Under pressure Sean Dyche says there’s “no money” following Everton’s heavy 4-0 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday afternoon.
The Toffees followed up the 3-0 loss in their Premier League opener at home to Brighton with an even worse result at the hands of Ange Postecoglou’s side, made more difficult as the Merseyside outfit were without a number of key players.
Sean Dyche highlighted in his post-match interview that he’s facing a “never-ending challenge” amid latest takeover talks, explaining “there is no money” to change the situation as we go into the final week of the transfer window.
🗣️ “We gifted them, certainly one, if not two chances today and you can’t do that at this level”
Sean Dyche on Everton giving away cheap goal in their 4-0 defeat to Tottenham 👇 pic.twitter.com/tTvh93Zn6V
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 24, 2024
The boss gives his verdict on today’s defeat at Spurs. pic.twitter.com/jpyD3w62SA
— Everton (@Everton) August 24, 2024
Sean Dyche has now called for “reality to the storyline”, and “until I’m told different, there isn’t any finance to go and change things. This is what we are.”
He managed to guide to survival for the 2023/24 season, having suffered off-field issues, and eight point deductions for breaching Profit and Sustainability Rules.
There had been hopes the club were in for a more positive season, especially with it being their final season at Goodison Park.
But if things are sorted out sooner than later, they could face the threat of relegation and potentially playing their first game in their new stadium at Bramley Dock in the season tier, which they were last in between 1951 and 1954.
Optimism is diminishing, Amadou Onana has gone, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Garner, Nathan Patterson and Seamus Coleman are all out injured and Ashley Young was suspended.
Latest on the takeover? Well reports say Crystal Palace part-owner John Textor met with Everton owner Farhad Moshiri in Liverpool this week, with hope that progress can be made with that.
Video emerges of Everton fans abusing their own players at train station after Tottenham defeat
Speaking after the loss at Spurs, Dyche said, per Sky Sports: “We changed the storyline last season, then in the summer we sell big players. You’re trying to build a squad and the challenge starts again. It’s a never-ending challenge at Everton Football Club.
“Is there a reality it’s tough to come down here [to Spurs] anyway? Yes. Is there a reality it’s even tougher when you’ve got a thin squad and you haven’t invested like these have? Yes.
“Does that mean they win? No. I’ve shown that many times before, the players I’ve worked with… But you have to make games like today work in your favour and we didn’t have enough to do that today.
“We finished strongly last season. We sell a player [Onana] who’s growing and maturing and become a very important player. And then we bring in other players who we’ve got to start the process with again and make them grow and mature and become important players. It’s a cycle that keeps going and going and going.
“That’s just the reality of the club and I always try to work on realities. There’s plenty of myths about it – the latest one being, it’s the last season at [Goodison Park] so we’re going to be in Europe. And I went, ‘how’s that then? So what happened to the last three seasons? Do you think they weren’t trying to be in Europe?’
“There has to be some reality to the storyline and I’ve tried to bring that.”
On the game, Dyche admitted: “We can’t continue to make mistakes at this level. It’s difficult and we are stretched, that’s a fact.
“It’s a strange situation here and it has been here for a number of years. In my 19 months, we build something and then we have to go back down the hill again to remind ourselves of the challenge. And then we all pull together and we do it again.
“What about reacting to a game at 0-0? Taking responsibility at 0-0? It’s easier to take responsibility when you’re 1-0 or 2-0 down.
“We’ve shown before how positive we can be. We know they’re a good outfit. We started a bit subserviently. But the first goal… just backing off, letting people run into the box. The second is impossible to legislate for. Then you’re in that risk or reward of opening up.
“Let’s take it on, let’s grow with that mentality. Yet again we’re written off immediately.”
“Credit to the lads today, I thought they were outstanding from start to finish.”
Ange on our win against Everton in N17 👊 pic.twitter.com/h6pdsJ1QTg
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 24, 2024
Tottenham boss Ange Postecolgou to Sky Sports: “The performance was good, it was good last week. We limited them to what they’re good at – set pieces – which we dealt with well. It’s really encouraging for us.
“I also felt, as long as we keep performing and creating chances, those kind of things [scoring that second goal] take their turn. Good pressing on Jordan [Pickford] by Sonny and he got his rewards.
“We want to keep improving. Last week was a strong performance as well, we dominated the game, but we have to close it out. When we do dominate a game, we have to make it count and we did that today.”
On Yves Bissouma’s goal following his one-game suspension for his laughing gas incident: “It’s a start. But he still has work to do.
“There’s no doubting his quality. But we want to make him the best version of himself, that starts with off-field as much as on-field.”
Here’s how fans reacted as under pressure Sean Dyche says there’s “no money” following Everton’s heavy defeat at Tottenham…
@PJGautrey: What is he on about? Nobody is saying it’s the last season at Goodison so we will get into Europe, he literally sets us up with 10 men behind the ball home and away and benches any player with flair/creativity, his game plan is hope to score from a set piece that’s it.
@ConnorBennett14: Is he genuinely blaming Spurs being 5 yards quicker than us on it being their first home game? What happened last week then, soft lad?
@1878SC: Dyche Out
@LeeFMc83: Useless
@hughes_kev: McNeil n the 10 over Ndiaye is inexcusable. It’s all someone else’s fault… isn’t it Sean? Isn’t it?
@CoppellRob: “That first home game, energy and exuberance” must have missed that last week as 11 sloths strolled around the pitch like they weren’t assed.
@scouse_Everton: Get this fucking clown out of the club if you have any respect left Everton
@bobbi_efc__: Here’s our verdict, fuck off
@talking_toffees: Seriously this Europe shout needs legging, fans have not at all remotely suggested that. Start taking responsibility, we’re not naive, we know where we’re at, our start would be appalling for a newly promoted team. Disappointed in Dyche at the min, he knows this isn’t good enough
@nathan_stein: Only two games in, threadbare squad, people need to keep perspective. Long season ahead and I’m confident he’ll turn it around and get us to mid table, which is where we should be with this group of players.
@DMac805799: Branthwaite, our best player last season, Garner, energy and quality, N’diaye and Lindstrom still to start, no experienced right back fit, Things will get better. This has been a tough start, Bournemouth on Saturday at Goodison gives us a massive chance to get going. Back them.
@Gre9orypeck09: Blah blah blah blah blah. Get in the bin Sean!
@AnthonyM91: Where has this narrative that we think we are getting Europe 😂😂. Not heard one person who thinks that haha.
@up_northish: Hearing him say ‘I can’t work out why we’re edgy and unsure in the final 3rd’ is not in any way something a manager should be saying. It’s his job to set the team up, the tactics and the phases of play to get the players in there with a plan. That’s worrying to hear.
@ianfarrant01: He cant work out why. This is the man in charge. That front 4 doesn’t work. Harrison offers zero on the right as mcneil on the left. Doucs is not a creator. Lindstrom, ndiaye have to come in. With clear instructions to get crosses into the box.
@SchneiderErnie: He didn’t do his job. Didn’t prepare the squad. He needs to put up or shut up. Players need to decide if they want to be the PL floor mat as well. Obviously they need to raise their intensity as well.
@MarcC856: Sack him
@realfinners: Fans have turned and he knows it.
@DNA_EFC: If you can’t work out why your teams that you’ve coached for two years can’t score goals, you shouldn’t be in the job. I could hazard a guess that we have snail paced wingers,poor fullbacks and an isolated striker who can’t be arsed wasting what’s left of his hammys on dycheball

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