Dark clouds have gathered over the blue half of Liverpool, but Everton’s new head coach Sean Dyche won’t get rained on. In short, that’s the situation for the club that’s fighting to stay in the Premier League and stay afloat from financial woes.A few days ago, the Premier League referred the Toffees to an independent commission for an alleged breach of its financial fair play rules. Everton claimed they’d done nothing against the rules and said they would “robustly defend” their position.🗣️ “The club have assured me the statement is correct.”Sean Dyche on Everton’s response to the Premier League charges for financial fair play breaches pic.twitter.com/xPCFBWs0We— Football Daily (@footballdaily) March 30, 2023 Goalkeeper and captain Jordan Pickford became the first person connected to the club to speak publicly about the referral while away on international duty with England last weekend before Dyche was asked about it during his pre-Tottenham Hotspur press conference on Thursday afternoon.”There is no situation at the moment. The club’s statement covers everything. I’m happy to go along with that. I’m more focused on what’s going on on the pitch, quite obviously. The club have assured me the statement is correct and the rest of it will come down to the powers that be to do what they have to do.”The former Burnley manager has started to drag the Toffees away from the relegation zone, but their situation remains perilous. That’s why they will have to focus solely on adding to their tally of 26 points from 28 games. They are currently two points above the drop zone but have played at least one game more than most of the teams near the bottom.”No timescale” ⌛Sean Dyche says Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has resumed training on grass but not yet joining the team for their session 🌱 pic.twitter.com/LtoCtG3hZG— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 30, 2023 Sure, Dyche knows that the realities of overspending could hit the club eventually, but he and his players would be doomed if they started thinking about it before the season ends.”At the minute, we are really focusing on what is going on now. Of course, there are background views on the future but I’m working with the squad now, working to get more points and to make sure we get what we all want, which is to be in the Premier League.”It will be interesting to see Everton take on Tottenham on Monday. Two clubs in turmoil – albeit with vastly different sets of problems. On the night, however, money will be nobody’s problem.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 29Saturday14:30: (1.63) Man.City (4.10) Liverpool (5.90)17:00: (1.30) Arsenal (5.20) Leeds (11.0)17:00: (2.60) Bournemouth (3.30) Fulham (2.95)17:00: (1.70) Brighton (3.80) Brentford (5.70)17:00: (2.65) Crystal Palace (3.20) Leicester (3.00)17:00: (3.05) Nott.Forest (3.10) Wolverhampton (2.65)19:30: (1.70) Chelsea (3.80) Aston Villa (5.70)Sunday16:00: (1.80) West Ham (3.60) Southampton (5.20)18:30: (2.55) Newcastle (3.40) Man.Utd. (2.95)Monday22:00: (3.50) Everton (3.35) Tottenham (2.25)***odds are subject to change***
