Ian Wright thinks Everton’s ‘really tough’ run-in could still help Burnley, despite them sacking Sean Dyche, as he told Premier League Productions (16/04/22 at 12:05 pm).
It would have probably been music to the ears of Everton supporters when the news filtered through on Saturday that Burnley had sacked Dyche after over nine years as manager.
The Toffees, who replaced Rafa Benitez with Frank Lampard in January, are hovering one place above the Premier League’s relegation zone.
The Merseyside club are sitting on 28 points – four ahead of Burnley, who were beaten by Norwich last time out – but they could close the gap to one with a win against West Ham on Sunday afternoon.
Nonetheless, this is what Wright had to say about the surprise sacking of Dyche and what this all means for the likes of Burnley and Everton.
“It depends on the manager they can bring in and if he can give them that lift because they are going to need it,” said Wright.
“You look at Everton and their run-in. If I am Burnley, then I am looking at Everton and thinking, we have to get something out of here because Everton, yes we saw the result against Manchester United.
“But that run-in for Everton looks really tough, so whoever is coming in, they should be looking at (Burnley’s) games and seeing if he can get that manager’s bounce. But I still feel for Sean Dyche.”
With Dyche in the dugout, many would have still given the Clarets a strong chance of survival, even though it was fading away from them.
Added with, given Everton’s troubles on the road, the fact that they still have to play the likes of Liverpool, then it still makes things a lot more interesting.
But, now that Dyche is out of the door at Turf Moor, it has to be questioned what that does to the morale levels inside the dressing room.
Dyche was also a very popular figure with the supporters and his sacking hasn’t gone down well with the hardcore fans, that’s for sure.
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