Sean Dyche arrived at Everton with the club embroiled in a relegation battle for a second season in a row after predecessor Frank Lampard was shown the door after roughly a year in charge.
The Ex-Burnley manager was tasked with keeping the Toffees in the Premier League and, after a dramatic final day, he did just that.
Dyche managed to earn big wins over Arsenal, Brentford, Brighton and Bournemouth by placing his trust in a solid core of players that repaid him over the course of a few months.
Not every Everton fan would have agreed with his choices to drop or recall certain players, especially during a tense part of the season, but his choices are certainly justified now.
In fact, his use of certain players has told us a lot about the style he’s tried to implement, but, in some cases, his hand has been forced with the squad he inherited and he found a way to get results battling against injuries and a poorly balanced squad.
On that note, we’ve decided to see which players were the most trusted under the Goodison Park boss by listing them in order of total minutes played (for which they were available) - with two players achieving a 100% minutes played.
17. Neal Maupay - 26% of Available Minutes
Maupay’s time at Everton has been extremely poor and he was used off the bench late in most games, but struggled massively to have any impact on any game he featured in. A summer move away awaits. | Getty Images
18. Yerry Mina - 22% of Available Minutes
Mina only played 360 minutes under Dyche (four games) which all came in the back-end of the season and it could be argued that they may have gone down without him. He played with a never-say-die attitude and had a huge effect on the side, but sadly injuries have restricted him from ever putting together a real run in the side. | Getty Images
19. Mason Holgate - 12% of Available Minutes
Only playing 182 minutes, Holgate looks set to exit the club after a dismal season and a half. | Getty Images
20. Ellis Simms - 12% of Available Minutes
His best moment was clearly the late solo goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge which earned Everton a late 2-2 draw - a point which we know now helped keep them up. His future is currently undecided. | Getty Images