2025/26 David Moyes

[PITA]

As much as I can’t stand agreeing with Davek he’s exactly right on what is happening so far. This is a top 6 attack and a bottom 8 defense. The only way to play is aggressively and on the front foot. Even against a team like Liverpool the idea should be to outgun them because that’s what we have a chance to do. There was a 0.1% chance of a clean sheet there. We need to go into every week expecting to need three goals to win. I just don’t see Moyes being able to get to that point as far as his mentality, and therefore the team’s mentality, goes.

What are you on about? Last season, only the RS, Arsenal and Chelsea conceded fewer league goals.

 

[TheBigIguana]

What are you on about? Last season, only the RS, Arsenal and Chelsea conceded fewer league goals.

Watch them play man. Mykolenko is way out of his depth, Tarkowski is even slower now and we’ve conceded quite a few now because he simply can’t get to something he needs to cover, Keane is playing and O’Brien is out of position. It’s just not that good.

 

[CielosGrises]

The manager is naturally a lightning rod for disappointing results - but we are still building a squad wrecked by years of poor investment. No divine right to beat the champions at theirs - an obligation to fight for the win yes.

No red cards or serious injuries ? Didn't get mauled ?

Above average sadly.

 

[PITA]

Not good enough.

1 Barry should start over Beto. Those silly "beto has more goal" are nonsense. Beto scored some sitters. But Barry movement gave us much more up front.

2 It is astonished to me that he has not design some pattern to let 18/22/10 exchange positions to get away from the makers. Instead just sit and watch the wingers got doubled or tripled.

3 Terrible game management. No plan whatsoever for the last 20mins.

To me the obvious option Dibling has to be a regular sub. Ether a straight right winger sub or move 10 to left & 18 to middle, sub off 22 or drop 22 deeper into CM. Dibling left footed will add goal scoring opportunities from the right.

4 Next two games are must win.

Are you a big fan of 'The Prisoner'?

 

[Vaughan]

second half was best I’ve seen us play in a derby with fans since 2013

yes we were cautious and paid too much respect early doors. it’s a derby and theyte the best side in the league

 

[TheBigIguana]

The manager is naturally a lightning rod for disappointing results - but we are still building a squad wrecked by years of poor investment. No divine right to beat the champions at theirs - an obligation to fight for the win yes.

No red cards or serious injuries ? Didn't get mauled ?

Above average sadly.

It’s not that we lost it’s that we lost by going behind through a bad initial approach to the game

 

[NSNO1878EFC]

Watch them play man. Mykolenko is way out of his depth, Tarkowski is even slower now and we’ve conceded quite a few now because he simply can’t get to something he needs to cover, Keane is playing and O’Brien is out of position. It’s just not that good.

When Branthwaite comes back, it should easily be a top 10 defence at least if they play at the same level as last season. We conceded 13 goals in the first 4 games last season when Branthwaite was out and then 31 in the next 34 after he returned. Even this season, we’ve only conceded the same number of goals as Liverpool so far.

 

[Bluelenny1984]

We are a work in progress but make no mistake the progress we have made so far shouldn’t be underestimated. Expectations have risen already to unrealistic heights or is used by some as a stick to beat the manager with. This squad is still short, Everybody knew it was but it has the makings of a good team! We are all disappointed with the result but we are looking up not down, a few more additions and this team will be pushing on again! West Ham will not be looking forward to playing us!!

 

[PercyPlant]

Choose your poison. Moyes, Lampard, Martinez and Dyche. Pretty simple TBH.

 

[TheBigIguana]

When Branthwaite comes back, it should easily be a top 10 defence at least if they play at the same level as last season. We conceded 13 goals in the first 4 games last season when Branthwaite was out and then 31 in the next 34 after he returned. Even this season, we’ve only conceded the same number of goals as Liverpool so far.

Yes for sure but we don’t know when that is. There’s only one way to play right now.

 

[PercyPlant]

We are a work in progress but make no mistake the progress we have made so far shouldn’t be underestimated. Expectations have risen already to unrealistic heights or is used by some as a stick to beat the manager with. This squad is still short, Everybody knew it was but it has the makings of a good team! We are all disappointed with the result but we are looking up not down, a few more additions and this team will be pushing on again! West Ham will not be looking forward to playing us!!

TBH we should’ve gone and played Liverpool and the ref off the park today, we didn’t, that’s on Moyes (apparently)

 

[TheBigIguana]

TBH we should’ve gone and played Liverpool and the ref off the park today, we didn’t, that’s on Moyes (apparently)

You say that sarcastically but we actually were doing this for long periods! It’s that we waited to go behind to try that continues to be the problem!

 

[Zatara]

Negatives

1: Started the game as we played for 90mins vs Leeds

2: The 3 behind Beto seem to be permanently told to do the same things every single game. No mixing up or alternating.

3: Subs left far far far too late.

 

[MikeH72]

First goal at Anfield in front of fans since December 2019 (Marco Silva)

 

[Simon Buttle]

Negatives

1: Started the game as we played for 90mins vs Leeds

2: The 3 behind Beto seem to be permanently told to do the same things every single game. No mixing up or alternating.

3: Subs left far far far too late.

I'm slightly concerned this will only change when the AFCON is on and we are forced into it basically, its poor we should have plans b and c etc, etc.