In fairness Richarlison didn’t make his Brazil debut until 2018 after he’d already joined us and then started the 22 World Cup as their number 9. Didn’t make him a bad player for us. Some players just don’t find their way into the international...
Great post mate, 100%. I think with Moyes there now we can be assured of quality control, i think we can point to Mark - on a sometimes throw away position like back up gaol keeper to judge quality control. Its very clear - a decision was made to...
It’s about squad quality progression. If we can give Moyes a squad that’s stronger overall than the one he finished last season with then you hope that translates into improved league position and therefore finances for the club. You then look to...
Yeah, and it's also easy to forget that Tony Hibbert and Leon Osman were once products of the academy with little experience when Moyes took over. Then there's Anichebe and Vaughan (who was handed PL footy at age 16).
Looking at what he got...
I’m convinced Barkley would have turned out to be a much better player if he’d stayed developing with Moyes rather than Martinez. Yes Martinez unleashed him in 13/14 season and we all saw the natural talent he had but then he regressed into a...
The midfield is too slow and too lightweight. We’ve lost a lot of speed, physicality and height with Onana and Doucoure leaving. They both had their obvious limitations but the ability to close ground, press opponents, close passing lanes, has...
Soucek gets you at least 10 goals a season along with even stronger defensive cover. I wouldn’t be concerned about that at all! The key is getting the balance right.
Moyes played Rodwell a lot when he was young, he played Barkley too. If kids are good enough he’ll give them game time, it’s just never as early or as often as his critics want but he’s not often wrong.
If we could get a wide player that could also cover striker (the way Richy used to) we could probably let Chermiti go on loan as long as it was structured that we could recall him in the event we had too many injuries to Beto and Barry.