Jose Mourinho was linked with the Everton job before Sean Dyche’s sacking at Goodison Park on Wednesday afternoon.
Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson has suggested that Everton-linked Jose Mourinho is ‘no different’ to Sean Dyche. The Toffees confirmed that Dyche had been sacked just hours before Thursday night’s FA Cup clash against Peterborough.
The former Burnley and Watford boss leaves Everton amid a wretched run of form with a run of five games without a win. The Toffees are now just one point above the Premier League’s bottom three after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth.
One name who been tentatively linked with a return to English football and a potential replacement for Dyche at Goodison Park is Mourinho. However, several outlets have also reported that the former Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham boss is not under consideration.
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And Merson has shared his view that the Portuguese would not be the right fit for Everton. Mourinho’s current team, Fenerbache, currently sit in the Turkish SuperLig table, eight points behind league leaders Galatasaray.
“I’m a big fan of Jose Mourinho. He’s been an amazing manager over the years, one of the all-time greats but I don’t see how this Everton job ticks the box,” he told Sky Sports.
“Everton are in a massive, massive relegation fight. I think it’s out of them and Ipswich to go down. Mourinho needs to be higher up the league than hanging around fifth bottom.
“I just don’t see how Mourinho does any differently to Sean Dyche. I don’t see any difference in that. He’s a massive name in football but I’d be careful with that one.
“They’re not scoring a lot of goals but it’s not like Mourinho is going to come in and they’re going to be free-flowing. He had the best Chelsea team of all time and they weren’t free-flowing. Winning 1-0, 2-0 every week, never letting in a goal, but Dyche doesn’t let in too many goals either. It’s a strange one for me.
“If any job came up in the bottom three or four in the league, Dyche would get it because if anybody’s going to get you out of trouble, he is. If you’re going to bring someone in to take Dyche’s place, you have to bring in someone who has thick skin, like Mourinho. You have to bring in someone who’s going to do it his way but there aren’t many of them around.”
