2025/26 Charly Alcaraz



Only 2 of his signings Grealish and KDH are automatic starters
I know we need a squad but 100 million is a lot to spend and only improve 2 positions
Let's not forget Grealish is a loan. Don't see KDH as an improvement from Alcaraz myself, but at least an argument can be made for it. Moyes has also scrapped the DOF set up and now has free reign to work with certain agents as well. Personally I think last window was really poor, considering last season Thelwell & Purdy brought in Ndiaye, Alcaraz and O'Brien For under 50 million. I'm afraid that a lot of our fanbase have got zero ability to think critically when it comes to Moyes. The sooner he goes the better.
 
What needs to be taken into consideration is the amount of players we lost who were out of contract, or on loan. We could have spent that £100m on 2 or 3 top quality players, but then the bench would be kids & free transfer journeymen, and barely enough players to make a squad.
Seriously that's your argument? Bizarre. We needed to actually improve the first team then the squad will look after itself. Myklenko for example is one of the worst fullbacks in the league, should've sold him and brought in a first team replacement. Then we got Grealish and put him in front of him! No top manager does that. By all means sign Anzou for future but don't keep Mykolenko.
 
I want to see KDH dropping deeper and partner with Gana, and Garner RB.

Then hopefully as the season goes on (especially in AFCON), we may see Rohl fit and playing in CM alongside KDH.

Of course, Gana still continues to smash it and never saying replace him but be good to rotate to keep him 100% and of course anyway when he leaves for 5-6 games.
I also want to try Gana playing a more of a deep screening role with KDH next to/ahead of him to dictate with his passing. Feel like that sort of positional change should be in Gana's wheelhouse with all his experience, and it's easier on his legs too.

Feel like a Röhl / KDH midfield is waaaay too lightweight on the defensive and tackling front though.
 
Let's not forget Grealish is a loan. Don't see KDH as an improvement from Alcaraz myself, but at least an argument can be made for it. Moyes has also scrapped the DOF set up and now has free reign to work with certain agents as well. Personally I think last window was really poor, considering last season Thelwell & Purdy brought in Ndiaye, Alcaraz and O'Brien For under 50 million. I'm afraid that a lot of our fanbase have got zero ability to think critically when it comes to Moyes. The sooner he goes the better.
Alcaraz was on loan and O'Brien couldn't get a game. Moyes started playing O'Brien and signed Alcaraz. KDH is a good player and him and Alcaraz can play in the same team with KDH able to drop back. The squad is stronger and it needed to be. Moyes is a manager able to improve players and if he can't then they are quickly discarded if not up to his standard. Not saying Moyes is the messiah but it would be foolish to say he hasn't improved us and we look likely to shake off the seasons of relegation battles easily.
 
Seriously that's your argument? Bizarre. We needed to actually improve the first team then the squad will look after itself. Myklenko for example is one of the worst fullbacks in the league, should've sold him and brought in a first team replacement. Then we got Grealish and put him in front of him! No top manager does that. By all means sign Anzou for future but don't keep Mykolenko.
This Grealish?…

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How's the first team improved? If you're spending 100 million it should be improving a lot!
Alcaraz was on loan and O'Brien couldn't get a game. Moyes started playing O'Brien and signed Alcaraz. KDH is a good player and him and Alcaraz can play in the same team with KDH able to drop back. The squad is stronger and it needed to be. Moyes is a manager able to improve players and if he can't then they are quickly discarded if not up to his standard. Not saying Moyes is the messiah but it would be foolish to say he hasn't improved us and we look likely to shake off the seasons of relegation battles easily.
Alcaraz was a loan with an agreed option to buy, we exercised the option. Thelwell's deal. Re O'Brien we can't control the fact that Dyche wasn't a great manager. He's still not a right back though! If you can't improve the squad with a 100 million you'd be totally incompetent but again my argument is he hasn't really improved the first team and even if he has it's marginal and certainly not a 100 millions worth.
 
Seriously that's your argument? Bizarre. We needed to actually improve the first team then the squad will look after itself. Myklenko for example is one of the worst fullbacks in the league, should've sold him and brought in a first team replacement. Then we got Grealish and put him in front of him! No top manager does that. By all means sign Anzou for future but don't keep Mykolenko.
So sell one of the worst fullbacks in the league! Sound easy. There should be a whole lot of teams trying to take him off our hands. Which team wouldn't like to pay money for one of the worse players in the league. Id prefer realism to hyperbole, but you do you.
 
….i generally think away games suit Alcaraz more, especially against teams who have us under the cosh because he transitions the ball as good as anybody we have. He can also be trusted to pick the right pass once he charges into the top third, often to Beto’s advantage.

He was terrific last week in that central area, it’s just whether Moyes can shoe-horn him into the team at no10.
 
….i generally think away games suit Alcaraz more, especially against teams who have us under the cosh because he transitions the ball as good as anybody we have. He can also be trusted to pick the right pass once he charges into the top third, often to Beto’s advantage.

He was terrific last week in that central area, it’s just whether Moyes can shoe-horn him into the team at no10.

He doesn’t need shoe-horning in, that’s an issue with Moyes. KDH would be more than comfortable out wide.
 

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