Jamie Carragher has stepped up to defend David Moyes amid growing noise around Everton’s recent dip in form, insisting the manager deserves credit rather than criticism for the Toffees’ league position.
Momentum stalled again for Everton on Monday night as a late strike from Benjamin Sesko handed Manchester United a narrow 1-0 win, extending Everton’s winless run at the Hill Dickinson Stadium to six matches.
Even so, Carragher believes the bigger picture tells a far more positive story.
Speaking after the game, the former Liverpool defender was clear that Moyes should not be the fall guy whenever results turn against Everton.
“Whenever Everton lose a game, a lot of focus goes on the manager, as it does with most clubs, and David Moyes gets a little bit of criticism,” Carragher said.
“But how David Moyes has got that squad of players in ninth position, I will never know.
“They’ve been on Monday Night Football six times this year, and I’m very rarely impressed.
“He’s doing okay to get the job done. But how?”
Carragher went on to underline the scale of the job Moyes has overseen since returning to Goodison, pointing out that stability itself represents progress for a club that has flirted with danger in recent seasons.
“So, for me, what David Moyes has done since he’s come in about 12 months ago, maybe a little bit more, he’s done phenomenal, because this is a team and a club who have been fighting relegation the last few years.
“I know it’s disappointing, because they’ve been so close to sort of making the next step to European places, and that frustrates the supporters.
“But please don’t so we point in the finger at David Moyes, as I said, that squad is not the ninth best squad of players.”
In the heat of the Premier League race, Carragher’s verdict is simple: Everton may be stalling for now, but under Moyes they are still punching well above their weight.
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