If the new manager can recreate the counterattacking style that worked so well at West Ham, Everton will stay up

By Ben McAleer for WhoScored

The timing of Sean Dyche’s sacking was poor, coming just a few hours before the team played in the FA Cup, but the Everton owners reassured fans by acting quickly over the weekend and bringing David Moyes back to the club. The Friedkin Group​ have shown a penchant for nostalgia if their Roma appointments are anything to go by. When​ José Mourinho ​left the club last January, they turned to club legend Daniele De Rossi. And when they parted ways with Ivan Juric​ earlier this season, the​ owners turned to Claudio Ranieri, a lifelong supporter who began his playing career at Roma.

Moyes’s immediate aim is to consolidate Everton’s place in the Premier League. No one at the club will want the first game in their new stadium to be in the Championship. Everton flirted with relegation last season before winning four of the last six games and finishing 15th, but they did not kick on this season under Dyche. They were slowly sinking while the clubs beneath them were finding some form and confidence.