Sean Dyche has spoken about his departure from Everton after announcing he will return to work
Sean Dyche has opened up on his time at Everton after landing his first job since leaving the Blues. The 53-year-old left the club in January after almost two years on Merseyside.
During 24 months in which the club lurched between crises, he helped Everton survive two relegation fights before departing with his team just one point above the bottom three and heading toward another survival battle.
Dyche was replaced by David Moyes who, in his second spell at the club, has overseen a nine-game unbeaten Premier League run that has effectively banished relegation fears.
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Reflecting on his stint at Goodison Park, Dyche said: “There’s that mixed bag of people who agree and disagree, but I look back on it as a very successful couple of years. The club was in a bad state. It’s a big club and they were in a poor situation.
“To guide it through that and hand it over… I said in my statement, when I left, they were in good shape. People questioned that but it’s been proven right. Moyesy has gone in there and done great with them – just adding a new voice, a new flavour, different details.
“The change was probably at the right time. Overall, it was good. It was a hard finish, but a good couple of years of hard work.”
Dyche’s comments came as he landed a job at talkSPORT. He is due to host a Sunday afternoon show on the radio station with Nottingham Forest director and actor Jonny Owen.
The former Burnley and Watford boss said he was open to a return to the dugout but had his attention on the media for now.
Dyche said: “I’m open to ideas at this stage. I’ve been in the game a long time. I’ve been in the Premier League for 10 years.
“The game is so fast now. I’ve had lots of offers from media – which I’m considering.
“I’m happy to be doing a bit for talkSPORT and Jonny, who is a friend of mine and very knowledgeable on football and life in general. So I’m looking forward to that.
“You never know what will come around. Football is a strange business. It changes very quickly and the viewpoint changes quickly as well.
“You spend some time out of the game, and suddenly you become a better manager without managing. Because people go: ‘They need that guy’
“We’ll wait and see. I’m open-minded at the minute. And actually, I’m just really enjoying taking a breath on things… waking up in the morning and just letting the day unfold in front of me. It’s simple stuff. Just day-to-day life that you miss out on.”
It is the first time Dyche has spoken publicly after leaving Everton. After his sacking, he did release a statement through the League Managers Association.
