After the resounding 3-0 win against Chelsea in late March, Everton had registered 46 points from 31 games. David Moyesโ side would have only needed eight points from their final seven matches to achieve qualification for the Europa League and possibly seven (depending on goal difference) for the Conference League.
Had they kept pace with their points-per-game total (1.48) up to that point, a place in Europe would have been theirs. But instead they took a meagre three (at 0.43 ppg), conceding a series of debilitating late goals and faltering at just the wrong moment.
There will be much focus on Moyesโ future, with the Scot heading into the final year of his deal this summer. All the indications so far suggest that The Friedkin Group admires the job the 63-year-old has done until now and believes him to be a steadying influence.
The main focus from TFG has been on incremental growth over time, with the club having budgeted for a 12th-placed finish.
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