17th and only a point in front of the Toffees who occupy 19th, with the bottom five only separated by six points.

Leeds have chosen a pivotal point in the season to get rid of Allardyce's predecessor Javi Gracia, but with just four games remaining in the campaign for both sides, Dyche was perfectly clear he wasn't worried about any changes for other teams.

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"It’s up to them isn’t it? It’s not up to me. My business is mine and that is all I am focusing on, I can assure you," he confirmed in his press conference on Thursday afternoon.

"Who knows? The game has changed. Who knows what could happen? Clubs have to make decisions and they've decided on someone different. I'm focused on Everton."

The Toffees boss also had a defiant message for the teams around them in the relegation battle, claiming that they simply need to focus on each game as it comes and not get drawn into the bigger picture.

"Like everyone in the Premier League, when you’re down, looking up, everything seems different and we have to make sure we take away that feeling and focus on our performance like we did at Leicester.

"That was about us, that wasn’t about Leicester. That is a thing we have been trying to get the players to really grasp - to grip hold of games, but it’s not easy when you’re playing against top sides."

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