In a wide-ranging interview with Matthew Syed for The Times, Sean Dyche describes the moment he found out about Everton’s historic points deduction, his views on the softness and the lack of honesty in the modern game and the merits of simply telling the truth.
I think love is shown by telling the truth. The whole truth. Sometimes, the brutal truth. Sure, you need to say it respectfully. Sometimes, you need to say it gently. But unless you are prepared to say it how it is, you are misleading someone. Maybe even lying to them. But this is the problem in the world today: people prefer perception over reality.
It’s a great game, so many good things, but we are losing our soul. There are eight billion people on the planet and four billion access the Premier League and yet they are seeing too much cheating. Why are Uefa and Fifa not dealing with this?
The game has improved with sports science, technical skill, diet, you name it. It’s a fantastic spectacle in so many ways. If we could only rediscover mutual respect and that old-fashioned attitude of playing hard but fair it would be a better game.