David Unsworth confirms desire to be Everton manager

  • David Unsworth took his first press conference since Ronald Koeman’s sacking
  • The Everton caretaker manager has made the step up from the club’s U23s
  • The former defender confirmed his desire to become permanent manager

David Unsworth has confirmed he wants to become Everton’s new manager after taking temporary charge following the sacking of Ronald Koeman.

Dutchman Koeman was dismissed on Monday after the 5-2 home defeat to Arsenal dropped the club into the Premier League’s bottom three and made it just two wins in 13 matches.

Everton Under 23 boss Unsworth has been placed in temporary charge of the senior side and will lead them in their Carabao Cup tie at Chelsea on Wednesday.

David Unsworth has confirmed he wants to become Everton’s new permanent manager

Ronald Koeman was dismissed by the Toffees following their 5-2 loss to Arsenal last weekend

Ronald Koeman was dismissed by the Toffees following their 5-2 loss to Arsenal last weekend

Unsworth, a former Everton defender, who also stepped into the breach when Roberto Martinez was fired in May 2016, said: ‘I’ll repeat myself from the last time I was sat here, 18 months ago — who wouldn’t want this job?

‘It’s a wonderful football club with amazing fans and it’s a top job for any manager, myself included.

‘The chairman (Bill Kenwright) has given me an opportunity, (major shareholder) Farhad (Moshiri) has given me an opportunity, the board has given me an opportunity to hopefully get a run of games where performances go up and we produce some wins as well.

‘From that – performances and results – will dictate any future for me as Everton manager.’ 

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Unsworth accepts that any Everton manager will be judged on the results they get

Unsworth accepts that he will be judged on results during his tenure at Goodison. 

‘The bottom line for any manager is “did we win enough games?” And the answer to that unfortunately was no,’ he said.

‘We have all our opinions but the team hasn’t won enough games.

‘There is no points total or number of matches. I am just honoured to take the team. Results and performances will dictate what happens next.

‘The club needs a winning manager. It is simple. There are some very good foreign managers in the Premier League but we want someone who is going to win.

‘It is always difficult when you come into a team that isn’t playing well. A new team would like to be winning games. I don’t want to pinpoint any individuals. We just haven’t won enough games.

‘I have got a good idea of how I want the team to play. What time we do have has to be quality time. We haven’t got as much training time as we want but they will take it on board.’   

Unsworth takes charge of a team with just two wins from their past 13 outings

Unsworth takes charge of a team with just two wins from their past 13 outings

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