David Moyes has coached a plethora of players during his managerial career, but none as unique as Paul Gascoigne.
Gascoigne, or Gazza as he’s famously known, donned the Blue strip of Everton from 2000 to 2002.
The iconic midfielder made 37 appearances during his time on Merseyside, where his playing career was coming to an end.
With his stint at Goodison Park being a fairly short one, Gazza still keeps a keen eye on the goings-on around Everton, as Gascoigne talked on Jack Grealish moving to Everton.
But with his time with the Toffees coming to an end so abruptly, it was actually Moyes who played a big part in him leaving.
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What gave Paul Gascoigne a bad impression of David Moyes at Everton
Gazza has always been known for his one-of-a-kind attitude, and Evertonians will be glad he got to play for the club.
The former England international only managed to score one goal during his time, in a game against Bolton in 2001, and judging by his reaction, even he was surprised.
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This came before Moyes arrived for his first spell as Gazza’s Everton career was about to take a turn for the worse.
Speaking to Esportsinsider, the 58-year-old spoke on how the Scotsman ultimately made him leave the Toffees in 2002, whilst giving him some praise for his current spell at Everton.
“Since he took over, yeah. He’s done really well,” Gascoigne said.
“I didn’t like the way he came to Everton when he was going to be manager, and that’s why I left. He’s not played any top-level football or managed any big team. We’ve got eighteen internationals from the likes of Wales, Scotland, and myself. He just came in, he says, “I’m the manager. I’ve seen how you played on Saturday, (don’t) mess about with me.
“Those were his first words, and I went, well, I won’t be staying with him.
“He did ring us up and say, come back to the club. Give me a chance to work with you. But I’d made my position there.
“But he’s a good man. I think he’s mellowed a bit.”
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Moyes will want to avoid the toxicity that Dyche had at Everton
Although Moyes has done well to avoid any dramas so far, his time with Gazza suggests it could easily come to the surface.
The last thing he will want is a change in morale after such a positive season, which has given Everton a brilliant 13th-placed finish.
But things can turn very quickly, and Sean Dyche found that out first hand with Everton players sneering at Dyche’s tactics.
Dyche found Everton players’ antics ‘weird’, and it seemed like from the get-go, there was a divide.
Luckily for Moyes, there seems to be a respect between the squad and the manager, with Moyes hoping shades of his feud with Gazza don’t emerge anytime soon.