Sean Dyche reluctant to say one thing about Everton with 'interesting' scenario possible

Sean Dyche has been impressed by David Moyes' work at Everton this season, but is not ready to get too carried away.

Moyes is approaching two years in his second stint as Everton boss after replacing Dyche at the start of January 2025.

Dyche himself lasted just short of two years at Goodison Park before being sacked, with the Toffees a point above the relegation zone at the time.

The former Burnley boss was effectively fighting fires throughout that time in charge, with Everton facing a couple of points deductions.

That has not been the case under Moyes, who kept Everton up in the 2024-25 season and finished 13th last season.

The Toffees are unbeaten after five games this campaign, too, with Dyche sharing his views on what he has seen.

Sean Dyche doesn't want to put pressure on David Moyes

Everton's final finish last season was disappointing when you consider the manner in which they faded away.

A disappointing end to the transfer window has left Moyes operating with one arm tied behind his back as he looks to improve on that.

While the Toffees may be seventh and just three points off second, Dyche was reluctant to say they are in European contention this season.

Speaking live on talkSPORT on Tuesday evening, Dyche skirted around the topic as he was reluctant to put pressure on his successor Moyes.

"From the outside looking in, I think Moyes is doing a great job for starters," he said when asked if Europe is possible.

"They'll all be frustrated at what happened in the transfer window as they wanted to get more in, obviously. They're making themselves very hard to break down with some very good defenders there.

"I don't want to add any weight because I know demand at Everton grows quickly. Moyes has had a good start, as he did last season before dropping away.

"Moyes is a top manager and it'll be interesting to see if they can get to January intact in terms of their position, who knows? Then the second half of the season could be very interesting.

"At the minute, I think hovering around the middle and doing steady is appropriate for where they are at the moment in terms of the squad."

Dyche is right in a sense that it is a case of Everton waiting to see where they are a few months from now, but supporters have every right to be optimistic of challenging for those European spots.

Where were Everton this time last season?

This time last season, Everton had taken seven points from five matches.

That left the Toffees 10th in the Premier League, so they are currently two points and three places better off.

Moyes' men hovered around midtable in the early stages of the season, before reaching a high of seventh after 15 matches.

Even heading into the closing stages of the campaign Everton were eighth, so to then drop to a final position of 13th was of course frustrating.

It will not be easy, but Moyes' challenge is to ensure that fade-off does not happen again this time around.