Shock dismissal, Daichi was dismissed three hours before kickoff in the third round of the Everton FA Cup. I'm talking about Special One as a replacement

Jan 10, 2025

Everton FC, which is on the verge of relegation due to a serious slump this season, made a shocking decision.

Just over three hours before the third round of the FA Cup, he suddenly announced the replacement of coach Sean Dyche. As a result, Everton will play the third round of the FA Cup under interim coach Leighton Baines, who is leading the team's under-18 youth team. Shemus Coleman, another team legend and captain, assists interim coach Baines to lead the team.

British media The Sun said on the 10th (Korean time) 'Dich was dismissed from the Everton club just hours before the FA Cup match. Two team legends will temporarily lead the team, with Jose Mourinho being mentioned as a replacement, according to the report.

Prior to this, Everton's club announced on its official website that `Sean Daichi has been dismissed from his position as head coach of the first team. (Coaching staff) Ian Wan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and Billie Mercer are also leaving the club. 'The process of appointing a new manager is ongoing, and the contents will be updated in due course' said Leighton Baines, the Under-18 youth manager, and Shemus Coleman, the club captain, will temporarily take charge of the first team.

Everton FC, which is on the verge of relegation due to a serious slump this season, made a shocking decision.

Just over three hours before the third round of the FA Cup, he suddenly announced the replacement of coach Sean Dyche. As a result, Everton will play the third round of the FA Cup under interim coach Leighton Baines, who is leading the team's under-18 youth team. Shemus Coleman, another team legend and captain, assists interim coach Baines to lead the team. Baines (left) and Coleman's active days. The Sun Knight Capture

It's a pretty sudden announcement. In particular, it was about three hours before the third round of the FA Cup against Peterborough that Everton announced this statement. Everton were scheduled to play Peterboro in the round of 64 FA Cup at their home stadium, Goodison Park, at 4:45 a.m. on the 10th.

It is very rare to announce the dismissal of a coach hours before the game. This suggests that there was a big conflict between Daichi and the team's leadership.

In addition, there is no personnel appointment for Daichi in the statement on the website. Usually, when a director is dismissed, there will be ceremonial massages such as 'Thank you for your hard work' or 'I wish you good luck in the future'. But there is no such phrase at all. It's too businesslike and hard. This can also be seen as evidence of conflict.

Daichi's dismissal was actually expected to some extent. Daichi, who replaced Frank Lampard as Everton's baton in January 2023, continued to hover at the bottom. It finished 15th in the 2023-2024 season. He is on the verge of relegation this season, hovering at the bottom. He is currently 16th in the league (17 points, 3 wins, 8 draws, 8 losses). It is one point higher than the relegation zone.

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Meanwhile, Mourinho Fenerbahce is a strong candidate to replace Daichi. Mourinho, who is in conflict with the Fenerbahce club, has a deep relationship with the Friedkin group, which owns Everton. He was replaced by AS Roma just a year ago, and the owner of the club was Friedkin Group. Chairman Dan Friedkin fired Mourinho. However, President Friedkin later regretted the dismissal of Mourinho, calling it the `most painful.' A chance to give Mourinho a chance again at Everton.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.