When Rafa Benitez first entered talks with the Everton hierarchy, even he would not have expected this level of backlash to his appointment.
The former Liverpool boss has plenty of bridges to build if he is to be successful on the blue half of Merseyside, but the hard work is already underway at Goodison Park.
Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the Spaniard's in-tray to see exactly what should be top of his agenda as he looks ahead to his first season in charge of Everton...
Keeping the star attackers
Carlo Ancelotti is, of course, a huge name in the world of football and his position as manager of Everton attracted a host of top names to the club, none more so than James Rodriguez.