Everton hope familiarity breeds competence when they face off against Manchester United on Sunday. Everton will be looking
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Everton's improvement under new manager Sean Dyche may be a sign that they could avoid relegation in the near future.
Everton faces a tough test at Chelsea this weekend but goes into the game in its highest league position in 2023. Sat in 15th place, Sean Dyche’s team still has plenty to do to fight its way out of the relegation scrap, but there has been some encouragement in the way the team has reacted to the new manager. Dyche replaced Frank Lampard in February, kicking off his tenure with an impressive win against the Premier League leader, Arsenal. Everton has as many wins (three) in seven games under Dyche as it managed in the first 20 games of the season. If the Premier League season started when Dyche joined, the club would be in the top half of the table, just three points behind local rival Liverpool. On joining the club, Dyche will have been met by some familiar faces. Current Everton players James Tarkowski, Dwight McNeil, and Michael Keane all played for him during their time at Burnley. Everton's Michael Keane (left) and James Tarkowski applaud the fans at the end of the Premier League ... [+] match at the City Ground, Nottingham. Picture date: Sunday March 5, 2023. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images) PA Images via Getty Images This familiarity has been important to Dyche as he has worked to embed his style of football in the team in order to help it avoid relegation from the Premier League. This is the second season in a row Everton has been in a relegation battle. Not that long ago the club’s ambition was to challenge for the European qualification places at the top end of the table, but poor recruitment strategy, lack of structure and organisation from the top of the club, and a
