Everton's Sean Dyche fires message to critics over Premier League record - 'More than Pep'

Sean Dyche is up to 14th successful the database of games managed successful the Premier League and the Everton manager explains wherefore he's arrogant of his accomplishment contempt his critics

Sean Dyche insists he’s arrogant to beryllium rising up the database of the Premier League’s astir experienced managers - and believes it silences those who springiness him stick.

The Everton brag has moved up to 14th successful the database of the astir games managed successful England’s apical tier since 1992. He’s precocious overtaken Tony Pulis with 323 games and closing successful connected Jurgen Klopp connected 334 portion adjacent Manchester City brag Pep Guardiola is successful his rear-view mirror.

Dyche joked astir being up of Guardiola but helium was superior erstwhile helium believes it shows his critics are incorrect astir him. The erstwhile Burnley manager said: “Absolutely it is simply a root of pride. I didn’t cognize astir it, idiosyncratic sent it to maine and said, ‘Did you cognize this?’ I didn’t.

“In beforehand of Brendan [Rodgers], successful beforehand of Pep, helium joked! You witnessed it. You cognize what happens: 'Dyche said helium was bigger than Pep!' No I didn’t, I conscionable had a spot of amusive astir being successful the Premier League longer.

“I had ne'er thought astir it, but, you cognize what, I should beryllium arrogant astir it. People springiness maine a spot of instrumentality and I spell good I americium inactive here, inactive successful the Premier League, my stats are close determination successful beforehand of you. Someone wants maine to support doing the job, whoever it whitethorn be.

“That speaks for itself successful my world. It ain’t casual to get that many. We person have seen radical saying we are going to play this mode and that mode … bye. We person each seen it.”

Dyche’s references were intelligibly pointed to the caller obsession with young coaches from overseas coming into the Premier League. The Toffees brag has managed to support the Blues successful the Premier League successful the past 2 seasons aft taking Burnley up doubly and bringing them into Europe.

Dyche does person the lowest fig of wins - 92 - but his grounds astatine Everton is rather awesome up of Saturday’s sojourn to Southampton. Since helium took complaint of the Toffees successful January 2022, they person accumulated 78 points crossed 65 games.

Brentford, managed by Manchester United-linked Thomas Frank, person won 81 portion erstwhile Everton brag Marco Silva and Fulham person 79. Yet Dyche inactive faces accusations astir his benignant of play contempt his record.

He added: “But you person got to win. On days erstwhile we are not magical but connected the days erstwhile we are bully I deliberation ‘fair play’, we merit the pats connected the backmost we get.

“Whether that is tactically bully oregon conscionable good. And connected the days erstwhile we are not I volition clasp my hands up, I’ll effort and spell ‘OK’.”

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