JLW
Player Valuation: £60m
We’ve been terrible for 4 years but for me it’s not the squad it’s the choice of managers these lunatics of our club employed! Benitez Lampard Dyche, imo I’m not sure you could hand pick 3 worse managers consecutively, I believe this is why we think this squad is worse than it actually is.We went from 2 seasons in which we survived final home match at Goodison.
We then didn't spend a bean, and had the chaos and circus that was giving us 10 point deductions, with constant uncertainty around more.
Look at the impact it's likely had at Man City.
Nobody would have given us a prayer when he come in if we were told we wouldn't spend that summer, and get a point deduction.
I'd agree with you, if we weren't terrible for years before he arrived too. Example - Everton 87th out of 92 teams for points per game during the 2022 calendar year.
We were in relegation fights with Richarlison, Iwobi, Gordon - players better than what Dyche had. I shared my view on here under Lampard we'd be fighting relegation, and again under Dyche so it's hard then to say it's all on Dyche.
We'll be fighting relegation next season too, unless we recruit well.
If someone told me now, we'll have to make a profit in the summer, and get a point deduction next season I'd be saying Moyes won't be able to keep us up.
I’m deffo not saying we don’t need new players but this squads ability should be operating at the top of the bottom half of the table. The right manager will achieve this or just a competent one like Moyes will get us around there and that’s without a single addition to the squad.