David Moyes spoke about Tyler Dibling and Charly Alcaraz in the pre-match press conference ahead of Everton v Ipswich Town
Charly Alcaraz celebrates his goal with Tyler Dibling during the Carabao Cup third round match between Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hill Dickinson Stadium on September 16, 2026
Charly Alcaraz celebrates his goal with Tyler Dibling during the Carabao Cup third round match between Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hill Dickinson Stadium on September 16, 2026(Image: Tony McArdle - Everton FC via Getty Images)
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David Moyes believes Tyler Dibling is now starting to show the unique qualities required to become a successful Everton player while also explaining why Charly Alcaraz boosted his chances with the match-winning goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Despite being the Blues’ most expensive signing of the summer transfer window last year after his £35m arrival from Southampton, Dibling played just 350 minutes of Premier League football for Moyes in his debut campaign on Merseyside.
But the England Under-21s international was voted man-of-the-match by spectators attending Everton’s 1-0 victory over Wolves at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the Carabao Cup third round on Wednesday after providing his first assist for the club when setting up Alcaraz for his 80th-minute strike.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference to preview the Blues’ home game against Ipswich Town on Saturday, Moyes said: “I think Tyler is much more ready now than he was. He’s got a bigger fight in his belly, and I think he’s acting in a way where he’s wanting to show it, and he certainly did in the game in midweek.
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“It can take time. The history I’ve had at the club in longer periods, we used to bring in boys and it took them a long time – six months, a year maybe to become first-team regulars.
“Tyler has probably found it quite tough. He’s now beginning to show his teeth a little bit and show us exactly what he can do.
“I think you try to put over what we do at Everton and what we expect from them. He’s coming in from a different environment, a different culture where he’s been.
“I think there’s a lot of Everton’s culture, of what we need that he still has to find and show for us. I think he’s beginning to show that, and I think he showed that on a brilliant recovery tackle in the game the other night.
“What do we really want for him? We want him to take people on, we want him to score, we want him to assist and he’s just starting to show that a bit more now than he has previously.”
Asked if it takes a certain type of person or player to be a success at Everton, Moyes, who dubbed them The People’s Club when first appointed in 2002, replied: “I believe so. I believe it’s been handed down from Howard Kendall and Peter Reid - you can name them all.
“All the people that have been here over the years at the club, I think there’s something in it. I think that culture is still here and I hope it remains here.”
Alcaraz had his longest run-out of the season to date as he came on for the final 13 minutes against Wolves but given the Argentinian’s cool finish, Moyes was asked whether the natural midfielder was being considered for a potential role up front with Thierno Barry now the only recognised striker in the squad.
The Blues boss said: “We’ve thought about it. We played Brennan at centre-forward the other night and that was another alternative when we took Thierno off.
“The biggest thing about Charly is that he keeps working hard and keeps pushing. He trains really well, trying to be the best he can and that gives him every chance of using him at different moments in games.
“We did the other night and he came up with a really good goal. I think it’s something that we’ve always thought that he has got, Charly has got a goal in him.
“We need goals and we need people who can score, and on the night we needed Charly.”