The Toffees extended their winless run in the Premier League to 10 matches with their 3-1 defeat to West Ham United at Goodison Park on Saturday (2 March) as David Moyes’ side scored twice in injury time to secure all three points.

Some analysts and supporters have claimed that Dyche should be under pressure on Merseyside, but McCoist has rushed to the Everton boss’ aid stating he deserves credit for handling off-the-field matters “tremendously well”.

Speaking on talkSPORT on Monday (4 March, 8:54) he said: “There’s nobody immune from criticism, let’s get that straight right away, it doesn’t matter who you are, whether you’re Pep Guardiola or Sean Dyche.

“Sean Dyche like every other manager will be judged by results. The one thing you can’t argue with is that he’s handled all the off-the-field stuff really well. Tremendously well, but that’s secondary to be quite honest with you because they’re in a relegation battle and they’ve got to stay up.

“I think they will as it happens, I think they’ll be fine. The problem that has plagued me regarding Everton for a long while is their inability to get goals. It’s a big, massive problem.”

Will Everton sack Sean Dyche if they are relegated from the Premier League?

As McCoist notes, Dyche has brought some stability at Goodison Park during a period of great turmoil on Merseyside. The Toffees have been left in doubt for much of the campaign regarding 777 Partners’ takeover and their potential point deductions.

But among the tumult, Dyche has remained very level-headed and not got too high with highs or down with the lows. However, on the pitch, outcomes haven’t been good enough this season and that has left Everton in a relegation struggle.

Throughout the Toffees’ 10-match winless run, Dyche’s side has been unlucky with a few of results but that form is deserving of relegation. Something has to change if Everton wish to dodge the drop this season.

That doesn’t necessary imply that Farhad Moshiri has to axe Dyche, but the Blues boss has to start picking up results sooner rather than later, otherwise, the pressure will merely continue to rise at Goodison Park.

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