Everton ‘shocked’ by ‘enormity’ of 10-point PL penalty – Dyche\u060c<\/p>\n
Everton were shocked by the “enormity” of their points deduction penalty for breaching the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules, manager Sean Dyche said on Friday.<\/p>\n
Dyche’s side, who host Manchester United on Sunday, have dropped 10 points and moved from 14th in the table to the relegation zone with four points, ahead of Burnley on goal difference.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong> \u201cI think like everyone else in this region we are shocked,\u201d Dyche told reporters. \u201cIt would seem that the wave of noise that followed shocked most footballers.\u201d<\/p>\n “The enormity of the situation. Disproportionate is a word that has been used by the club,” Dyche said.<\/p>\n “Obviously we’re going to feel aggrieved by this. On the other hand, it doesn’t change the direction,” the coach said. \u201cSince I have been here, the objective has been to resolve things on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n Dyche said senior players like Seamus Coleman, Ashley Young, James Tarkowski and Jordan Pickford have been positive voices in rallying the team.<\/p>\n \u201cIt pushed us back and forward again,\u201d he said. “The job hasn’t changed for me. It obviously made things a little more difficult until the call of course.<\/p>\n “I talked to the group and said, ‘Look, rankings are one thing.’ I always believed that the final standings were the truth of the season. It changes the point of view but it doesn’t change what we do. We just have to go harder, longer and stronger.”<\/p>\n
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