Life has its twists and turns! Or: when the shot backfires. Talking is easy! Did Dyche shoot himself in the foot? Fish, by the way. Fish! In the Portuguese language, there are various ways to frame the story of how Sean Dyche quickly learned that sometimes it's better to bite your tongue. At the beginning of the season, when he was unemployed after being dismissed from Everton, Dyche accepted a job as a television commentator. It was in this role that he made a risky prediction: "I might be criticized for this, but I bet I would win more games with that team playing in a 4-4-2 formation." The English coach argued that the Portuguese's ideas were taking too long to take effect, which is why he suggested a change to the much-talked-about system used by Amorim. "People keep talking about Ruben Amorim's philosophy, and it's not working. It's fine when it doesn't work after five or ten games, but when you reach 20 games, it's clearly not working," he stated. However, just over two months after that comment, Dyche had the opportunity to face Manchester United, then as the coach of Nottingham Forest. In the lead-up to the match, Amorim responded with sportsmanship to questions about the Englishman's statement: "Dyche is intelligent, and maybe it's true, and this team would win more playing in a 4-4-2, but I've always said I have a way of playing that will take some time, but in the future will be better." On the field, the two teams drew 2-2. What is certain, however, is that now, less than four months after taking the position, Nottingham Forest felt that Dyche's ideas "clearly were not working." And after 114 days in charge, Dyche finds himself unemployed once again. He may even have the opportunity to comment on a new Portuguese manager in the Premier League, as Vítor Pereira is the frontrunner to succeed him.
Did Dyche Criticized Amorim remains central to this story.
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