Everton manager David Moyes has insisted he is confident in his ability to lead the Merseyside club to better days again, almost 12 years after his first spell in charge.
Moyes replaces Sean Dyche, who was sacked on Thursday hours before Everton beat third-tier Peterborough 2-0 in the FA Cup third round. He is now set for his second spell at the club having
spent 11 years at Goodison Park before moving to Manchester United in 2013.
With Everton currently 16th in the Premier League, the club’s new American owners the Friedkin Group, have tasked Moyes with guiding the club through their next chapter, which includes avoiding the drop and overseeing the move to the new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium next season.
“I’ve had other opportunities, quite a few since leaving West Ham United and I didn’t feel ready,” Moyes, who left the London club by mutual consent at the end of last season, told a news conference on Monday.
“But I always felt if this job came up — and I didn’t expect it to — when I got asked it was too big of an opportunity to turn down. I want to show I can go again, I’ve got to try to prove myself again.”
Everton had nine top-eight finishes under Moyes, who led them to the 2009 FA Cup final — their only showpiece match of the past 30 years, plus the Champions League qualifying rounds in 2005.
