Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall discusses Everton squad morale after difficult transfer window
The Guardian Sport • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 11, 2026, 4:00 PM
Last updated Sep 11, 2026

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall addressed the internal state of the Everton dressing room following a challenging transfer deadline day. The midfielder pushed back against external negativity, noting that the squad remains focused on proving its critics wrong. Everton entered the season with a reduced roster, as manager David Moyes currently oversees a group that lacks depth in the full-back positions and features only one recognized striker. The club also faced a late setback when a proposed 40 million pound transfer for Folarin Balogun collapsed after the player walked away from the deal. Despite these administrative difficulties and scrutiny from fans regarding The Friedkin Group, the playing staff maintains a positive outlook. The team continues its current campaign looking to build on recent performances that have encouraged the squad.
- •Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall reports positive morale within the Everton dressing room
- •David Moyes holds a smaller squad following a difficult transfer deadline day
- •Folarin Balogun abandoned a 40 million pound transfer to Everton at the final minute
- •Everton lacks depth at full-back and operates with only one striker
- •The squad is focused on responding to skepticism regarding the club's direction
- 4:00 PMThe Guardian Sport — Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: ‘I’ve seen all of the meltdowns and it annoyed me’
"Midfielder on rising above the negativity after Everton’s struggles in the transfer window, becoming a leader in the dressing room and a possible England call-up Transfer deadline day may be “exciting for everyone,” as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall puts it, but his experience of that transfer deadline day at Everton hauled him through the same gamut of emotions as every Evertonian. Excitement turned to bewilderment before the conclusion of the window left the midfielder exasperated, but for entirely different reasons to a fanbase left questioning the club’s direction under The Friedkin Group. How, now, is the mood in the squad? It is the obvious place to start after a deadline day that left David Moyes with fewer players than he had at the beginning, one striker and no cover for either full-back position. It also featured US international striker Folarin Balogun walking out on a £40m transfer minutes after submitting a deal sheet. “Really good to be honest,” Dewsbury-Hall insists. “Definitely not the same mood as what I’ve seen on the outside. There’s a good mentality this year of: ‘We’ll show everyone’.” Everton’s performances so far this season support that view. Continue reading...
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