New boss has two days to find a proven scorer

IS SEAN DYCHE THE RIGHT FIT AS MANAGER?

HE’S perfect for what Everton need, a big character who knows the Premier League — and the Championship too if the worst happens.

Sean is smart enough to understand the potential if he can get things right; Everton has a rich history, big fanbase and a new stadium on the way. Expectations will be greater long term than they were at Burnley but the togetherness he built at Turf Moor is just as important. Evertonians want honesty which is what Dyche is and the idea he’s tactically incapable is nonsense.

He’s been accused of being a one-trick pony but I just see a manager who did what was best for Burnley when their budget was lower than everyone else.

In any case, simplicity is what Everton players need right now. When you’re short of confidence, complicated instructions and systems is the last thing you need. Dyche will give them a good shape which gives them the best chance to stay up, even if there are no guarantees.

HOW CAN THEY AVOID RELEGATION?

VERY short-term, the transfer window closes on Tuesday and he’ll need funds for a striker to give them a physical presence and bring others into play.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin can’t do it all on his own and while I doubt that West Ham would sell to a rival, someone like Michail Antonio would be ideal.

I don’t think Dyche will have any issue getting the players to buy in to his methods. They will trust him because of his past record.

For the remainder of the season, Everton have to be more direct because they lack the creativity and confidence to build from the back and play through the lines. Get the ball forward and into the box.

David Moyes once played Marouane Fellaini up front to get Everton out of trouble in the Premier League and Amadou Onana or Abdoulaye Doucoure could also be used there in an emergency if nobody comes through the door and CalvertLewin needs help.

It’s not a style to win trophies but Everton have to deal with the here and now and I think the majority of their fans understand that.

WHO IS TO BLAME FOR GORDON DEBACLE?

FIRST, Everton should have sold in the summer when Chelsea came knocking. If a player wants to leave and a buying club offers a fair price, reportedly £60million in Chelsea’s case, there is rarely a good outcome blocking the deal.

Even so, the way it’s ended is sad for a young player from the Everton academy and I don’t think he’s been advised well at all.

At 21, you don’t know all the answers yourself so you rely on guidance. To stay away from training gives people a certain view of you that will take a very long time to shift.

It’s bizarre that fans have questioned his commitment in matches. He carried Everton last season as a young player.

Newcastle are getting not only a talented winger but someone who plays with a fire in his belly.

It’ll be easier for him to progress at this stage of his career away from Goodison but I still think the people around him should have helped him handle the departure better.

WHERE DID IT GO WRONG FOR LAMPARD?

I’M friends with Frank and have sympathy for him at Everton because it’s an incredibly challenging club to manage at the moment.

He had a strategy to be pragmatic this eason and it worked early on. They were hard to beat and the 3-0 win against Crystal Palace suggested progress.

But the two heavy defeats by Bournemouth in the league and EFL Cup before the World Cup shifted momentum and at that stage, Frank could have changed personnel, particularly in midfield where the trio of Idrissa Gueye, Onana and Alex Iwobi aren’t really a goal threat.

I don’t know what happened between the manager and Doucoure but the team were crying out for a midfielder who could break forward past the centreforward and finish.

I also felt Gordon should have started more games even if he’d dropped below last season’s levels. He is still one of their main creative talents.

WHAT SHOULD THE FANS DO NOW?

THEY won’t forgive or forget owner Farhad Moshiri but next weekend against Arsenal is a time to put the placards and protests away because Dyche and the players really need them.

I’m not sure that will happen but I think the majority of Evertonians realise they can be an asset in the relegation fight as they were last season.

The ownership issue won’t go away and nor should it, but right now the supporters have to make Goodison a bearpit for the opposition, not their own players.