Dyche on takeover, his future and Coleman fitness

Posted by Admin September 12, 2024 Football

Everton boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s Premier League game at Aston Villa (kick-off 17:30 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

On the club statement about prospective owner John Textor: “If you’re a prospective owner, you’re going to ask certain questions, finding out about what you’re going to buy and to get a feel.”
On Textor saying he wants to speak to Dyche about what kind of players he wants to coach: “I haven’t had the chance [to speak yet]. I don’t think the deal’s reached that position. If you’re a prospective owner, you probably would want to build a relationship, or certainly know the manager’s thoughts. He isn’t the current owner but if he did take over I’m sure you’d have that conversation [about players]. I think that’s standard practice.”
On how he deals with those discussions: “Over my years as a manager, I’ve dealt with many situations, many different players and many different playing styles. I’ve tried to adapt to whatever challenge I’ve had with the group of players I’ve been given.”
On whether there’s any uncertainty over his future: “The bigger picture of the club is the main focus. The club is still nowhere near where it wants to be. We want to win games – that’s my first thought. It’s not about myself or contracts. It’s about my staff and the players aligning to win games.”
On his position beyond this season: “The ambition here changes weekly. It’s been an up-and-down period, for the club not just for me. We’ve brought some level of calmness but at the minute it’s a volatile situation on and off the pitch, with talk of ownership change and, on the pitch, not getting the results we want.”
On new loan signings Armando Broja and Orel Mangala: “Armando’s got an injury so that’ll take a bit of time. Orel’s come in today, been bright and breezy, and wants to be part of the group. We’ll assess it as we go on.”
On Seamus Coleman‘s apparent injury playing for the Republic of Ireland: “Seamus is touch and go but we’ll see how he recovers from that.”
On Jarrad Branthwaite and Nathan Patterson fitness: “Jarrad is just [training] on the grass now so he’s at the beginning of the process and Patto’s the same. They’re starting to train with us every day.”
On opponents Aston Villa: “The manager [Unai Emery] has done a tremendous job. They’ve invested, but invested well, which is not easy. They’re a good outfit and they’re learning with the more games that come round.”