Everton are searching for their eighth permanent manager in seven years.
Whomever is appointed has a tough task ahead of them to drag a woefully out-of-form team out of the Premier League bottom three with the club facing a second-successive relegation battle.
Here, the PA news agency looks at what the new boss will have to address in a very short space of time.
Stop losing games
Increase the goal output
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— Everton (@Everton) December 31, 2022
Only Wolves have a worse return in front of goal than Everton’s 15 in 20 matches. They have scored more than once only twice this season and Demarai Gray is the leading scorer with five in all competitions. He and Anthony Gordon have three apiece in the league.
Kick-start Calvert-Lewin
Sign a striker
Tighten up at the back
Galvanise the team and fanbase
