David Moyes has done a sterling job at Everton since replacing Sean Dyche.
The Scot returned to the club in January, after The Friedkin Group and Dyche parted ways after an uninspiring run of results.
There was a bit of concern that David Moyes might be a bit similar to Dyche.
But he has come in and blown everyone away, guiding Everton to 17 points clear of the relegation zone.
He has largely worked with the same group of players as Dyche. But he has just breathed new confidence into them, with some especially thriving.
Jake O’Brien has had a fantastic rise under Moyes.
But one other players who has excelled is Beto, and pundit Chris Sutton has made a rather big claim about the Guinea-Bissau international.
Everton striker Beto would be worth £60 million at any other club, says Chris Sutton
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Beto has admitted he might have left Everton had Dyche remained at the helm.
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Beto – who was wanted by Torino – had struggled for starts under the previous manager, but has been reborn under Moyes, scoring five goals in nine games.
The star has gone the last three games without scoring, but has still been busy and had a lot of chances for the Toffees.
For Sutton, he now looks the real deal – and even thinks he would be worth as much as £60 million if he played for another team.
He told BBC Sport: “Moyes has come back and he obviously has a connection with the club and a lot of history. He has started to get more of a tune out of some of the players a bit more than Dyche did, especially Beto up front.
“I think the biggest thing Moyes has done is to give him confidence. It will be interesting once Dominic Calvert-Lewin comes back from injury to see how he responds to Moyes too, because he hasn’t played much under him.
“Fair play to Beto, though. There was a lot of pressure on his shoulders with a new manager coming in, and the team not scoring, but the run he has gone on [five goals in nine league games under Moyes] is just fantastic – at any other club he’d be a £60m striker!”
Still room for improvement for Beto at Everton
This is a rather bold claim from Sutton and probably a bit reactionary.
A lot of Evertonians love Beto, but he’s surely not £60 million striker – either at Everton or another club.
He needs to show more consistency before people start talking about such figures.
Beto was flying a couple of months ago but has just eased off a little of late, and will be hoping to get back amongst the goals.
Hopefully next season we’ll see Beto – who’s still only 27 and just now coming into his prime years – really start to thrive, as Everton move into Bramley-Moore Dock.