‘They have to perform’: David Moyes’s warning to Everton players upon return
New manager challenges team to avoid relegation battle‘I’m not coming here to manage a team at the bottom’
David Moyes told Everton’s players he has not returned to be immersed in a relegation battle but to regenerate the club for a second time. “I’ve got to make sure that when we walk out of Goodison and lock the door for the final time, we can all walk down to the new stadium in the right position,” the 61-year-old said as he was unveiled as Everton manager 23 years after first taking the job.
Moyes met the Everton squad for the first time on Monday having signed a two-and-a-half-year contract to succeed Sean Dyche on Saturday. He admitted Everton’s new owners, The Friedkin Group, was stunned by how quickly matters unravelled with Dyche and has tasked Moyes not only with securing the club’s Premier League status but laying long-term foundations.
