Ian Wright explains why Everton’s top managerial target, Sean Dyche, should snub Goodison Park switch

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Everton are reportedly plotting an approach for Burnley manager Sean Dyche.

Pundit Ian Wright has told Sky Sports’ The Debate that he thinks Burnley manager Sean Dyche may be better off staying at Turf Moor rather than moving to Everton.

The Toffees have endured a nightmare season so far, losing six of their first ten games whilst winning just twice despite a summer of spending.

Much was expected of Everton this season after splashing the cash on Jordan Pickford, Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen and Gylfi Sigurdsson, but they have fallen well short of expectations so far.

Everton sacked manager Ronald Koeman last month as a result of those poor results, and whilst David Unsworth is in as caretaker manager, he has lost twice in his first two games in the job.

An external appointment is now expected, and Sky Sports reported on Tuesday that an approach is expected for Burnley manager Sean Dyche this week.

The 46-year-old became Clarets boss in 2012, and has won two promotions to the Premier League on his way to boasting a 40% win rate and establishing Burnley as a solid Premier League club.

Dyche oversaw a 1-0 win over Everton earlier this season, and as the bookmakers favourite for the job, he could end up replacing Koeman in the Goodison Park dugout.

However, pundit Ian Wright has told Sky Sports’ The Debate that whilst Everton need Dyche’s organisational skills, Dyche may be better off staying at Turf Moor, as Everton don’t have a goalscorer or a solid defensive line-up, showing just how tough the job is right now.

“I think that his organisation skills would be suited to them, they need it now as they’ve still got the same problems, they’ve still got the same back four,” said Wright. “You’re hoping for the managerial boost, but what is he going to do about the goalscoring situation? I think it’s a tough, tough job for someone like Sean Dyche to take. Everton is a fantastic club, but at the moment, it’s in a mess.”

“At the moment, I would (say he’s better off at Burnley). If he had some form of goalscorer that you can spring some life into, nick him some goals, you could think to yourself that you can go there, try and get them going and organise them, but he’d go there with the same defence. He’s still going to have to find goals from somewhere in the team, it’s a tough, tough job for him,” he added.