Everton sacked Sean Dyche in January 2025 after two years at the club.
Sean Dyche left Everton in a relegation battle, but David Moyes has completely transformed the club since then.
Moyes has turned the Toffees into European challengers this season, which is pretty remarkable given the position they were in this time last year.
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Thierno Barry of Everton during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Everton. Tyler Dibling of Everton looks on during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Everton. Carlos Alcaraz appears after the Premier League match between Leeds United and Everton.
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Clearly, the club will have learned a lot since Dyche left, so here are the two most crucial takeaways for the Friedkin Group.
A general view of Everton's Finch Farm training complex.
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Everton have learned the importance of culture
When Moyes came back, he found a club that was pretty unrecognisable from what he had left in 2013.
It’s understood Everton was a ‘tight-run operation’ when he departed for Manchester United, and it was far from that when he replaced Dyche.
There were hundreds of employees at the Finch Farm training ground, with parking spilling out into the country lanes.
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Moyes was shocked to see that, but he reportedly made an effort to speak to everyone at the club, including the security team and groundskeepers.
The Scotsman has clearly improved the culture at the football club, with that sense of community restored.
It’s no surprise that results have significantly improved as a result.
Everton have learned the importance of club structure
The Friedkin Group have completely reshaped the structure of the club over the last 18 months or so.
There is now a specialist working in each department of the club, with Angus Kinnear one of the first major appointments as CEO last year.
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Nick Cox was brought in as a technical director from Manchester United and Nick Hammond, after a successful spell at Leeds United, also arrived as a managing director.
The aforementioned three essentially share the responsibility of a singular sporting director, so it’s a much more collaborative approach.
In the past, figures like Steve Walsh really struggled to oversee the football operations on his own, so clearly the club have learned their lessons.
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