Sean Dyche has been crowned Premier League Manager of the Month for April after picking up his side following a huge setback at Chelsea to collect the points needed to guarantee top-flight safety with three games to spare.
Dyche's side collected 13 points from a possible 18, nine of them gained in a pivotal week of three consecutive home victories that began with a vital 2-0 triumph over rivals at the bottom, Nottingham Forest.
The pick of the performances was an impressive win over Liverpool in the Merseyside derby that put paid to the Reds' title ambitions before and Brentford were beaten 1-0, a result that ensured the Toffees will be play Premier League football again next season.
Dyche, who beat Arsenal boss Mike Arteta and Pep Guariola of Manchester City to the award is the first Everton manager to be named Manager of the Month since Carlo Ancelotti in September 2020 but he had received the accolade twice during his time at Burnley.
He does so this time despite overseeing a 6-0 defeat at Chelsea in mid-April that could have been the catalyst for the Blues to spiral into further chaos and drop into the bottom three but they responded superbly under the manager.
“I’m very pleased, obviously on behalf of firstly myself, but of my staff and the players, and the fans who have played their part," Dyche said.
“It was a really good run, very pleasing and a tough month of fixtures, especially with one outstanding fixture which didn’t go our way, of course.
“But I think the way the way we performed generally as a group has been very pleasing.”
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2 Posted 10/05/2024 at 13:37:34
I'm not convinced that them naming Sean Dyche as Manager of the Month negates the extent to which they went after us, but you crack on... :)
3 Posted 10/05/2024 at 14:40:37
As Micheal said, no way do the corrupt Premier League give us anything, do you think it's because we withdrew the appeal? Very dodgy.
4 Posted 10/05/2024 at 15:11:18
5 Posted 10/05/2024 at 15:27:29
6 Posted 10/05/2024 at 16:04:30
Great work, Mr Dyche. Need more of the same next season.
7 Posted 10/05/2024 at 16:26:02
8 Posted 10/05/2024 at 16:51:32
I'm looking forward to a much more stress-free encounter tomorrow…
9 Posted 10/05/2024 at 16:57:35
How they recovered from a 6-0 reverse was just amazing and then to beat the RS was unbelievable.
With all the BS going on around he somehow saved this club from the drop with a less than average squad to work with.
10 Posted 10/05/2024 at 17:13:51
If there is any self-respecting Everton supporter out there, they will say to a man (or woman) how deserving of this award he is.
Incredible achievement. We all know the shit show that has taken place this season, cheers, Premier League.
I can sadly imagine dozens if not hundreds of posts on here if for example De Zerbi or Robert Frank had achieved this.
Get him at Everton, look what he's done – limited budget, small squad.
Dyche is ours and we should thank him for performing a minor miracle this season.
I really hope that Everton keep him for next season.
11 Posted 10/05/2024 at 17:22:02
12 Posted 10/05/2024 at 17:33:35
I would have buckled long ago, but he's been as straight as a die right the way through.
13 Posted 10/05/2024 at 17:46:03
14 Posted 10/05/2024 at 18:02:17
The home faithful deserve a really good showing from our lads against a team that's already gone down.
And can we avoid our usual thrashing down at the Arsenal for once!?
15 Posted 10/05/2024 at 18:05:34
As and when we do move on from him, I'll wish him well, but he won't need it, I don't think he'll ever be short of work. Maybe he deserves a better gig to rise to, but there will be plenty of good money in desperate rescue acts if he wants it...
16 Posted 10/05/2024 at 18:33:39
Let's hope that MSP can pull off a clean takeover of Everton FC and BMD.
UTFTs!
17 Posted 10/05/2024 at 20:11:24
Deal was, drop the appeal, get the award. ;-)
18 Posted 10/05/2024 at 20:25:50
19 Posted 10/05/2024 at 20:45:43
Pretty basic stuff getting served up. Soul-destroying at times this season. But we live to fight another season!!
20 Posted 10/05/2024 at 21:14:19
a bit of a shout from the crowd tomorrow, certainly more
than super Frank enjoyed.
21 Posted 10/05/2024 at 21:36:04
We are doomed, I tells ya!
22 Posted 10/05/2024 at 21:43:36
Keeping the troops motivated and plugging away in these circumstances was nothing short of miraculous.
No squad options of any note to do anything beyond hang on to his method and more importantly keep the players believing was incomparable.
He's not perfect – who is? – but he's proven to be perfect for us.
23 Posted 10/05/2024 at 21:46:35
13/2 on Paddy Power. With this jinx, that is almost a licence to print money.
24 Posted 10/05/2024 at 22:06:55
Brilliant achievement under the circumstances.
25 Posted 10/05/2024 at 22:07:53
26 Posted 11/05/2024 at 01:12:49
Just imagine what is achievable with an even keel, Ownership sorted, and a happy but hard-working squad. Which I hope Branthwaite is still a part of next season and beyond.
27 Posted 11/05/2024 at 06:02:53
He's earned the right to take the club forward on a longer-term basis and he and Kevin are working well together. If we can find a way to keep Branthwaite, that would be awesome.
28 Posted 11/05/2024 at 07:51:55
Now let's see how he can do with a normal season. With a couple of players of his choosing, a couple of dead woods off the books. No absolute dickheads in the boardroom.
European qualification?
30 Posted 11/05/2024 at 17:34:49
We are a terrible football team and I don't agree with those who say that's all down to the players.
A decent month for sure, so credit there, but anything more than that is pure folly. COYB.
31 Posted 11/05/2024 at 18:08:47
There's no more than 4 or 5 teams with worse in the Premier League.
32 Posted 13/05/2024 at 03:01:27
Congratulations and thoroughly deserved. Please keep up the high standards this month has set. COYB
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1 Posted 10/05/2024 at 13:29:43
The Premier League don't like us. We say they are corrupt. They want us relegated.
There is no way in hell they are going to name Sean Dyche as Manager of the Month.