Manager Sean Dyche is working under "very difficult circumstances" amid Everton's worst start to a league season in 66 years, says the club's director of football Kevin Thelwell.

Report: Everton Crisis Deepens as Dyche Battles Impossible Odds by Emily Carter on Sep 20, 2024 for EPLindex.com

It has got to the stage where people are having to debate exactly why Everton fans are booing. When Sean Dyche turned to his bench during the Carabao Cup defeat by Southampton, the echo of disdain was aimed at the manager.

Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell says he and Sean Dyche are doing everything they can to move the club forward, but admits the manager is working under ‘very difficult circumstances’.

Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell has lept to the defence of manager Sean Dyche, saying the Toffees boss “is working under very difficult circumstances” after the club’s worst start to a league season since 1958.

Everton’s poor opening to the season has been well documented and pressure has started to build on Sean Dyche. With just one sole win coming in the second round of the EFL Cup against Doncaster, it has been four defeats from four in the league.

Everton boss Sean Dyche offered a bullish response when questioned over his future after a poor start to the 2024/25 season.

Sean Dyche has provided a big injury update on his Everton squad ahead of their huge Premier League clash with Leicester City this weekend.

There was a start this week that every evidence start is the worst from all 19, six teams in the in Europe's top five leads. Is there sort of embarrassment around that or is it someone has to be there?