What I admire about Jake is he had to take a really difficult start of the season on the chin in a new setting in adverse circumstances and keep his head down and keep working.
Got his opportunity on an unfamiliar role and absolutely took it...
And credit to Seamus. There was a just a story about Beto saving screenshots of negative comments to fuel him, and Seamus took him aside and said I used to be the same way, and you won't get anywhere if you stay angry. Beto hooked up with a...
I really like how defenders panic when they see him. That first half we easily could have scored because Beto was forcing a few mistakes. The second half they adjusted and took him out of the game a bit but that opens things up for other players...
Prior to us, he had a decent record offensively. (Yes, weaker league, stronger team within that league etc).
Then came to us as a shambles of a club as his country was just going to war. Benitez just sacked. Tactically poor Lampard appointed...
I hope he is here for the long term, I’ve said it before this isn’t the same Moyes we had the first time. This could be his last big chance to achieve something great with owners who could finally back him. Just my inkling and just an opinion but...
He’s scored 8 league goals in basically half a seasons worth of minutes. You might not like his style so much but to say he hasn’t “done it” against sides better than saints isn’t fair.
The loan market will be used extensively, and while I get there are associated costs with loans they are miles away from transfer fees. Decent players can be picked up on loan to fill gaps, like we have done previously.
If Moyes had a full season we’d be on course for just short of 60 points and well into the top half? The only reason we are 13th is because the former manager did such a botch job in the first half of the season.
We need to move away from McNeil. If Moyes could convert him to a left back or maybe a deep lying inside midfielder then maybe but as a winger he’s just far too slow.
He’s good at what we bought him for, a solid player who will work defensively...