Former Everton manager Sean Dyche has admitted that the “heavy lifting” he has had to do in recent jobs means he is not rushing back into the dugout.
Dyche, 55, was appointed Everton manager on January 30, 2023, when the club were second bottom of the Premier League. Despite posting what was the lowest equivalent points total in the club's history, they avoided a first relegation in 72 years by a single Abdoulaye Doucoure goal in a 1-0 win over Bournemouth on the final day.
Longest-serving boss under Moshiri
Previous Blues owner Farhad Moshiri churned through eight bosses in as many years at Goodison Park, but his final appointment proved to be the longest-serving. Although the ECHO understands it was late chairman Bill Kenwright who pushed for Dyche, with the majority shareholder preferring Marcelo Bielsa, the Kettering-born gaffer took charge of 84 matches.
The following season, Everton suffered an unprecedented brace of points deductions, but Dyche again steered them to safety with a haul that would have seen them finish 12th had it not been for sporting sanctions. However, he departed Goodison Park at the midway point of Everton's final campaign at their home since 1892, having taken just 17 points from the first 19 matches, and was replaced by David Moyes.
No rush to return
Asked about when he might return, Dyche told talkSPORT: “We'll see. First thing's first, it's not easy to get any jobs in football. So you've got to first of all, get a job.
“But it's also got to be one that you want. The last few have been tough going. It's been heavy lifting when you're at clubs that need almost bailing out, and sort of stripping back and getting going again.
“It's enjoyable. Very enjoyable in one way, but it is heavy lifting.
“So we'll see. But at the moment, I'm quite enjoying doing all kinds of different things.”
Keeping active
Dyche, whose first managerial post was at Watford and whose last was a 115-day stint at Nottingham Forest last season, was asked if he missed being in the dugout and said: “Yeah, but I've done it for a long time.
“I still keep myself active. I mean, I'm still watching my son (Max Dyche, 23, is a defender at Northampton Town) when I can and watching a few games when I can, I'm going down to Merthyr Tydfil with Jonny Owen.
“We're going to do a sort of talk to raise some funds for them. So, there's all sorts I'm getting involved with. I'm quite enjoying that side of it.
“But you know what it's like, never say never in football. The phone rings and you might just go, yep, come on and let's go.”
