David Moyes to Everton: He has agreed to return to Goodison Park as manager following the sacking of former Toffees boss Sean Dyche. Football news

David Moyes has agreed to return to Everton as manager following Sean Dyche’s departure.

Dyche was sacked on Thursday – ahead of the Toffees’ FA Cup third-round win over Peterborough – as Everton have won just one of their 11 games, leaving them just one point above the Premier League relegation zone.

Moyes, 61, is set to return to management after leaving West Ham at the end of last season, taking over Everton for a second time 11-and-a-half years after his move to Manchester United.

Analysis: Moyes is a safe choice for Everton.

Sky Sports News’ Alan Mayer:

“David Moyes is a very safe choice. Changing managers in this position is a big risk. Getting someone who knows the club inside out and can hit the ground running is a big plus.

“Everton wants to save the club from danger, I think he can do that. The first aim and objective is to ensure that Everton retain their Premier League status before moving to the new stadium.

“The landscape has changed since Moyes was at Everton. He works under what are perceived from the outside as ruthless owners. It’s not the stability it was when Bill Kenwright was chairman.”

WATCH: Relive Moyes’ best spell at Everton

Is returning Moyes to Everton the right move?

Sky Sports’ Ben Grounds:

They say there is no place for emotion in football.

Dyche has been out on loan for a while but the club Moyes will be returning to is a very different club to the one he left in 2013.

It is considered an emotional return, but it cannot be emotional. During Moyes’ first spell, the sight of Seamus Coleman telling his team-mates to “clap” after his name was read out to Leighton Baines tugged at the heartstrings before kick-off against Peterborough.

Following a chaotic day, it was time for Moyes to become important sounding boards for two of Everton’s greats, particularly in his first few weeks at Finch Farm.

Moyes will recognize a number of faces among the training ground and dining staff, but beyond the febrile fanbase, the fabric he put in place 11 years ago will remain the same.

From Angry Birds to Bernard. Distribution firm from eight permanent managers to 777 partners. From Ronald Koeman’s three No.10s in one summer to Farahad Moshiri’s litany of millions wasted, Everton fans have been through a rough patch since the man who created ‘The People’s Club’ emerged as ‘chosen’ to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

In the year Comparing the Everton team he inherited in March 2002 to the one he is now leading, the 61-year-old will be confident of proving his doubters wrong once again. He may not be the ‘project manager’ known as a long-term arrangement, but Moyes is worth more than a six-month romantic rekindling.

‘He has gray hair, but we don’t care…’

Eight permanent managers have tried and failed to emulate Moyes’ success at Everton. In a game where emotions are lost, the person himself deserves a chance to steer clear of trouble.

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