Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - March 17, 2022. General view inside the stadium before the match.
Tony Scott has admitted on the All Together Now podcast he’s not excited by the appointment of Lee Sargesson because Farhad Moshiri still runs Everton.
The Lowdown: Moshiri the key problem
Given Everton have experienced a steady fall from grace over the last few years there has always been one person that’s been front and centre of many problems and that is Moshiri.
The Everton owner has appointed a ridiculous number of managers during his time owning the club with very few of them having the same style of play as the one before them which shows a lack of planning.
Moshiri has also spent a huge sum of money, over £500 million since he bought Everton, and that has ultimately seen them become hamstrung by Financial Fair Play regulations of late, but he is seemingly trying to get things right on a transfer and recruiting front now as Everton have prised away Sargesson from Brighton.
The Latest: Off-field improvements being made
Scott has acknowledged the appointment of Sargesson as the clubs’ manager of scouting operations but knows nothing will change at Everton until Moshiri leaves or at least relinquishes his power and control.
He said: (9:40) “We had Steve Walsh come from Leicester who handpicked Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, Kante and all these players and look what happened there. We had Marcel Brands with the pedigree he had coming from PSV and we were saying he’s found all these European wonder kids and then nothing.
“Because they weren’t allowed to do their job so you just hoping that we have found someone who’s allowed to do their job because we know for a fact that Marcelo Bielsa was Farhad Moshiri’s man, Kevin Thelwell wasn’t allowed to do his job and this is what it all boils down to and not getting optimistic about changes at the football club because we know the man that’s pulling the strings is Moshiri.
“It shouldn’t be, he’s the owner and should let Kevin Thelwell run the football club from top to bottom but he’s not being allowed to and we know this from signings and we know this from managerial appointments. He will have had a say in the Sean Dyche appointment but we know quite well he wouldn’t have wanted Marcelo Bielsa in a month of Sundays.
The Verdict: Everton have to get off-field decisions correct
As Scott has pointed out on the podcast, Everton have indeed appointed some well-thought-about footballing people over the last few years and the fact that none of them have worked out would point towards them not being the problem.
Instead, the finger must be pointed at the owner Moshiri, who so far, is yet to learn from any of his past mistakes, but with Dyche at the helm and the experienced Thelwell working alongside him, this could be his chance to take a back seat.
If Moshiri continues to speak and get involved with what happens on a day-to-day basis then Everton will continue to be on a slide towards the Championship, but if they can indeed get their own house in order, things could soon look brighter.
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