Ok. Here are my Sean Dyche predictions. I'm going to stop short of predicting whether we stay up or not, but here are some things I'm expecting/hoping/fearing we'll see:
1. We'll see a drastic shift in the team in terms of the clarity and structure with which we play. We seriously lacked identity under Lampard, but I think we'll look a heck of a lot more cohesive with Dyche. Not saying it will be pretty, but it will be organised and we will be better for it.
2. Neal Maupay will play a significant role as a pressing striker alongside DCL. He's the kind of waspish nuisance defenders hate and if Dyche goes for his favoured 442 we might actually get some value out of him. He'll become the Ashley Barnes/Vydra of this team and weigh in with 5-6 goals.
3. Onana will be monster in Dyche's team. He'll winn aerial duels all over the place and will relish the clarity Dyche brings to his game.
4.
Tarkowski will have a very, very strong second half to the season. I'm tempted to predict this will be alongside
Michael Keane - but I'm not sure I can bring myself to believe that there's a renaissance in him, and suspect Dyche will be happy to work with Coady.
5. One of Gray/Iwobi or maybe both is going to get sidelined in Dyche's team. I can't quite see where they fit in his favoured system - unless he goes 4411 in which case Iwobi might play off DCL whilst working his arse off as an extra CM when defending. Gray I can't see as being defence-minded enough.