JobForTheMoyes
Player Valuation: £35m
Van Dijk was a Celtic player, but some fans sneer at the idea of signing players from them. Don’t understand that myself. I mean Moyes surely got interested in Arteta after watching him at RangersI think under Brands he would have had much better signings - his signings at Southampton were very good in fairness:
Van Dijk
Mane
Wanyama
Just three players who would have been fantastic here.
Koeman is the type of personality who needs strong leadership above him - Brands wouldn't have let him take the pee like Moshiri and Walsh did. Moyes on the otherhand liked to have the reigns taken off to allow him to do his own thing however he was able to do this well because he had a strong work ethic and could spot a player - he didn't need management over his shoulder and probably struggles when it is ie. Utd.
This is why Silva has to go before we can ever improve imo - Silva is effectively the last relic of the pre Brands era - the Moshiri era of rudderless leadership and scattergun approach/appointments.
Get Silva out the door and let Brands pick the manager who he feels can take this club forward.