It was great to hear for some section of Everton fans welcoming back David Moyes as manager of the club who previously had a successful 11-year spell from 2002-13 before he moved onto Manchester United in place of the retired Sir Alex Ferguson that didn’t work out unfortunately after 7-8 months followed by a couple of unsuccessful stints across Real Sociedad in Spain as well as relegating Sunderland, although he redeemed himself at West Ham over the last few years with a succession of Top 10 finishes plus a Conference League trophy – despite the fact his tactics nowadays is deemed unacceptable when fans prefer entertainment that requires their team to attack more, score goals and go all in rather than hoping for the best by full-time.
But he has worked wonders once before on a limited transfer budget and surely he can do so once again with the expected relocation to the Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium around the corner come next season regardless of their league status. But his first job is to help Everton stay up and not get relegated once more as they are currently sitting just one point above the bottom three in 16th place with a game to spare behind most other clubs. Like what we saw with West Ham’s Graham Potter whose first game was against Aston Villa last night in the FA Cup which was an unlucky 2-1 early-exit loss, David’s first game is also against Villa but this time in the Premier League on Thursday morning at 6.30 am AEDT.
One thing for sure when he comes back to Finch Farm first thing on Monday next week is that he will have a good group of physical-minded strikers that suit his system well – something he could not make the most out of his second West Ham stint that saw him left his previous job back in May last year from Dominic Calvert-Lewin to Armando Broja (the one he previously kept tabs with when he was flying high on-loan at Southampton two years ago whilst being West Ham boss) and even Beto.
Wow! What a time to be alive when his strikers doesn’t have to be prolific but can play a key role for the team’s sake if he can look to steer clear of the bottom three by locking up mid-table between now and this May and the best part about his return today is that he will be contracted with Everton again for a maximum of 2.5 years unless things go wrong badly along the way.
It remains to be seen what his wish-list is going to be like this January transfer window as well as the summer if he can keep them up but remember, he has been dithering with players he’s after as always before which will be a concern Everton fans and directors alike will have to live this again. At the end of the day, all he wants to do is put Everton back on the map like it was last time by challenging Top 6-8 regularly alongside an extended Cup run while we could see him challenge at least in the UEFA Europa League once again, so he can try to succeed with the 2nd-tier European trophy next time around.
That’s why he’s onboard to try make things happen once again off the back of the club having new owners recently and Sean Dyche reached his celling the other day. For now, best of luck as welcome back to “The People’s Club” at Goodison Park and potentially the brand new Everton Stadium at the Bramley-Moore Docks.
