Everton news: What manager Sean Dyche expects from Everton next season?

Everton needed a win against Bournemouth to ensure their continuation in the English top flight, something they just about managed with a narrow 1-0 win.

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin attending a training session in a file photo; Credit: Twitter/@Everton
By Karthik Raman | May 31, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Everton survived a big scare to guarantee their Premier League safety for another season. The fight to stay in the division went till the last day of the recently concluded season. Everton needed a win against Bournemouth to ensure their continuation in the English top flight, something they just about managed with a narrow 1-0 win over Bournemouth. Those three points at Goodison Park helped the home side survive a closely-fought relegation battle, which went down to the wire.

Even though Everton were expected to be the favourites on the final day, the game was not easy by any stretch of imagination. Bournemouth kept throwing bodies forward in the closing minutes searching an equaliser, as Everton players hung on to secure their Premier League safety. Sean Dyche, manager of Everton, was pleased with the result but explained how difficult it was to see out the game.

“They dropped out with their three centre-halves and started loading the box after putting the big, physical players on. It’s difficult. You don’t want to come out of shape too early to press because then they can open that chance up and it drops in behind you. You want to consolidate. We found a way of seeing it through,” Dyche told evertonfc.com. 

We shouldn’t be in this state: Sean Dyche

Sean Dyche was in a way happy with Everton getting the job done to guarantee the Premier League safety. However, he does not to find the team in a similar situation next season again. “We’ve got a very difficult task done. We found enough points to get us through this season and, as I said, there’s a lot to be done, a hell of a lot to be done,” he elaborated.

“We’ve shown the fighting spirit that you need but, equally, I’ve just told the players, that we shouldn’t be in this state so we’ve got to learn from that. Next season is going to be a big season. You’re only a big club if you’re doing big club things. That’s what we have to change because it is a big club but we have to get it back to being one on the pitch, not just off it.”

The Everton manager then went on to praise the role played by the club’s supporters throughout the season – both home and away. “I can’t praise them enough. It was a shame we couldn’t get to thank our fantastic supporters after the final whistle but it was a security-led decision for the team not to go back on. It goes without saying how grateful we are to them for their terrific backing for the team, not just today but home and away throughout the season, and especially for me as a new manager at this great club,” he stated.

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