It seems like to stay up and prosper you need to turn over a large part of the team that got you promoted and there can be a bit too much sentimentality for the guys that got you there.
Richarlison gets fouled a lot. He was among the PL leaders at Everton. I don't love the fact that he usually acts like he was hit by a bus when he gets fouled but that skill creates PKs. But Richarlison should play that left side attacking slot that Ndiaye has been playing. Hopefully, there is...
They need scouts that can find players ready to excel in the Premier League without Premier League experience. Teams like Brighton have done a great job finding Premier League talent outside the top leagues. That is the only way the mid-table teams can elevate near the top 4.
In a proper organization, the DOF and manager are aligned on the type of players they want and use their combined knowledge to create the target list. If not, you get the situation with Dyche that they spend the limited money they had available on players like O'Brien that he didn't want to use...
Some team with not much money to spend on players that knows they need to win 1-0 games to succeed will likely give Dyche another chance. Given the number of goals his teams have scored over the years playing his style, he has done very well at avoiding relegation.
Richarlison's real value is drawing attention and fouls. He made DCL better by the danger he presented. Spurs have mostly used him as a striker which is not his game.
Never made any sense that they paid a decent fee to add O'Brien but Dyche couldn't rotate him in to see what he could do. With Branthwaite the subject of frequent transfer discussions, O'Brien is the obvious replacement within the roster. At least play him enough to determine if he is a viable...