As supporters patiently wait for Sean Dyche to be announced as their club's new manager, it's time for your Everton FC morning headlines on Monday, January 30.
'Wetting ourselves' - new Everton manager Sean Dyche gives blunt verdict on 'trendy' football phrases
Sean Dyche has often been branded as having a traditional approach and the incoming Everton manager has spoken out over what he calls the ‘trendy phrases’ within football now which have no real meaning.
Everton fans will hope that Dyche’s no-nonsense style will help them climb away from the threat of relegation with their side joint bottom of the Premier League after picking up just 15 points from 20 games and losing eight of their last nine games in all competitions under previous boss Frank Lampard.
Speaking earlier this month to David Jackson on BBC Radio Nottingham’s ‘Shut up and show more football’ podcast, a reference to one of legendary Forest manager Brian Clough’s withering quotes about how the game was being covered during his own time in the dugout during an interview with John Motson, Dyche said: “If you notice now, there are all these trendy phrases. Everyone sort of has to have a trendy phrase.
“But we all buy into it, not so much myself, but the media love it. ‘Oh we recycled the ball well today’ – oh you mean you kept it and passed it to each other?
“You could have a million of them, I remember one of the managers, because we were always been questioned about playing longer balls, and they said ‘he’s playing vertical passes.’ We were wetting ourselves, me and my staff."
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Everton 'could make move' for Serie A defender if Michael Keane departs
Everton could make a late move for Udinese defender Rodrigo Becao before the January transfer window closes, according to a report.
The Blues are still yet to formally announce Sean Dyche as their new manager, following the dismissal of Frank Lampard, or make much-needed additions to their relegation-threatened squad.
But Dyche's appointment is expected to be officially confirmed today while, according to the Mail, Everton want to sign a new forward, as anticipated, and possibly Becao, too.
Becao, who has long been linked with the Blues, has been plying his trade in Serie A since 2019 but could now find himself presented with the opportunity to make a move to the Premier League.
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