Wayne Rooney believes David Moyes is improving Everton and his “simple” idea of football helps his players.
The Toffees were just one point above the relegation zone when Moyes replaced Sean Dyche in the club’s final season at Goodison Park and led the club to safety with five matches to spare.
After the dreaded battles to avoid relegation in recent seasons, Everton are looking up rather than down for the first time in a long while. Despite the painful 2-1 loss to Bournemouth this week, they are 8th in the Premier League standings and still remain in the hunt for European qualification.
Speaking exclusively on the Footy Accumulators No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, Wayne Rooney gave his former manager his flowers. “He’s improving. He’s done what you expected Moyes to do, and I think what we’re seeing now in the game is that there’s an overcomplication of everything,” Rooney told another former Everton boss Sam Allardyce on the podcast.
“Moyes, I assume, has gone in and not complicated it and kept the messaging simple for the players. What happened to him at West Ham doesn’t get talked about enough, I think it was an absolute disgrace.”
Everton were on a five-game unbeaten streak in the league before it came to an end against The Cherries at Hill Dickinson Stadium. They will host a rejuvenated Manchester United side led by Michael Carrick a week on Monday.